{"id":9298,"date":"2024-08-26T14:51:58","date_gmt":"2024-08-26T12:51:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.heroes-world.de\/?p=9298"},"modified":"2024-08-26T14:51:58","modified_gmt":"2024-08-26T12:51:58","slug":"brunnenbauer-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.heroes-world.de\/en\/blog\/2024\/08\/26\/brunnenbauer-2\/","title":{"rendered":"View from the Top: Chiara the Construction Queen"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_medium\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_grid cols_1 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p><em>Roofer Chiara has built her career from the ground up\u2014from a 9-to-5 office worker to on-site expert, from apprentice to master of the trade. This is her first large-scale job since becoming site manager. We got to spend a day with Chiara to find out what makes her tick, who\u2019s cheering her on from the sidelines, and what her plans for the future are.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Wattenscheid, Bochum. It\u2019s approaching 6 o\u2019clock on a warm June morning. It\u2019s 63 degrees out, but the fresh morning air is still chilly enough to raise the hairs on your arms. Over at the yard, Chiara and her colleagues load ladders, toolboxes, and roof battens into the dark blue Monteton roofing company vans. Today, we\u2019re joining them on another large construction site in the heart of Bochum. For the past year, around ten employees have been working on over 26,000 square feet of flat roof each day. \u201cIt\u2019s our biggest project to date,\u201d explains Chiara. It\u2019s also her first job since she became a qualified roofer and site manager.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_medium\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_grid cols_1 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h3><strong>Going All In<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>March 2023. It\u2019s an overcast day and drizzling heavily. It\u2019s been over a year since we\u2019ve seen Chiara\u2014the last time we saw her, she was an apprentice working on the roof of an apartment complex and had been telling us all about her plans to become a qualified roofer. \u201cIt\u2019s a nine-month course preparing me for the mastership exam. After that, I\u2019ll officially be a qualified roofer\u2014or so I hope!\u201d Something Chiara had initially underestimated, but it was soon to become her biggest challenge. Thinking back on how she managed to study to gain her qualification and continue to work hard on her business, all while posting content for her almost 300,000 Instagram and TikTok followers, she muses, \u201cI had to go all in.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h3><strong>Life on Site<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The outer walls of the U-shaped building complex are lined with scaffolding. We start off with the apartments on the left-hand side, climbing 15 meters up the ladder to the seventh floor. Monteton\u2019s freight elevator leans against the wall, lifting the parapet into place. Chiara and her colleague Manu hang over the scaffolding, keeping an eye on proceedings. As the load approaches, they reach out and grab the silver aluminum plate, pulling it toward them. Together the pair work to balance the panels on the riveted scaffolding floor, which wobbles and sways as they work. They continue like this, methodically laying each panel, screwing on the brackets, clicking in the sheets, and removing the film. The aluminum reflects the sun and the heat hits us in the face. 10am. 73 degrees. Chiara is headed downstairs to the site manager&#8217;s meeting.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h3><strong>100 People, 20 Trades, 1 Woman<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Monteton has been working on this site for a year, sending out two or three teams a day which is equivalent to around a third of their workforce. In total, between 100 and 150 different skilled workers are on the job at any one time. Now we didn&#8217;t really want to bring it up, but it\u2019s too obvious not to mention: Chiara is the only woman on site. \u201cI really don\u2019t think people understand what I\u2014a woman\u2014am doing here,\u201d she shares. When people don\u2019t take her seriously, Chiara remains cool and calm, exuding an impressive air of professionalism. \u201cIt\u2019s not always easy, though,\u201d she admits. Although the working environment can be difficult to navigate at times, qualifying as a roofer has boosted her confidence both professionally and personally.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h3><strong>Chiara and Luca, the Dynamic Sibling Duo<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Chiara\u2019s dad Ingo gave her her first taste of construction work when she dropped out of college to complete an apprenticeship at her parents\u2019 company. During our last visit, she explained, \u201cIt was the only thing I enjoyed doing.\u201d Ingo has since taken a backseat from on-site work, focusing on the administrative side of things instead. These days, he only works two or three days a week, and likes to work from home. Discussing the latest developments after taking over the business from her dad, Chiara reports, &#8220;The yard is full of cars now\u2014Luca hired ten new employees while I was studying for my qualification, so he can see we\u2019re doing well.&#8221; Chiara\u2019s brother Luca supported her when she had to take three months off work to finish school. \u201cWe get on really well. Although there are times we don&#8217;t see eye to eye, we always make up quickly,&#8221; Chiara enthuses. Luca, who\u2019s sitting in the office next door during our interview with Chiara, smiles when he hears what his big sister has to say about their relationship.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h3><strong>Off the Clock\u2014But for One Night Only<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>After the site manager&#8217;s meeting, Chiara moves to the right-hand side of the building complex, where a hotel is to be built. We climb 25 meters back up the scaffolding. The flat roof is to be landscaped, but first the team has to seal the substrate with bitumen sheeting. Five workers use gas burners to heat the black underside of the sheets and activate the adhesive. The cylinder heads spit flames from below, while the sun beats down on our heads from above, and safety-boot-clad apprentices roll out the tracks. 12 noon. 86 degrees. Chiara calls it a day for the team. If everything goes according to plan, Monteton will finish up work on their first large-scale job in September.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h3><strong>Best Roofers in Bochum<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>When we ask Chiara about her plans for the future, she makes one thing very clear\u2014this definitely won\u2019t be their last big job. \u201cI\u2019ve been dreaming of adding another team, a couple more cars, and a new press brake for a long time.\u201d But the most important thing is that all her employees are happy. \u201cAs long as the boys are okay, then I&#8217;m okay,\u201d she declares. Her ultimate goal is to become the go-to roofing company in Bochum\u2014for young aspiring roofers, as well as for her customers. \u201cIf you\u2019re living in Bochum and wake up one day thinking &#8216;I want to be a roofer\u2019, give Monteton a call,&#8221; she grins. One thing\u2019s for sure\u2014this won\u2019t be the last we hear of Chiara.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Roofer Chiara has built her career from the ground up\u2014from a 9-to-5 office worker to on-site expert, from apprentice to master of the trade. This is her first large-scale job since becoming site manager. 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