Kate is the Group Sustainability and Environmental Manager for H&MV Engineering. Some of her Focuses include steering the company on its ESG journey through objectives and projects and preparing all areas of the business for CSRD. Kate worked as an Energy and electrical engineer for Omexom and aided projects managed large scale grid collections for wind, solar and battery storage farms across the country. Kate enabled sustainability practices in the company and completed the sustainability reporting requirements. As well as that she designed for solar and wind farms in the drive for the greatest energy transition our generation will see. Kate previously spent five years working in ESB. She worked as a hv substation designer, designing substations for large scale renewable projects. Kate worked with the Renewable and flexibility planning team in ESB Networks, conducting studies into how ESB can best get as much renewable energy onto the grid in a safe and sustainable way in helping Ireland meet its 2030 renewable target of 70%. She also worked on the deployment team for ESBs Smart Metering Project as well as being a member of the Health and Safety team. Kate’s passionate outlook of ESB Brighter Future Strategy helped her in creating a network of people across ESB and the ESB staff for climate action who promote sustainability and energy efficiency from day to day to large scale activities.She previously served as Student Energy’s Community Manager. She was responsible for Student Energy’s community of young energy leaders around the world. This included strategically finding ways Student Energy can better serve them as well as developing the operational capacity to maximize the value of the network. She oversaw Student Energy’s Chapter Model program global launch, that works to create campus level clubs dedicated to helping students and young people understand the global energy system. She represented Student Energy at numerous global conferences including the Web Summit in Lisbon, COP 22 in Marrakesh and the New York Times Energy for Tomorrow conference in Paris.Kate graduated from a Bachelor of Energy Systems Engineering with an elective in Electrical Engineering in NUI Galway, Ireland. Her futuristic forward thinking has proven her well in her both her college and professional career, coming up with numerous inventions and solutions to water safety, marine technology, and urban planning. A passionate engineer, she is determined in helping H&MV Engineering, young professionals and students alike accelerate into a sustainable energy future.