Feature: Malaysian's passion for environment finds a home in CREC

For the past few years, she has worked with her colleagues on the construction of Bandar Malaysia North station, Bandar Malaysia South station and related twin tunnels, key points along MRT 2, to manage any potential worksite pollution, with the goal of ensuring compliance with environmental protection rules of Malaysia and CREC. Having nurtured a passion for environmental protection from a young age, Chee pursued her studies in environmental engineering, and more importantly found a home at CREC in 2016, being hired as an environmental officer. She greatly appreciated the opportunity CREC has offered her, not only to pursue her passion in environmental matters but also in upskilling as well as gaining experience and invaluable knowledge in the construction sector. Chee said the supportive environment and knowledgeable colleagues had helped her learn quickly and cope with the high demand and steep learning curve at CREC, taking her from an environmental officer when she first joined the firm to her current position as environmental manager who can think quickly and adapt to new challenges of working in an urban environment with high rainfall. "We can say it's rare to see females working on construction sites. Most probably they will work in design departments which do not require them to go to construction sites," she said, adding that she was grateful for CREC demonstrating their confidence in her for such a crucial role. For his part, deputy general manager of CREC's regional headquarters in Malaysia Feng Qingyuan, who has been working in Malaysia since 2005, said he appreciated staff who can learn quickly and take the initiative when asked to do so. The CREC has a number of infrastructure and engineering projects in Malaysia including buildings, a dam project in Kelantan state and so on. Its expertise in tunnelling and underground stations came into play when constructing the Bandar Malaysia North station, Bandar Malaysia South station and related twin tunnels along the MRT 2.