Jakub Colby, a trainee estimator working in our pre-construction teams within Kier Construction.

“So, before we bid for a construction or infrastructure project the pre-construction team will work together to figure out how much a project will cost to build, “Once the job is won, we then decide exactly which subcontractors we will use, and work with the client to get a price firmly agreed, “As a trainee estimator, my role is to support the estimating team in calculating how much jobs are going to cost, “At the moment I am on a project called RAF Cranwell, and we’ve just entered the pre-contractual phase, “This means Kier have won the contract through a framework and are going to be the ones delivering the project, but we haven’t started building anything yet, “I’m still early in my career so I’ve mainly been learning the ropes, “But eventually I’ll get involved in things like speaking to subcontractors to get quotes, and advising the team on the best providers for different materials and things like that.”