Event Details

Infrastructure New Zealand's networks, The Infrastructure Collective (TIC) and Women's Infrastructure Network (WIN), are proud to present our event series Building Successful Mentoring Relationships. We are holding our Canterbury event on Tuesday 8 April at 5:00pm, hosted by RCP. 

Bringing together professionals at all career stages, this event series will explore the value of mentorship from both the mentor and mentee perspectives. Our panelists will share their experiences, insights, and key learnings on what makes a mentoring relationship successful and how it has shaped their careers.

The discussion will highlight the role of mentoring in career development, leadership growth, and navigating industry challenges. Attendees will gain practical takeaways on fostering meaningful mentor-mentee connections, overcoming common hurdles, and leveraging mentorship for long-term success.

As we prepare to launch the 2025 TIC Mentoring Programme in May, this is a great opportunity to learn more about what’s involved in both mentoring and being mentored, how to make the most of the experience, and how to register as a mentor or mentee for the upcoming programme.

Sponsor

Thank you to ​RCP​ for sponsoring this event series.

Presenter Details

Glen Hughes - Senior Associate, RCP 

Glen is an RCP Senior Associate and leads the infrastructure sector for RCP in the South Island. Glen has a background of 25 plus years in professional consultancy working across the range of public and private sectors. 

He is a full member of the New Zealand Planning Institute and has held previous roles in infrastructure strategy, urban regeneration and master planning where he has applied his strong stakeholder engagement skills. Glen is a member of the Institute of Directors and a past companion member of Engineering New Zealand. 

A planner by training, Glen evolved into leadership positions at business, regional, and general management levels. He has been a Project Director for projects ranging in scale from the Avon River earthquake regeneration anchor project to private residential land development projects. 

He was part of the Professional Services Advisory Group providing guidance to the SCIRT alliance during the Canterbury earthquake rebuild and has also participated in and led regeneration projects for Local Authorities that have involved weaving civic, cultural and community expectations into strategies and delivery plans. The Landmarks Development Plan prepared for Hastings District Council was recognised by the New Zealand Planning Institute with a national planning award.

Motivated by the role of infrastructure in bringing change, Glen has worked to find solutions for local communities, particularly those at risk from environmental change. In his previous role as part of the national infrastructure strategy team at Kāinga Ora, he provided strategic advice to internal development teams and worked with external asset owners to provide strategies that supported residential growth. This role also saw him work with iwi groups and various stakeholders to develop intergenerational housing.

He also sees governance as an opportunity for positive change. Selected as an emerging director for a previous company, Glen has continued to apply his governance skills and expertise to community organisations. He is a past Director of Keep New Zealand Beautiful and is currently the Chair of Innovative Waste Kaikōura Ltd, a Council Controlled Organisation providing support and direction for managing solid waste, 3W infrastructure, resource recovery and environmental enhancement within the Kaikōura District.

Nicola Wilson - General Manager People, Fulton Hogan

Giselle Dousti - Graduate Structural Engineer, GHD

Louise Tucker - General Manager - South Island, The Property Group

Louise Tucker is the General Manager for The Property Group in the South Island.  Her 25-plus year career started in civil and structural engineering, with office and site-based roles for water, sports and stadia, transport, defence and education projects.  She has a since undertaken operational leadership and people management roles, technical advisory roles for major infrastructure, led client relationship management and pursuits, and taken a deep dive into equity, diversity and inclusion initiatives.  One aspect of her work has remained a constant – working with people to get the best from the relationship.  She has been both a mentee and mentor and learned a great deal from these experiences.  She is looking forward to sharing her insights on the panel.

Facilitator: Alisha Baddock - MEP Team Lead and Project Technical Lead, Stantec