Eye For Detail

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Working closely with its clients to comprehensively understand the needs, characteristics, and unique objectives of each project ...

Having recently moved into a new city centre home to accommodate a growing team, Chrysalis Quantity Surveying is positioned well for future expansion in a variety of different sectors across Australia.

Moving into recently refurbished offices at 182 Adelaide Terrance puts Chrysalis Quantity Surveying at the heart of the action; in easy reach of their current clients, and in earshot of new business opportunities.

With Michael MacCulloch joining as General Manager to complement and enhance Chrysalis’ existing business offering, the Chrysalis leadership team is now focused on propelling the business into future growth.

Director, Daniel Thinkbroom explains, “Chrysalis Quantity

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Surveying has been a successful Perth-based professional quantity surveying business since its inception in 2013, the partnership with Michael as General Manager really sets the business up for the next stage of growth.”

“As you would expect from a professional Quantity Surveying practice, our purpose is to provide our clients which a service above industry standard, where our key focus is on truly understanding our clients’ needs.”

Daniel explained that Chrysalis works closely with its clients to comprehensively understand the needs, characteristics, and unique objectives of each project, to ensure all risks are known. “The Chrysalis team is a team of leading industry professionals who bring together their extensive experience, across a wide variety of projects/sectors to ensure optimum results. Our approach and eye for detail allows us to see each project from all angles and ensures that all options are identified and assessed for the best possible outcome for our clients.”

Chrysalis’ mission is to ensure all clients experience the full Chrysalis open and collaborative culture as well as the leadership expected of a professional practice, it’s what they are known for. Applying this approach ensures value for money, along with personalised quality service from all staff throughout the project lifecycle. The team works closely with market leading data management platforms and applies innovation to capture the current and evolving market conditions and influences, all in the pursuit of providing our clients with the best possible service.

General Manager Michael MacCulloch said it was this level of accuracy, the commitment to actively collaborative along with Chrysalis’ values of integrity, services, trust, respect, and accountability that led to his partnership with Daniel.

“My aim has always been to provide the best service to my clients, and this aligns to what Daniel and the Chrysalis team aspires for, the Chrysalis team really is at the top of their game, providing clients with the best advice, guidance and direction, so important financial decisions can be made with confidence.” Michael said.

Michael brings with him a solid track record in public sector and commercial construction including Defence, retail, education, health, aviation, and recreation and leisure and was recently managing a national Project Management Office comprised of 104 team members, leading this high performing team to achieve the 2019 RICS Project Management and Building Consultancy Team of the Year award.

With 25+years of experience in the construction industry Michael possess strong business acumen and is highly experienced in working with results-focused teams across sectors to achieve client’s objectives.

So where is the future for Chrysalis, Daniel sets this out nicely, “we want to work with new and existing clients to be part of their success whilst at

the same time being able to provide a personal professional exemplary service that can be relied upon. We want to be the best in the industry, known for consistency, for our good advice, and for providing the Client with a can-do attitude.”

We have our East Coast office situated on the Gold Coast, headed up by Thomas Lee with a great team there that allows us to service both the East & West Coast with the view to servicing clients in the Northern Territories as well as we move forward.

Michael adds, “we place a high-level of importance on ensuring a collaborative approach to generate a highly engaged, outcome-focused team environment, where each team member and stakeholder works towards the common goal of creating something exceptional. The key component for developing a truly collaborative team environment is to formulate a framework in which the project is managed. It is this framework of transparent project governance, strong leadership and engagement which we will continue to strive towards to cement Chrysalis as the industry benchmark.”

Chrysalis has extensive experience in providing cost management, quantity surveying and asset management services across a wide range of asset types and are renowned for their accurate information and open communicated whether it be for a full validation and reconciliation of any estimate, appraisals, or report. Working collaboratively throughout to ensure that each project represents value for money, which in turn can be demonstrable to key stakeholders up and down the supply chain.

QUANTITY SURVEYING & COST CONSULTANTS ■ Feasibility & Detailed Cost Planning ■ Bills of Quantities/Schedules of Works ■ Pre and Post Contract Construction Cost Advice ■ Assets and Portfolio Valuation Assessments ■ Contract Administration ■ Contract Services and Dispute Management ■ Serving the State of Western Australia ‘‘Providing financial advice on the built environment’’