Molly's journey into engineering didn't begin with a plan. It began in her grandad's garden shed a workshop that quietly sparked her fascination with how things are created.

At school she followed her curiosity, leaning into both maths and art, and eventually typing a simple phrase into Google: "engineering and art combined." That search led her to Product Design Engineering at the University of Glasgow and the Glasgow School of Art, where hands-on making met technical engineering fundamentals and opened a pathway she never knew existed.

Graduating straight into Covid, Molly found herself navigating uncertainty, juggling part-time jobs at IKEA and a design manufacturer while trying to keep her creative and technical skills alive. That persistence led her to the Net Zero Technology Centre in Aberdeen, where she discovered the world of hydrogen, digital technologies and the energy transition.

Now a Project Engineer working on government-funded innovation programmes, Molly reflects on learning an entirely new industry from scratch, overcoming imposter syndrome and stepping onto her first major panel at Offshore Europe, something she once thought she'd never be ready for.

In this episode, Josh and Molly explore the power of transferable skills, why students shouldn't fear non-linear routes, and how creativity, engineering and net zero technologies intersect in a rapidly changing world.

This is a story of adaptability, self-belief and carving a place in the future of sustainable engineering.

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Across the UK, employers are struggling to find the engineering talent they need while thousands of young people and mid career professionals are still looking for the right opportunity.

We talk about a skills gap, but what if the real problem is how the system is set up to develop and connect talent in the first place.

In this special episode, Josh brings the full recording of a live webinar he hosted with The Open University: a panel conversation built around the Open University Business Barometer 2025 and what it reveals about the scale of the challenge. The report is based on responses from more than 2,000 senior decision makers and shines a light on where shortages are being felt most, and where flexible education could unlock new capability.

Josh is joined by leaders from industry and academia who are working with this reality every day.

They explore why 58 percent of engineering and construction employers are reporting skills shortages, how an ageing workforce and a missing mid career layer are creating pressure, and why so many engineering graduates never actually enter engineering roles.

Across the conversation, the panel dig into themes that sit at the heart of Engineer a Career:

• how we make engineering careers more visible and human
• how we attract and retain women and under represented groups
• how flexible routes such as Open University study and apprenticeships can support people already in work,
• what it really takes for employers to treat learning as a benefit rather than a tick box.

This episode goes beyond the headlines.

The panel explore mindset versus qualifications, the image problem engineering still carries, the expectations of Gen Z around purpose, culture and development, and the opportunity to widen access for groups who have been overlooked for too long including career changers, returners and those currently not in education, employment or training.

If you are an employer trying to build capability, an educator rethinking how to support learners, or a current or future engineer trying to understand where you fit in, this conversation will give you data, examples and ideas you can act on.

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Featuring :- Josh Robertson, Founder, Engineer a Career Mark Cameron, CEO, The 5% Club Faye Banks, Global Head of Transmission and Distribution, Turner and Townsend Gareth Neighbour, Senior Lecturer in Engineering, The Open University Neil Arlett, Head of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Biffa

Why I Started Engineer a Career, What We've Built, and How We Fix the Skills System Gap

Starting Engineer a Career was never about creating content. It was about closing a gap I kept seeing everywhere across industry, a gap between the talent we have and the opportunities that never reach them.

In this first solo episode, Josh reflects on his own journey: from a chartered mechanical engineer shaped by internships at Doosan Babcock, to building engineering teams on nuclear projects, to working in sustainability at SSE Transmission.

He shares how early exposure to real engineering transformed his career, why mentoring young engineers became a natural part of his path, and how those experiences laid the foundations of Engineer a Career.

Josh breaks down what's happened since launching the platform:

thirty podcast episodes, ten live events, strategic partnerships with AECOM, the University of Strathclyde and the Energy Institute, a national Student Ambassador Network, and the creation of The Talent Network, now home to more than 170 engineering students.

But this episode goes deeper.

Josh explains why the UK's "skills gap" is really a system gap:

124,000 engineers needed every year, 44,000 graduating, and too few gaining any real exposure to industry. He shares the stats, the stories, and the reality facing students today, as well as the opportunity engineering has to rethink early engagement.

In the mailbox, Josh answers questions from the Engineer a Career community, from using LinkedIn well, to overcoming imposter syndrome, to what he wishes he'd known at university.

This episode is a reflection, a call to action, and a reminder of why this work matters.

It's about building confidence, creating visibility, and showing the next generation exactly what they can become.

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