Episode 68 - How You Turn Jobs into Careers feat. Antonio Contegiacomo
Sun Feb 01 2026
The real competitive advantage in construction isn’t technology, contracts, or delivery models. It’s people. It's highly competent people that enjoy and experiences meaning in the work they do everyday.
In this episode Elia is joined by Antonio, Director at KOSMOS, to a conversation about why he joined KOSMOS and how construction companies can stop offering “jobs” and start building careers – and why that shift can be business critical.
What you'll learn from today's episode of Inventing Construction:
- Why Antonio chose KOSMOS
- What it's like being a quantity surveyor in Denmark
- Why everyone should seek a mentor
- How to overcome the challenge of bad employee retention
- How standardisation can change your projects
You can also listen to Inventing Construction on these platforms:
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2aAxc0iqOe2JJly3jCh9jV?si=8db208888a9a4e4c
Apple podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/inventing-construction/id1629403210
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmFqJlVzEa6Lc_7LOTjvac2oTbRRk9HdK
We would love for you to continue the conversation with us on LinkedIn:
Ross: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ross-griffin-kosmos/
Elia: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eliaarquitectatecnica/
Antonio: https://www.linkedin.com/in/antonio-contegiacomo-msc-frics-73a8951b/
KOSMOS: https://www.linkedin.com/company/kosmos-dk
Thanks for listening!
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The real competitive advantage in construction isn’t technology, contracts, or delivery models. It’s people. It's highly competent people that enjoy and experiences meaning in the work they do everyday. In this episode Elia is joined by Antonio, Director at KOSMOS, to a conversation about why he joined KOSMOS and how construction companies can stop offering “jobs” and start building careers – and why that shift can be business critical. What you'll learn from today's episode of Inventing Construction: - Why Antonio chose KOSMOS - What it's like being a quantity surveyor in Denmark - Why everyone should seek a mentor - How to overcome the challenge of bad employee retention - How standardisation can change your projects You can also listen to Inventing Construction on these platforms: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2aAxc0iqOe2JJly3jCh9jV?si=8db208888a9a4e4c Apple podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/inventing-construction/id1629403210 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmFqJlVzEa6Lc_7LOTjvac2oTbRRk9HdK We would love for you to continue the conversation with us on LinkedIn: Ross: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ross-griffin-kosmos/ Elia: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eliaarquitectatecnica/ Antonio: https://www.linkedin.com/in/antonio-contegiacomo-msc-frics-73a8951b/ KOSMOS: https://www.linkedin.com/company/kosmos-dk Thanks for listening!