5 minutes with … John Lucas at EDGE

2024-04-26T06:00:00

The consultancy director on starting as an apprentice and working his way up, the importance of listening and collaborating more – and his passion for sailing

Why did you choose construction as a career?

I never wanted to take a desk-bound job and had desires to get out and about. Choosing the property and construction sector, and specifically quantity surveying as my first role, I studied via a day-release degree (now referred to as an apprenticeship) to give me that mixture of theoretical and hands-on experience in a working environment that is vital for building early career experience.

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