5 minutes with … Simon Arnott at Morgan Sindall

2023-08-17T06:00:00

The managing director for the firm in the North-west on the importance of working hard and being inquisitive – but also on striking the right work/life balance

Why did you choose construction as a career?

I didn’t! If I’m being honest, I think I would have been dismissive of construction early in my career. I just wanted to join a successful business, in a buoyant sector, where I could learn and develop – and one that gave me opportunities to progress.

That is exactly how I would now describe the construction industry, having been lucky enough to find my way in to it, but it certainly was not on my radar back then.

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