AUGUST - 2023CONSTRUCTIONBUSINESSREVIEW.COM 19CXOINSIGHTSJake Tucker, a senior project manager at Turner Construction, has a wealth of managerial expertise across a variety of construction sectors, including residential, healthcare, clean rooms, water treatment, civil development, public works, and education. He has experience working with clients from multiple jurisdictions and backgrounds, and with a relationship-driven attitude, is able to guide projects from conceptual design through project completion. With regards to areas like value engineering, CPM scheduling, project engineering and BIM, are there any new developments that you're observing that you would like to provide some insights on? We're witnessing a substantial rise in demand for value engineering processes. Client's inability to obtain what they want, when they want, or how much they want is primarily due to the escalation of supply chain issues. As a result, there is a separate value engineering effort that is not just focusing on cost but also looking for alternative products to align with schedules disrupted by supply chain issues. That is the big thing with value engineering. Next, I think there are a variety of platforms that can be used when it comes to CPM scheduling, such as integration, V planner, and other platforms to support the team and understand the schedule rather than a typical critical path. Therefore, the various scheduling platforms that are emerging out there represent change. One of the big things with project engineering is that the degree of complexities has increased, which has increased the workload due to available resources. Working leaner is one of the major trends we're observing and attempting to implement within our engineering teams to simplify their tasks and standardize whatever we can to advance the cause effectively. Building Information Modeling has advanced throughout time and is now integrated into many high-tech industrial settings and commercial environments in some circumstances. Therefore, it still plays a significant role, and we continue supporting it with our virtual design and construction team to ensure that everything is recorded. It will continue to mitigate clashes on the field and is an excellent planning tool. We can create a model from a 360-degree modelling tool that we can bring into an existing space, which is incredibly useful. Thus, we have invested in BIM, which will be around for a while. Is there an approach that you employ to identify the right partnerships or solutions providers when you are looking to leverage technologies in this space?Yes, we do. Turner is a big company. As a result of our extensive experience and risk aversion, we conduct a lot of research and communicate a lot about whom we want to An interview with Jake Tucker, Senior Project Manager, Turner ConstructionJake TuckerCONSTRUCTION SERVICES WITH A FOCUS ON VALUE AND TECHNICAL PROFICIENCY
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