Faces Of CRL – Jenny Zhang

Delivering the country’s largest infrastructure project takes some seriously talented people, so in this section “Faces of the CRL” we talk to some of City Rail Link’s best and brightest.

This month we turn the spotlight on Jenny Zhang, a Site Engineer at the Link Alliance Mt Eden Station.

Born in China, Jenny came to New Zealand when she was seven years old and has been an Aucklander ever since. She started her career as an intern on the Waterview Tunnel project, later working as a graduate engineer on Commercial Bay and then for the Northern Corridor Improvement project where she built a pony club.

At Link Alliance, Jenny is known as the ‘demo queen’ as she has been involved in demolishing 40 buildings to make way for the new CRL line. She was recently set to embark on a year-long overseas experience, however due to Covid-19 she’s still in New Zealand and we are lucky enough to keep her!

Currently, she is responsible for the western grade separation which involves preparing the existing train tracks to be integrated with the new CRL line. Jenny will also be involved in the building of a new platform and bridge over the North Auckland Line.  

Her favourite local spot is Twenty Three Café as she loves their coffees and the top-notch service. In the weekends, you can usually find her hanging out with friends and taking her fur babies on adventures. 

Once the project is complete, she is looking forward to walking over the new bridge that will connect Fenton and Ngahura Streets.