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.
Prepare and submit budget estimates, progress reports, or cost tracking reports.
Prepare contracts or negotiate revisions to contractual agreements with architects, consultants, clients, suppliers, or subcontractors.
Confer with supervisory personnel, owners, contractors, or design professionals to discuss and resolve matters, such as work procedures, complaints, or construction problems.
Determine labor requirements for dispatching workers to construction sites.
Develop construction budgets to compare green and non-green construction alternatives, in terms of short-term costs, long-term costs, or environmental impacts.
Direct acquisition of land for construction projects.
Direct and supervise construction or related workers.
Evaluate construction methods and determine cost-effectiveness of plans, using computer models.
Implement new or modified plans in response to delays, bad weather, or construction site emergencies.
Investigate damage, accidents, or delays at construction sites to ensure that proper construction procedures are being followed.
Perform, or contract others to perform, pre-building assessments, such as conceptual cost estimating, rough order of magnitude estimating, feasibility, or energy efficiency, environmental, and sustainability assessments.
Plan, organize, or direct activities concerned with the construction or maintenance of structures, facilities, or systems.
Plan, schedule, or coordinate construction project activities to meet deadlines.
Requisition supplies or materials to complete construction projects.
Secure third-party verification from sources, such as Leadership in Energy Efficient Design (LEED), to ensure responsible design and building activities or to achieve favorable LEED ratings for building projects.
Study job specifications to determine appropriate construction methods.
Prepare financial documents, reports, or budgets.
Prepare forms or applications.
Prepare operational budgets for green energy or other green operations.