5 minutes with … Paul Allen at K2 Consultancy

2022-08-05T06:00:00

Director of cost management on the importance of challenging clients, problems with procurement and why he did not join the SAS

Why did you choose construction as a career?

An appointment with a career’s advisor. I was asked to work through a bank of questions which presented a list of only three options, those being a footwear designer, quantity surveyor or the SAS.

Once the careers advisor had established the role of the quantity surveyor, I decided that was the most appealing of the options and the advisor put me in touch with the Chartered Surveyors Training Trust. In hindsight, I think my wife might have preferred me to have pursued a career in footwear design.

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