I was transferred from the Building Department to the Estimation Department and was in charge of estimation work for exterior construction work. The job requires identifying materials needed for construction from the design drawings, specifying the quantity, and compiling costs in the estimation breakdown. At first, the estimation department had a strong image of desk work, but I noticed it was a department that required communication, just like working in the field, such as talking to outside contractors and consulting with related departments and bosses.

At the beginning of my assignment, I had a hard time due to my lack of knowledge about exterior construction. I was able to gradually accumulate knowledge and experience in estimation while actively consulting with outside contractors and the person in charge of the estimation in the civil engineering department and listening to their opinions. Even after shifting to my current structural estimation work, if there is a construction method with a new structure, I continue to work by searching for materials and listening to the opinions of those around me.

I am currently in charge of Structural Estimation. Estimating the amount of soil, formwork, concrete, rebar, etc., while looking at the drawings using integration software. I am entrusted with a number of properties by myself, but I have been able to work well and efficiently.

It has been three years since I returned to work after taking maternity leave and childcare leave. Even if your lifestyle changes, such as marriage, pregnancy, and child-rearing, it is the consideration of my boss and colleagues that I can do the same work as smoothly as before, and my juniors who can ask for support in the case of large properties, that enables me to work here. It is difficult to keep a balance between work and child-rearing, but I am accomplishing my daily work while trying to use my limited time efficiently, such as setting up my future work early.

The contents of design documents are changing year by year, and the construction method is gradually adopting new methods. In line with this, we try to respond firmly by changing the method of estimating quantities and asking the contractor for detailed construction methods.

As my child grows older and I can afford it, I would like to acquire a qualification as a first-class architectural construction management engineer, and I am studying little by little from now on. I would like to do my best so that I can further improve my skills in the future while making use of the knowledge and experience I have acquired so far.