The past four years have proved formative for Ornella Aleccia. Aged 27, this young engineering graduate from the Politecnico di Milano joined VINCI Facilities Italia as a facility manager in October 2022, following more than three years at building equipment specialist Johnson Controls. 

The first major account she had to manage was a big company specialising in international freight transport. She was responsible for routine maintenance and emergency repairs for a dozen of the transport group’s warehouses, mostly in northern and central Italy. 

“This contract, which came with major responsibilities for me, concluded in June 2023, having helped me understand the various aspects of the business, with its obviously highly technical dimension, but also with an extremely important emphasis on relationships,” she says. 

Ornella continues to consolidate these skills through training courses provided by VINCI Energies, whether on technical subjects (construction, mechanical and electrical engineering, fire safety systems, access control, etc.) or “soft” skills (relational intelligence, communication, interpersonal skills, etc.). 

“I’m now more confident in myself and more precise, and I’ve increased my technical knowledge.”