Nineteen years ago, Peter began with Lewis Homes as a draftsperson at the company’s Wodonga office.
In a natural progression, he rose to an estimating role after two years and has been the company’s right-hand man ever since.
“I love what I do, I love who I work for — that’s why I’ve been here for almost 20 years, you wouldn’t be there if they weren’t incredible people,” he said.
“They're family orientated ... they understand because they've got kids themselves, young kids, and it's just not working for that big company.”
Peter works remotely from Wodonga as Lewis Homes’ estimator — he’s tasked with configuring prices of materials, the cost of building and ensuring invoices have made their way across.
Working as an energy-rater alongside draftsperson Corey Schulz, the pair ensures each home is built in correlation with the energy rating system and stay up to date with any adjustments in the industry.
Being with the company for almost two decades, Peter’s role has seen a few challenges along the way.
“COVID coming in, building regulations changing, energy ratings changing — you’ve always got to stay up to date with all of those, so it’s never a quiet day.”
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