Ida Holmevik Løkkebø
Education: Civil engineer, University of Bergen
Office: Oslo
Ida Holmevik Løkkebø became a full time consultant at BraCom in January 2026 after completing her masters degree with a specialisation in energy. The first weeks in the infrastructure sector was a steep learning curve!
Fredrik Haugen Petersen
Education: Civil engineer, Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Office: Oslo / Wiesbaden
Fredrik Haugen Petersen joined us as an intern in 2022 as part of his master’s programme. After a successful internship, he worked part time alongside his last terms at university. He joined us full time as a planning engineer in the autumn of 2023.
Why did you decide to join BraCom?
Ida: A fellow student of mine, Nora, had already started there and told me that BraCom was keen to hire more women with our academic background. It all happened very quickly: I attended an informal meeting with the department heads, Mads and Emil, and came away with a very positive impression. I liked everyone I met and the lovely offices after a short tour, and after that things moved quickly! Actually, my plan was to start in a full-time role this autumn. But I couldn’t let this opportunity pass me by!
Fredrik: My experience in 2023 was more standard, starting with a summer internship, followed by part-time work in Trondheim whilst I was completing my master’s degree. By the time I joined as a full-time employee, I had a solid social and professional foundation.
What were your first few weeks at the company like?
Ida: It feels as though I’ve been here much longer than four weeks! On the one hand, I think my more experienced colleagues are good at taking the initiative, inviting new staff to meetings and giving us responsibility. At the same time, I also feel confident enough to speak up when I need help. I’m comfortable taking on responsibility, and it’s been a steep learning curve. Nevertheless, everyone around me has given me plenty of time to learn.
What does a typical working day look like for you now?
Ida: The day is filled with meetings. At the moment, these are mainly internal meetings about projects being delivered for Telenor.
Fredrik: I’ve been here full-time for over two years now, so things have changed a lot for me. I’m more in control of my daily routine than I was at the start. It really reflects BraCom: you’re given tasks, and management trusts you to see them through. Suddenly you’re thrown into a final inspection and have to head out to Østfold for completion. I might also spend a day in front of the computer working on internal systems, or perhaps in Teams meetings to check in with German colleagues.
What’s the social scene like?
Ida: I’d only been here a week when I was asked to join the social committee! My colleagues are great at organising things, and they let me, as a new recruit, get involved and help shape the get-togethers.
Fredrik: It’s a young environment, which means we can get a lot done. The Holmenkollen Relay is a given. We’ve had two winter seasons of company football, we’ve had games nights and quizzes, taken part in ‘Fangene på fortet’ and gone on trips to Geilo. Three years after starting up in Germany, we celebrated at a magnificent German wine castle, Schloss Vollrads.
What is the biggest challenge?
Fredrik: The challenge is working in two different countries with different requirements and working methods. It’s demanding! At the same time, it’s a great feeling when we succeed in applying lessons learnt in Norway to Germany, and vice versa, from Germany to Norway.
Ida: For me, the challenge is that the industry is new to me, as I specialised in offshore wind during my studies. We learnt a lot about, for example, oceanography at the University of Bergen. When I started on a Telenor project, I had to get to grips with a lot of things from scratch!
Was your first year very different from what you’d imagined as a recent graduate?
Fredrik: When you’re studying, you might think you’ll grow old very quickly in the working world! People are often afraid of ending up sitting alone in an office, doing monotonous tasks, and perhaps in a less social environment where older colleagues have to put their families first. Especially in engineering firms, the senior staff can be quite dominant. At BraCom, it was the complete opposite! Suddenly I was out in the field, and after three months I was on a project in Germany. You don’t know what kind of project you’ll be delivering in a month’s time. Looking back, I’m also very glad to have started at a growth company the size of BraCom. It opens up opportunities, and it’s easier for us to climb the ranks and gain management’s trust than it is in the very largest companies.
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