{"podcast":{"title":"Own The Build","slug":"own-the-build-3544855","podcast_index_feed_id":3544855,"rss_url":"https://rss.buzzsprout.com/1788151.rss","website_url":"https://c-link.com/","image_url":"https://storage.buzzsprout.com/dklfa8mrujnwty8zer3quowfbl0x?.jpg","author":"C-Link","episode_count":281,"summary":"Own the Build is the podcast for Quantity Surveyors and Commercial Directors who want to sharpen their commercial edge and lead with confidence. Hosted by Paul Heming , former Commercial leader and now co-founder of C-Link , each week’s conversation dives into the realities of modern commercial management — from procurement and contracts to digital transformation and leadership in construction. Through honest discussions with industry leaders, forensic planners, and forward-thinking QSs, Paul explores how the best commercial teams deliver profit, performance, and project certainty in a changing industry. If you’re serious about mastering the commercial side of construction — this is where you build your advantage.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-22T08:17:09.925093+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/own-the-build-3544855"},"episode":{"title":"The Subcontractor’s Perspective: From Tender to Final Account - What a Main Contractor needs to know (EP 253)","slug":"the-subcontractor-s-perspective-from-tender-to-final-account-what-a-main-contractor-needs-to-know-ep-253","published_at":"2026-02-09T05:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/own-the-build-3544855/the-subcontractor-s-perspective-from-tender-to-final-account-what-a-main-contractor-needs-to-know-ep-253","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/own-the-build-3544855","url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/1788151/episodes/18475382-the-subcontractor-s-perspective-from-tender-to-final-account-what-a-main-contractor-needs-to-know-ep-253.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/1788151/episodes/18475382-the-subcontractor-s-perspective-from-tender-to-final-account-what-a-main-contractor-needs-to-know-ep-253.mp3","summary":"In this episode, Paul is joined by David Longman, Managing QS at Rendesco, a £15m M&E specialist contractor, for a frank and wide-ranging conversation about quantity surveying from the subcontractor’s perspective — an angle that is often misunderstood higher up the contracting chain. David’s career path is unusual and valuable: starting in main contracting, moving into PQS work, and ultimately landing in subcontracting, where he now leads and has helped grow the business from £4m to £15m ...","meta_description":"In this episode, Paul is joined by David Longman, Managing QS at Rendesco, a £15m M&E specialist contractor, for a frank and wide-ranging conversation…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3225,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/own-the-build-3544855/episodes/the-subcontractor-s-perspective-from-tender-to-final-account-what-a-main-contractor-needs-to-know-ep-253/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/own-the-build-3544855/the-subcontractor-s-perspective-from-tender-to-final-account-what-a-main-contractor-needs-to-know-ep-253.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}