Every project starts with setting out. Then the critical path takes over.

I'm not convinced that people know what construction's all about. I spent 36 years in this industry, 12 as a quantity surveyor and 24 helping firms find the people who run it.

And the question I get asked most often is the simplest one, and that is, what is it they actually do? Construction isn't about engineers or site managers. There's plenty of other services involved. Planners, estimators, and health and safety, and then the QSs in the commercial team. There's also HR and legal, marketing and social value. There's hundreds of careers, and most people have never actually heard about them.

So what I've done is put them all in one place so that you can find them. I've called it the Lechley Community, and there are 12 career pathways. There's some questions at the end so you know that you've got it.

You can even ask questions openly, anonymously, or to somebody that's already done the job. They can answer it and give their honest opinion. What we're also trying to do is find mentors, and it's going to be free. And if you're already in the industry and you like to see who's moving where or what's being won, you can also find out what this means for the people and the jobs.

The whole thing is for both ends of the career. It's for the 16 year old that doesn't know where to start and wants a bit more information, and it's also the director with 30 years behind them that wants to put something back into the industry.

It's free to use. It's community.lechley.com. That's Lechley, L-E-C-H-L-E-Y, no T in there. And have a look around and tell me what you think's missing. Really interested in hearing your thoughts, so give us a shout back.