Owen Smith, Author at Curtins Blog

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Take a Closer Look: My first six months at Curtins

16 January 2018
Author: Owen Smith
Category: Birmingham, Bristol, Careers, Civil and Structural, Dublin, Environmental, Infrastructure, Kendal, Leeds, Liverpool, Residential, Transport Planning

Owen is a 19 year old college student who joined Curtins' Liverpool Office as an Apprentice Technician back in June 2017. Here he touches on his experiences with the company...

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