PROJECT MANAGER
Job Description & Requirements Construction Project Manager duties and responsibilities
- Collaborate with engineers, architects and other workers in the same project
- Choose subcontractors and delegate their responsibilities
- Responsible for any delays, emergencies and problems that can arise
- Comply with safety and building codes as well as legal requirements
- Report project progress and budget to client
- Explain contract and technical matter to others in a clear manner
- Prepare budget and cost estimates, along with work timetables
Construction Project Manager skills and qualifications
- Constant contact with people like the public, inspectors and owners requires great customer service skills who listen and speak in a clear and concise manner so that goals are met
- Leadership skills are needed in a managerial role because they will be in charge of delegating tasks to workers, subcontractors and other lower-level managers
- Communication skills are important to give clear orders and process complex information to then delegate to others in a simpler manner
- Time management skills are needed because, in construction, you have to meet deadlines. Each part of the construction project has to be done at a certain time so that everything runs smoothly
- Writing proposals and budget plans, along with documentation of the project to the client is an important aspect
- Technical skills to interpret construction methods, contracts and drawings of the project