liaising with clients and reporting progress, professional staff (such as

architects and surveyors) and the public

supervising contracted staff

meeting subcontractors

making safety inspections and ensuring construction and site safety

checking and preparing site reports, designs and drawings

maintaining quality control procedures

motivating the workforce

problem solving

using specialist construction management computer applications

Key tasks of the job include:

managing parts of construction projects

overseeing building work

undertaking surveys

setting out sites and organising facilities

supervising contracted staff

ensuring projects meet agreed specifications, budgets or timescales

liaising with clients, subcontractors and other professional staff

checking and preparing site reports, designs and drawings

providing technical advice

problem solving

ordering and negotiating the price of materials

ensuring site safety

Supervising, coordinating and scheduling the daily activities of construction

trades-people

Coordinating work activities with subcontractors

Establishing methods to meet work schedules and coordinating work

activities with other departments/subcontractors/supervisors/managers

Resolving work problems and recommending measures to improve

productivity and product quality

Ordering materials and supplies

Training or arranging for the training of workers in job duties, safety

procedures and company policies

Ensuring standards for safe working conditions are observed

Recommending personnel actions such as hirings and promotions

Preparing schedules, work progress, production and other reports

Supervising, coordinating and scheduling the activities of related apprentices,

helpers and labourers

Possibly managing the operations of ones own company

A construction project manager sets up the estimates, the budgets and the
construction timetable for the client and develops the construction strategy. He
selects the subcontractors and workers, and provides required explanations for the
builders and other professionals associated with the project, coordinating and
collaborating with the architects, engineers and specialists. The construction
manager also ensures the construction project complies with all building codes and
any other legal or regulatory requirements. When delays or problems occur as
they always do the construction manager is the projects first responder, ready to
make the changes required to move the project past the issue.