Hosted by Jacob Austin · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 149 episodes
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Welcome to "The Subcontractors Blueprint," the essential podcast for construction industry Subcontractors. Join host Jacob Austin, a seasoned Chartered Surveyor with a rich background in industry giants and the founder of QS.Zone. This show is your key to mastering commercial savvy and contract finesse.Gain the knowledge and skills to manage accounts, understand rights, and boost profitability as an SME sub-contractor. Jacob's expertise guides you through risk management, cashflow maintenance, and maximizing subcontract profitability.Tune in now to empower your subcontracting journey with "The Subcontractors Blueprint" and take confident strides toward a more prosperous future.
Jacob Austin hosts The Subcontractors Blueprint, a education show with 149 episodes published.
Episode 149 of The Subcontractors Blueprint sees Jacob Austin tackle crystallisation — the jurisdictional gate every dispute must pass through before it reaches adjudication. Continuing the disputes mini series, Jacob ex
Episode 148 of The Subcontractors Blueprint opens a new mini-series on disputes, with host Jacob Austin mapping the four routes a subcontractor can take when the work is signed off but the payments have stopped. Jacob la
Episode 147 of The Subcontractors Blueprint sees Jacob Austin tackle the difficult commercial conversation — the phone call or meeting where a slashed valuation is either recovered or quietly lost. Jacob Austin explains
Episode 146 of The Subcontractors Blueprint sees Jacob Austin break down one of the most commercially dangerous areas of subcontract management: serving notices- and doing it correctly under JCT and NEC subcontracts. Mis
Episode 145 of The Subcontractors Blueprint sees Jacob Austin examine one of the most common and costly manoeuvres in UK construction — the unlawful omission variation. When a main contractor strips scope from a subcontr
Episode 144 of The Subcontractors Blueprint tackles one of the most misunderstood clauses in construction contracts. Jacob Austin, Quantity Surveyor and host, cuts through the widespread assumption that force majeure off
Episode 143 of The Subcontractors Blueprint sees Jacob Austin confront one of the most expensive commercial blind spots in the industry: the absence of records. Subcontractors are losing money on variations, extensions o
Episode 142 of The Subcontractors Blueprint sees Jacob Austin tackle one of the most commercially damaging patterns in UK construction: deliberate late payment. Drawing on government data showing late payment costs the U
Episode 141 of The Subcontractors Blueprint sees Jacob Austin deliver a blunt commercial warning to every subcontractor in the UK who has ever signed a subcontract without reading it in full. Covering ten hidden dangers
Episode 140 of The Subcontractors Blueprint sees Jacob Austin expose five ways main contractors are disguising illegal payment clauses in bespoke subcontract amendments — nearly 30 years after pay when paid was banned un
Episode 139 of The Subcontractors Blueprint delivers Jacob Austin's Spring Case Law Coffee Break — a plain-English breakdown of four recent UK construction judgments that directly affect how subcontractors get paid, hand
Jacob Austin unpacks adjudication in Episode 138 of The Subcontractors Blueprint — cutting through the fear around it to explain why it's a commercial lever, not a last resort. He breaks down two routes available under t
In episode 137 of The Subcontractors Blueprint, Jacob Austin of QS.Zone breaks down the real risks of letters of intent (LOIs) for subcontractors. He explains how financial caps embedded in LOIs can leave subcontractors
In episode 136 of The Subcontractors Blueprint, Jacob Austin of QS.Zone unpacks the UK government’s landmark decision to ban retention payments in construction contracts. He explains the background, the new payment refor
In episode 135 of The Subcontractors Blueprint podcast, host Jacob Austin , shares practical negotiation strategies tailored for construction subcontractors. He emphasises the importance of thorough preparation, understa
In this special episode, number 134 of The Subcontractors Blueprint, recorded as part of Podcasthon — a global initiative uniting over 1,500 podcasters across 40 countries in a simultaneous wave of charity awareness cont
In episode 133 of The Subcontractors Blueprint podcast, host Jacob Austin continues his mini-series on JCT subcontracts. He details the ten most dangerous amendments main contractors often add to JCT subcontracts, explai
In episode 132 of The Subcontractors Blueprint podcast, host Jacob Austin continues his JCT Subcontract mini-series breaking down 10 Do’s and Don’ts for mastering the final account process under the JCT 2024 stand
In episode 131 of The Subcontractors Blueprint podcast, host Jacob Austin continues his JCT Subcontract mini-series breaking down subcontractor design risks under the JCT 2024 framework. He highlights how small design de
In episode 130 of The Subcontractors Blueprint podcast, host Jacob Austin continues his JCT Subcontract mini-series focusing on managing change processes and variations. He explains how to handle instructions, value chan
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