A recent poll on LinkedIn found that half of all respondents believe Real-world Field Experience is the most important skill an estimator is required to have today, followed by Industry Knowledge (28%), Teamwork and Collaboration (15%) and Time Management (8%). The result is particularly poignant in the context of today’s working landscape with many professions […]
For any water authority, investing in capital expenditure is not only a necessity to meet the obligations to your customers in delivering outstanding service, but also a regulatory obligation. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has only accelerated this, with both state and federal governments investing billions of dollars into their infrastructure programs. While this […]
Civil Engineering has been an important industry for centuries and is continuing to evolve today. While change and adoption to new technologies in the industry may have been slower than others, adoption of new technologies is becoming more and more important than ever before. In this post, we explore this and some of the other […]
What will the construction industry shutdown mean for estimators? The NSW Government’s decision to shutdown the building and construction industry will cost the NSW economy approximately $1.4 billion and leave close to 250,000 people without work. And while certain sections of the industry are now back up and running – with restrictions – the impact […]
EDIT: RECORDING NOW AVAILABLE With the world facing unprecedented times, an opportunity you have right now is to stimulate your local economy by securing eligible funding to further service your community. An effective funding application is achieved by developing a comprehensive, complete and accurate submission. It will become more important than ever that your government […]
As the current COVID-19 pandemic continues to evolve, Benchmark is committed to supporting our clients, employees and community through this uncertain time. We are all experiencing unprecedented and rapid changes in our daily lives and together we can work through these challenges. Benchmark will maintain a business as usual approach for all of our clients. […]
Benchmark Estimating Software is expanding its global operations with the opening of its first office in New Zealand. The Wellington-based office will add to the current offices based in Sydney (Australia) and Manchester (UK). A local presence will provide a support base to service to our already 100 clients who call New Zealand home. The […]
The Power and Utilities Conference is the co-location of 4 different events – POWERGEN Australia, Australian Utility Week, DistribuTECH Australia and SolarVision. More importantly, the conference will cover the whole value chain of the power and utility industry. As a result, topics discussed will include generation, transmission, distribution and digital transformation. The two day program will bring together a vast number of […]
Ozwater’19, Melbourne, 7-9 May 2019 Ozwater’19 is the Australian Water Association’s international water conference and trade exhibition. There will be thousands of water professionals from across Australia and internationally who will join this event to share ideas on the future of water in Australia. This year’s theme will focus on ‘Transforming our World’. […]
Digital transformation is at the heart of what Benchmark strives to achieve in every single organisation and especially our clients in the water sector. Gone are the days of complicated, error-prone spreadsheets and manual calculation which now been replaced by an easy to use, highly sophisticated and digitised estimating software and process. Benchmark essentially becomes […]