Yvette Dix works as a Senior Building Surveyor and Associate Director at East Coast Approvals Group, who specialise in issuing building approvals and occupation approvals.

“I love that each day is different and varied,” Yvette says. “You could be on site undertaking an inspection, in the office undertaking compliance reviews, or at a meeting resolving matters with different parties e.g. architect, engineers, developers or Council.”

Yvette enjoys the team she works with and the fact people from all walks of life are part of her day-to-day job. The variety of projects is fantastic. “One day you’re working on a childcare centre, the next a nightclub on Oxford Street,” she laughs. The satisfaction of helping deliver compliant, safe buildings for people to live their lives in is another reason she’s happy in her chosen career.

Yvette fell into the job by accident; entering the industry while studying business at university and working part-time as an administration assistant at a certification firm to pay the bills. She decided to leave the fashion business to enter construction – a huge shift.

“A willingness to learn and confidence are important,” she says. “Know that you have just as much right to be there as anyone else,” she adds. “I have personally found that the industry is fueled by competence first and foremost - if you’re motivated to be good at what you do, then you will be successful.