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Our Estimating team are the driving force behind our new business. Through collaboration, innovation, and foresight, they navigate the complexities of cost planning and value management for every project.
“There’s a bit of a thrill of the kill to estimating which makes it fun,” explains Estimating Manager Malcolm West. “It’s like turning up for a big game and trying to win.”
The function of an Estimating team in a construction company has changed a lot in the past few decades with longer gestation periods and Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) becoming the norm, which provides our team an opportunity to work hand-in-hand with our clients to ensure the project is feasible.
Watch below as Malcolm and Senior Estimator Luke Byrne discuss their team’s important role at Kapitol, their favourite job, and what excites them about Estimating at Kapitol Group.
“There’s a bit of a thrill of the kill to estimating which makes it fun,” explains Estimating Manager Malcolm West. “It’s like turning up for a big game and trying to win.”
The function of an Estimating team in a construction company has changed a lot in the past few decades with longer gestation periods and Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) becoming the norm, which provides our team an opportunity to work hand-in-hand with our clients to ensure the project is feasible.
Watch below as Malcolm and Senior Estimator Luke Byrne discuss their team’s important role at Kapitol, their favourite job, and what excites them about Estimating at Kapitol Group.
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