Lacey-Jo Marsland MNucI
Bio
Lacey-Jo Marsland holds a Master’s degree in Biological Sciences from the University of Leicester and has built a career in nuclear safety engineering, having undertaken roles in both civil and defence.
Currently, she serves as a Safety Engineer at AtkinsRéalis, following her role as an Assistant Safety Engineer in the same company. Prior to this, she completed a Safety Assessment Graduate Scheme. She also holds a NEBOSH National General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety.
Lacey-Jo has also co-authored papers around Nuclear Power Generation and UK Energy Security and Implementing Autonomy in Nuclear Robotics.
In addition to her professional achievements, Lacey-Jo is dedicated to promoting STEM education. She volunteers as the Education, Attraction, and Outreach Lead for the Nuclear Institute and is a certified STEM Ambassador. Her passion for ED&I and inspiring the next generation has allowed her to gain experience as both a mentee and mentor while also taking part in a reverse mentoring scheme with Directors/Exec Leaders. Lacey has been elected as YGN Vice Chair 2025!
Lacey's Mentoring Background
"I've been on all sides of the table when it comes to mentoring. I've been a mentee. I've mentored students. And then I've also done some reverse mentoring.
And I think there's a lot of value on any side of that relationship and whether it's reverse mentoring or for your standard mentoring from somebody more senior.
In terms of what makes a good mentor; for me, it's been really valuable to utilise mentoring connections and especially in this post-COVID world, where a lot of things are virtual, and it is harder to network.
I was mentoring a university student who was looking for a year in industry placement in systems engineering and I happen to know a systems engineer who is involved in early careers recruitment. I introduced the two of them to help my mentee prepare for her interview and she ended up getting the placement which was great. The networking was key, because she's not studying systems engineering, but she was able to understand what the job involved and therefore that led to a successful interview.
People seek out mentoring for all kinds of different reasons; some people might have really clear goals of what they want to get out of being a mentee and others might be going because they need some guidance and direction. So I guess mentors should probably be flexible to that. But as long as mentees are pro-active and show ambition and drive, they’ll get something out of the relationship.”
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