E5: “Ground Investigation Makes You The Master of Your own Destiny” with Eric Downey

Welcome to The Ground Investigation Podcast, the show featuring interviews and insights from leaders in the geotechnical and geo-environmental business world.

In this episode, we are joined by Eric Downey, Associate Director & Senior Engineering Geologist at Structural Soils Ltd.

He has 31 years of experience undertaking and managing geotechnical and geoenvironmental ground investigations nationally and internationally. Eric’s technical role in Structural Soils focuses on the rail sector. He is an active member of the Geological Society and is currently working towards chartership.

In this episode, Eric tells us about his love of geology from a young age and how this led him to working in the ground investigation industry. He speaks about working around the world as a geologist and explains why being a ground engineer is more exciting than it sounds.

In this episode you will learn:

• How Eric got into the Ground Investigation industry
• What it is like to work on an oil rig
• Eric’s experiences on different drilling sites around the world
• Advice for people who are new to the industry
• What people in the Ground Investigation industry need to do to grow the area

Resources from this episode: https://www.soils.co.uk/item/251-engineer-s-quick-reference-guide.html

For more information on what was shared in this episode and to connect with Michael head to https://girec.co.uk/

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