Sonya O'Neil
People Director
Sonya's career started in the travel industry, attracted by the travel opportunities she joined Thomas Cook where she managed a number of stores across the UK and Northern Ireland before switching to a career in Human Resources. The idea of increasing and influencing employee engagement is what made Sonya move over to a career in HR. Whilst taking up an opportunity in Germany she began studying for her Masters in Human Resource Management whilst juggling the challenges a young family. During her career she has held a number of different roles within a number HR functions across a variety of industries to gain a multitude of experience across the various HR disciplines. Her most recent role prior to joining Waterlogic was with Carillion PLC where she started within the energy sector moving through the organisation finishing in a role within the Employee Relations function. Waterlogic was the ideal next role, attracted by the diversity of the role and the challenge of starting a new functions within a growing business was too good an opportunity, that would bring all the disciplines together.
"For me this is the dream job. Being given the opportunity to grow a team, that has the passion and knowledge to support a growing and evolving business has been extremely fulfilling. The opportunities are endless and we whilst we have achieved a great deal in a short amount of time we have a significant amount that can still be achieved to ensure we are an employer of choice."
Outside of work her family remain her biggest passion, along side a growing family of pets. Most recently Sonya has taken up gardening and can often be found pottering around in the greenhouse (with her dogs).