This week, Paul is joined by his close friend and QS, Chris Barber. Chris is a Chief Visionary Officer (CVO) at C-Link and Prosper, and also a passionate advocate for subcontractors on his YouTube channel, School of Sub. In today’s conversation, Paul introduces the first episode of a new 4-weekly series titled The Future of… Continue reading The Future of Contracting Series: The end of the ‘subcontractor’ and the start of something new. (EP 142)
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The Future of Contracting Series: Why QS’s shouldn’t only have margin as their KPI. (EP 146)
This week, Paul is joined by his close friend and QS, Chris Barber. Chris is a Chief Visionary Officer (CVO) at C-Link and Prosper and a passionate advocate for subcontractors on his YouTube channel, School of Sub. In today’s conversation, Paul hosts the second episode of a new 4-weekly series titled The Future of Contracting.… Continue reading The Future of Contracting Series: Why QS’s shouldn’t only have margin as their KPI. (EP 146)
From 120-Day Payment Periods to Fair Payment: Rudi Klein's Vision (EP 149)
This week, Paul is joined by Rudi Klein, the Director at Klein Legal and former chief executive at the Specialist Engineering Contractors (SEC) Group. Rudi was involved in piloting the ‘Construction Act’ through the UK Parliament and originated Section 112 of the Act dealing with the right to suspend construction contracts for non-payment. Today’s show… Continue reading From 120-Day Payment Periods to Fair Payment: Rudi Klein's Vision (EP 149)
Managing Risks in Tendering: What's a World-Class process when receiving a Tender? (EP 148)
This week, Paul is joined by Mike Wharton, Chief Executive Officer at Complete Roofing Systems, Allied Roofing and Roof Analytics. Mike is passionate about quality and standards in the delivery of construction and has had an exciting journey from Equity Analyst and Fund Manager to CEO at a roofing subcontractor. Today’s show discusses the current… Continue reading Managing Risks in Tendering: What's a World-Class process when receiving a Tender? (EP 148)
How Main Contractors manage subbies today and how they will manage them tomorrow. (EP 150)
This week, Paul is joined by his close friend and QS, Chris Barber. Chris is a Chief Visionary Officer (CVO) at C-Link and Prosper and a passionate advocate for subcontractors on his YouTube channel, School of Sub. In today’s conversation, Paul shares a recent conversation with a Tier 1 Main Contractor who explained all the… Continue reading How Main Contractors manage subbies today and how they will manage them tomorrow. (EP 150)
Strategies for Improving Procurement: A Focus on the Relationship between Procurement and Commercial Departments. (EP 147)
This week, Paul is joined by Jon Watts, the Procurement and Supply Chain Director at Hayfield Homes. In today’s conversation, Paul and Jon discuss the relationship between the Procurement and Commercial Departments, and Jon explains how he manages collaboration between the two at Hayfield Homes. Across the episode, we discuss Jon’s unique approach to Supply… Continue reading Strategies for Improving Procurement: A Focus on the Relationship between Procurement and Commercial Departments. (EP 147)
How to Best Manage the Design Process – a focus on M & E and Services. (EP 159)
In this episode, Paul is joined by Doug Johnson, founder and director at Mesh Energy, an independent and trusted services consultant focusing on providing innovative sustainable energy services to clients, architects, and the construction industry. In today’s conversation, we discussed the design process and how best to manage it, explicitly considering M & E and… Continue reading How to Best Manage the Design Process – a focus on M & E and Services. (EP 159)
How learning a language makes me a better Project Manager! (EP 160)
In this episode, Paul is joined by Ellie Carswell, Award Winning Construction Project Manager | Founder and Chair of G4C Kent Club | Constructing Excellence Kent Vice Chair. In this conversation, we discuss how Ellie sees the relationship between Project Managers and Quantity Surveyors and how this relationship can be improved to bring maximum value… Continue reading How learning a language makes me a better Project Manager! (EP 160)
Data and designing an equitable built environment in the ‘post-growth’ era. (EP 161)
In this episode, Paul is joined by two colleagues from Arup, Ian Gordon, a former QS who describes himself as “Doing some data stuff for the built & natural environment”, and Ola Gwozdz, who describes herself as a Data Philosopher. In today’s conversation, Ola and Ian explain the importance of Data in the Built Environment… Continue reading Data and designing an equitable built environment in the ‘post-growth’ era. (EP 161)
Dragging the dreaded Tender Analysis process into the 21st Century with AI (EP 162)
This week, Paul is joined by his close friend and QS, Chris Barber. Chris is a Chief Visionary Officer (CVO) at C-Link and Prosper and a passionate advocate for subcontractors on his YouTube channel, School of Sub. For any Quantity Surveyor out there, whether you are a Trainee or now a Commercial Director, you will… Continue reading Dragging the dreaded Tender Analysis process into the 21st Century with AI (EP 162)