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Nayland

There are good people at the company who will support you as well as plenty of in-house training opportunities to help you learn and develop.”

NAYLAND
Robotic Field Engineer

Robotic Field Engineer Nayland has risen through the ranks in his seven years with the company due to hard work and determination. He credits his success to training opportunities and support provided by the company and his mentors.

How did you get into construction?

When I first moved from Chicago to Atlanta, I only had $200 to my name. I had to sell my car to even get to Atlanta. I started working with a construction temp service as a laborer making $7.25 an hour on a job in Midtown. The foreman I was working for asked if I was interested in coming to work full-time for Brasfield & Gorrie. I’ll never forget my first day as a full-time employee: July 10, 2015.

How has your career grown since starting at Brasfield & Gorrie?

My career has grown tremendously, and I’ve advanced from a laborer to field engineer in six years. I made the most of my opportunities through hard work and dedication to succeed with Brasfield & Gorrie. Starting from the bottom and working my way up was good for me because I gained hands-on experience to understand what it takes to build a job from the ground up. That helped me a lot with doing layout as a field engineer.

What do you like most about your job? What are you passionate about in construction?

I appreciate the consistency of work. I’ve never been laid off (by the grace of God)! I also appreciate the opportunities available. There is no cap on what you can accomplish if you’re willing to work hard, and there are plenty of people who are willing to help get you there. I enjoy the excitement at the very beginning of the project when things are just getting started, and I enjoy the satisfaction of walking away from the successfully completed project and seeing it turned over to the client.

What is a valuable lesson that you’ve learned during your career? Any advice you’d like to share?

If you aspire to be a field engineer, it’s a great opportunity. It’s a lot of responsibility, but it’s a fun job. If you have critical thinking skills and are responsible and focused, you can achieve anything. There are good people at the company who will support you, as well as plenty of in-house training opportunities to help you learn and develop.

The biggest challenge for me as an up-and-coming field engineer is my inexperience in certain areas of work that I have yet to see. I embrace the challenge because it allows me to use my problem-solving and critical-thinking skills to come up with solutions to possible problems. It’s rewarding to know that I took information I knew little about and made sense of it for a successful outcome.