Project Manager - Construction (General Contractor)

Construction Managers
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Plan, direct, or coordinate, usually through subordinate supervisory personnel, activities concerned with the construction and maintenance of structures, facilities, and systems. Participate in the conceptual development of a construction project and oversee its organization, scheduling, budgeting, and implementation. Includes managers in specialized construction fields, such as carpentry or plumbing.

Basic Skills
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Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
Talking to others to convey information effectively.
Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.

Social Skills
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Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.
Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
Actively looking for ways to help people.

Complex Problem Solving Skills
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Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.

Technical Skills
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Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design.
Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.
Controlling operations of equipment or systems.
Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.

System Skills
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Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.

Resource Management Skills
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Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.
Managing one's own time and the time of others.
Determining how money will be spent to get the work done, and accounting for these expenditures.
Obtaining and seeing to the appropriate use of equipment, facilities, and materials needed to do certain work.

Desktop Computer Skills
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Databases - Using a computer application to manage large amounts of information, including creating and editing simple databases, inputting data, retrieving specific records, and creating reports to communicate the information.
Presentations - Navigating the Internet to find information, including the ability to open and configure standard browsers; use searches, hypertext references, and transfer protocols; and send and retrieve electronic mail (e-mail).
Spreadsheets - Using a computer application to enter, manipulate, and format text and numerical data; insert, delete, and manipulate cells, rows, and columns; and create and save worksheets, charts, and graphs.
Word Processing - Using a computer application to type text, insert pictures, format, edit, print, save, and retrieve word processing documents

Task
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Confer with supervisory personnel, owners, contractors, or design professionals to discuss and resolve matters, such as work procedures, complaints, or construction problems.
Plan, schedule, or coordinate construction project activities to meet deadlines.
Prepare and submit budget estimates, progress reports, or cost tracking reports.
Inspect or review projects to monitor compliance with building and safety codes, or other regulations.
Inspect or review projects to monitor compliance with environmental regulations.
Plan, organize, or direct activities concerned with the construction or maintenance of structures, facilities, or systems.
Study job specifications to determine appropriate construction methods.
Investigate damage, accidents, or delays at construction sites to ensure that proper construction procedures are being followed.
Prepare contracts or negotiate revisions to contractual agreements with architects, consultants, clients, suppliers, or subcontractors.
Develop or implement quality control programs.
Develop or implement environmental protection programs.
Implement new or modified plans in response to delays, bad weather, or construction site emergencies.
Interpret and explain plans and contract terms to representatives of the owner or developer, including administrative staff, workers, or clients.
Perform or contract others to perform prebuilding assessments, such as conceptual cost estimating, rough order of magnitude estimating, feasibility, or energy efficiency, environmental, and sustainability assessments.
Apply for and obtain all necessary permits or licenses.

Work Activities
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Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
Scheduling Work and Activities
Getting Information
Interacting With Computers
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
Developing and Building Teams
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships

Detailed Work Activities
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Analyze data to determine project feasibility.
Analyze forecasting data to improve business decisions.
Communicate organizational information to customers or other stakeholders.
Communicate organizational policies and procedures.
Estimate labor requirements.
Manage construction activities.
Negotiate project specifications.
Prepare forms or applications.
Purchase materials, equipment, or other resources.
Recruit personnel.
Supervise employees.
Train employee's on environmental awareness, conservation, or safety topics.

Technology
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Project management software
Electronic mail software
o Microsoft Outlook
Office suite software
o Microsoft Office
Spreadsheet software
o Microsoft Excel
Word processing software
o Microsoft Word