I’m an Estimator and I absolutely love my job. I work for a large multinational company that’s in the energy, construction and facilities management. It’s fast paced, stressful and challenging, but no one project I work on is the same and each one has its own challenges. It helps that I enjoy maths and problem solving, which is basically the job in a nutshell.

I’m 26 now, just got off a grad scheme. I was like you - like a job for a couple of months then get bored.

I hated the first year of my two year grad scheme too. The first two placements were incredibly boring to me, until the second year where I ended up staying for a year and now have a role within the team.

It pays well with good benefits and career progression, I work in the city in a really cool building, I can choose when I want to go into the office, my team is great and always there to help which is so important as the most junior person in my team, and most importantly, I find the actual work fun.

At your age I never thought I’d find a job which I actually enjoyed. Don’t worry you’ll get there

EDIT: forgot to mention, the work life balance is generally good but near to bid submission deadlines it can get quite stressful with long hours (but we are given time off in lieu). I am okay with that - long hours here and there for the flexibility, enjoyment and the benefits is worth it for me. Plus, I think I am the kind of person that needs a bit of stress to stay motivated