5 minutes with

5 minutes with … Neela Ahmed at E1
The digital tendering platform’s manager for the UK and Ireland on making the move into the construction industry, why she has no regrets and her love of gourmet cooking
5 minutes with … Sarah McDonnell at TFT Dublin
The property consultancy’s director of project management on the best and worst of Dublin’s architecture, juggling work with parenthood and how golf (and red wine and tapas) helps her to recover after a busy week
5 minutes with … Nathalie Meunier at Premier Modular
The offsite manufacturer’s sales director and national business development lead on the challenges (and rewards) of working all over the world, the need for a better understanding of the value of MMC and her signature dish, which comes with an aniseed glaze…
5 minutes with … Ness Scott at Greencore Homes
The firm’s head of planning and sustainability on improving the industry’s gender balance, the importance of collaboration on the road to net zero and making her dogs be nice to each other
5 minutes with … Liz Ramsden at Knights
The senior associate in the firm’s residential property team on the challenges of the Building Safety Act, her love of Vietnamese food and the importance of answering the phone
5 minutes with … Richard Burdett-Gardiner at Kier
The firm’s director of applied digital services (ADS) on the importance of embracing new tools and technology, the skills his grandfather taught him and the best days on which to own a boat
5 minutes with … Shamayne Harris at Pagabo
The firm’s head of procurement on the need to be flexible, the importance of relationships with stakeholders and her love of projects that involve lots of data
5 minutes with … Lorraine Burton at FM Conway
The firm’s laboratory manager on the importance of recycling, the effects of climate change and her love of a chicken Caesar salad
5 minutes with … Ayman El Hibri at Wilkinson Eyre
The firm’s director on the influence of his grandfather and father, the challenges of designing and building 8 Bishopsgate and why it is vital to keep learning
5 minutes with … Matthew Robertson at Valouran
The property developer and placemaker’s founder and CFO on the firm’s successful first year, the need for planning reform and why he does his best work early in the morning