Kenneth Severn Award 2024: Structural engineering satnav: destination set, journey begins – wait, did you pack the snacks?

This winning entry to the Institution's Kenneth Severn Award 2024 – an annual essay competition for young engineers – responds to a question set by President Tanya de Hoog which asked: What does success look like for the future of the structural engineering profession? What qualities and competencies do we need as individuals, and as an engineering community, in order to play a pivotal role in addressing climate change and ensuring public safety through our work? In her thought-provoking answer, Romilly Bobby asks three questions of the structural engineering profession: where are we going? How will we get there? And what should we bring?