Nicola: from Bari to Rome via Perth (Australia)

This is the success story of Nicola Lo Vecchio, a participant of Dirextra’s 32nd edition. The international briefing phase took place in Manchester in July 2020, during the pandemic.

Nicola holds a Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering (Structures) from the Polytechnic University of Turin, following his Bachelor’s Degree at the Polytechnic University of Bari. He spent six months in Australia at Curtin University in Perth — an experience that, combined with Dirextra’s Industry Briefing Series in Manchester, allowed him to strengthen his technical and engineering skills and significantly improve his English proficiency, aligning perfectly with international market needs.

Before attending Dirextra’s programme, Nicola, like many other young engineering graduates, worked in a design studio. However, he soon realised that this experience was too limited for his ambitions. Nicola wanted to work on major infrastructure projects and experience life on site. The Dirextra programme gave him the opportunity to join a multinational company in the construction sector.

During the briefing phase, he was selected by Trevi (Trevi S.p.A.), a world leader in underground engineering for special foundations, tunnel excavations, ground consolidation, and the construction and marketing of specialist machinery and equipment.

Nicola was assigned to the Rome construction site for the expansion of the Fori Imperiali station, part of the new METRO Line C project.

He was officially hired by Trevi S.p.A. and has since taken on an increasingly significant role within the site operations. Today, he works as Assistant to the Project Manager, gaining a comprehensive overview of the project — from quality control and budgeting to workforce management and monitoring of progress reports and related documentation (SAL).