Favorite Parts of Being a Senior Estimator at McCarthy Building Companies
Trey, a Senior Estimator at McCarthy Building Companies, finds the daily challenges and constant learning most rewarding; "every week there's a new challenge," and the ability to leverage past experience, learned "through going through fire," to efficiently solve problems is a significant source of satisfaction in their career.
Problem-Solving, Challenges, Learning, Professional Development, Continuous Learning
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Trey Novara
Senior Estimator
McCarthy Building Companies
Santa Clara University
Engineering - Civil
Architecture, Construction & Design
Operations and Project Management
None Applicable
Video Highlights
1. Every week presents new challenges and opportunities to learn.
2. The role provides opportunities to apply past experiences to solve new problems efficiently.
3. The job offers continuous learning and growth through tackling complex issues.
Transcript
What do you enjoy most about being in your current role?
My favorite part is definitely feeling challenged each day. It's very rare that I'm just sitting there doing the same thing week after week. It feels like every week there's a new challenge to meet and something new to figure out.
It's also a great experience when somebody comes with a question about something that you spent two months trying to figure out. Now that you've gone through it, you can answer that question in just two days.
Using what I've learned over these past three years, I feel like I've learned a lot, much of it through going through tough situations. It's fun learning and it's fun being challenged. It's also great when you encounter something that you thought would be challenging, but it's easy now that you've done it.