2023 Women in Construction: Kaylee Pingree, Jewett Construction

What was your greatest professional achievement or most notable project in the last 12 months? I am really excited that I just wrapped up my first two construction jobs from start to finish as a project accountant with Jewett. From day 1 emails to my subcontractors through monthly auditing subcontractor requisitions and liens, tracking change orders, helping my PM’s track costs month over month, down to getting those final liens and checking closeout documents – it has been a lot of organization. I learned a ton through this first full project cycle and I can’t wait for the projects starting up this spring so I can get even better at this!

What made you interested in seeking a career in the AEC industry? I stay in AEC, because there is so much room for opportunity. Not just growth potential, but impactful ways to stay busy. I think AEC is a little behind in technology so there are always new processes and software to implement. There are better excel tricks that can be used to streamline our daily to-do’s. By utilizing more technology, the accounting role is ever changing. I am not just entering invoices. One day I am sitting in presentations and figuring out how to help operations communicate our contracts more clearly to our subcontractors. I am helping my project managers look through their over/under budget hits. I have more time to be more involved with the business and I find that so exciting.