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Field Engineer Nicole
Watson driven to succeed
As a child, Nicole Watson enjoyed being hands- green to the construction
on, and that personality trait has worked well for her building side of things.
in her career choice. Currently a Field Engineer, she I was determined that
knew working in the construction industry would I could hold my own,
guarantee job security and personal growth. not only as a woman
After working for a third party special inspection in the field of men
company, where she performed tasks including but as someone that
concrete testing, soil testing and masonry could manage our
inspection, Nicole joined Gray as the company’s first subcontractors. Nicole Watson
female African American in a field role. Today, she “Because of Eric King’s Field Engineer
is an essential part of the Amazon Tea Olive project leadership, I have learned
team in Appling, Georgia. a lot about how a project starts up. I also learned
“I remember when I first started a Gray project about the different trades and their scopes of work,
from start to finish,” recalled Nicole. “I was very and I now have a better understanding of contract
documents, specifications and drawings, and
“I love the way all the Gray’s policies and procedures.”
trades come together to Nicole especially enjoys working in the
complete a project, so we construction industry because no two days are
the same. She thinks it’s incredible to see so many
can give our customers an team members and contractors working together
unforgettable experience to accomplish the final project completion goal.
“I love the way all the trades come together to
– now that’s the true complete a project, so we can give our customers
definition of teamwork an unforgettable experience – now that’s the true
definition of teamwork to me,” said Nicole.
to me.” In her early days on the Gray team, Nicole took
