Meet Matt

I am responsible for pricing schemes be it a tender, negotiated or land led scheme from receipt of the information through to detailed costing and handover to the production team. This involves carrying out a review of all the available information to identify risks and make sure that the submission is as robust as possible.

Four years in August.

Challenging and rewarding work with a great team of colleagues.

Being an Estimator there are always changes within the industry be it new standards and legislation such as Part L and Future Homes through to new products and procedures being introduced. This means that there is always something new to learn and no two sites are ever the same so you are always developing your knowledge and experience.

Being part of the team that helped to secure our business unit’s first Homes England scheme.

I previously worked for Strategic Team Group who were bought out by Galliford Try Partnerships which then became Vistry Partnerships, and is now Countryside Partnerships.

Working hard, having a positive attitude to work and being a team player.

Vistry are a good and fair employer who are keen to see people succeed, look to promote from within and have a good range of benefits.

On leaving the military I was unsure on the direction I wanted to take next with my career when I saw a position with a local housebuilder. I had an interview with them and that’s when I realised the variety of roles that are available within housebuilding and the wider construction industry. Part of the attraction for me with housebuilding is that you are part of a process that produces a tangible result, from what starts out as lines on a piece of paper ends with built houses for people to live in.

If you are interested in pursuing a career in the construction/housebuilding industry I would say, make the most of the resettlement training options available. Whether it is Health & Safety, Site Management, hands-on trades or office-based roles any training or experience that you can get is going to help you in your future role.