Lottie visited Evolve for the second year in a row to learn all about structural engineering as part of an annual campaign, now in its seventh year, that enables her to visit different locations to sample a variety of engineering careers.

The main aim of the tour is for each Lottie doll to inspire and encourage young children, especially girls, to develop an interest in engineering and corresponding STEM subjects, and to view it as an appealing and accessible future career choice.

During this year’s tour, Lottie got to experience the many varied, interesting things that engineers do on a daily basis and to meet some amazing female role models. Her experiences were then shared across social media as part of Tomorrow’s

Engineers week using the #WESLottieTour hashtag, while parents, family members and educators were encouraged to share the content with the younger audience.

During her time with Evolve, Lottie was on hand to assist our engineers with their design work. She also helped the graduates to prepare for a very important exam and went on site to visit some major refurbishment projects, making sure to wear her PPE to help keep her safe on site. Lottie loved wearing her hard hat so much that she sometimes kept it on in the office! She also got to do some industry networking as she visited New London Architecture at Coal Drops Yard to see the very impressive New London Model.