Dipalee Jukes is co-founder and co-CEO of Ground & Water, a geotechnical and environmental engineering consultancy, founded in 2009 alongside her university friend, Francis Williams.

Ground & Water exists to build sustainable communities in the UK and beyond, through better ground engineering, whist simultaneously, creating a company that cares about people and planet.

Dipalee is a second generation British Indian, a geologist, engineer, mum of 3, co-host of the Chai & Chat Engineering podcast, whose aim is to highlight and bring awareness to the current lack of minority ethnic female engineers in the Engineering and Construction industry in the UK, school governor, gender equality advocate, and female business leader, working in a predominantly male industry.

Her purpose in life is to work towards Gender Equality (UN SDG 5). She’s passionate about inspiring and empowering young girls, women, and women of colour into the industry and supporting them in their careers.