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SEEKING OUT THE

LEADERS OF TOMORROW

In one of our latest webinars, National Grid Gas Transmission’s
Antony Green teamed up with SGN’s Andrew Musgrave to share
their career journeys with Chair of IGEM’s Young Persons Network
Gordon McMillan. Here, we bring you some of their insights and
what they’re looking for in the engineers of the future

IGEM PAST PRESIDENT Antony Green decision to move from water to gas, Antony? this industry work and I think as this
and London, Southern & Eastern Antony: I like change. I like new industry changes over the next few
Section Chair Andrew Musgrave are opportunities. I had been in my previous years that’s going to become even more
both experienced leaders in the gas role for a while and I actually came into important. Never, ever stop learning;
industry. However, they each took a National Grid Gas Transmission as a there’s always new stuff to learn out
different path to get to where they are consultant and was doing some advisory there. Have a desire and an appetite and
today. Antony cut his teeth in the water work with the senior leadership team. a love for learning and make time for it,
industry before moving to gas and is I spent a bit of time there and when otherwise you run the risk of being left
now Project Director for Hydrogen I walked out I spoke to some of my behind. And finally – and I think Antony
at National Grid Gas Transmission. colleagues and said: “If there’s ever a just touched on it – you can either fight
Meanwhile, Andrew, now Head of senior leadership job there, I would go change because you are scared of it, or
Engineering and Network Strategy at in there – I think I would quite enjoy it.” you can embrace it and influence how
SGN, has held multiple roles in the gas So that’s the reason I stepped across into it affects you. Change is inevitable, get
industry over the last 40 years. They gas transmission. involved and embrace it.
caught up with YPN Chair Gordon
McMillan to discuss their varied careers Gordon: What are three key traits or skills that Antony: I would almost completely agree
and how young engineers can equip you think are vital to succeed in the industry? with that. I was going to say having an
themselves for the future. Andrew: First of all, it’s really ability to change is essential and being a
important to build strong and trusting catalyst for it, instead of having it done
Gordon: Andrew has been in the gas industry for relationships with other people in the to you, is a key lesson. On the learning
many years, but what was the driver behind your industry. We rely on each other to make aspect, I would simply build on that to

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