5 minutes with … Adina Poncis at Durkan

2026-02-06T07:00:00

The firm’s head of digital delivery has more than 18 years’ experience in architecture, engineering and construction. She would be happy to tell you the weekend’s sports scores… before they happen

Why did you choose construction as a career?

Honestly, I didn’t choose it, I landed in it by chance. I started out 20 years ago as a document controller for an international architectural practice. That is when I fell in love with the pace and the people.

Construction gets stereotyped as just hard hats and muddy boots, but it is so much more than that: the complexity, the problem-solving, the people and the opportunities.

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