Construction Management College of Architecture & the Built Environment
Construction Management in general:
Construction managers plan, coordinate, budget, and supervise construction projects from development to completion. They confer with supervisory personnel, owners, contractors, or design professionals to discuss and resolve matters, such as work procedures, complaints, or construction problems. They plan, schedule, or coordinate construction project activities to meet deadlines. Inspecting or reviewing projects to monitor compliance with building and safety codes, environmental regulations or other regulations is also a part of the job. Often studying job specifications to determine appropriate construction methods is necessary. Sometimes construction managers need to investigate damage, accidents, or delays at construction sites to ensure that proper construction procedures are being followed. They prepare contracts or negotiate revisions to contractual agreements with architects, consultants, clients, suppliers, or subcontractors. Construction managers require skills in: building and construction, engineering and technology, design, mathematics, computers and electronics, administration and management. Most have a bachelor’s degree and the Employment of construction managers is projected to grow 16 percent from 2012 to 2022, faster than the average for all occupations. 1
Description of Major: The Bachelor of Science in Construction Management program emphasizes the Specializations: importance of a rich, productive collaboration between business and design. Students Fenestration, Heavy & Industrial, become ethical, innovative problem-solvers who develop marketable, sustainable Highway, Commercial, Residential, solutions to the challenges they will face in practice. Graduates of the program Land Surveying possess a working knowledge of the construction business model and are exceptionally well-prepared to contribute to a project or firm immediately. 1
Careers/Job titles1:
Construction Field Management Construction Company Marketing Installation Management
Scheduling Facilities Management Construction Material and Equipment Sales
Project Supply Chain Management Director of Construction Senior Design & Construction Project Manager
Construction Project Management Real Estate Management Specialty Contract Services Management
Construction Project Estimating Capital Projects Management
Construction Management College of Architecture & the Built Environment
Who employs PhilaU graduates? 1
Constructing Solutions, Inc Gilbane Building Co P. Agnes Builders DI Group Architecture, LLC CB Development Services Inc INTECH Construction Sears Holdings Corporation Burkey Construction Company MNK Architects Creative Contracting, Inc Mark Finlay Architects HSC Builders & Construction Managers Clemens Construction Company Jerdon Construction Services Lewis Contractors Schuff Steel International Structure Tone Panattoni Construction Flintlock Construction Services Correia Construction Company CYMA Builders & Construction Managers
Helpful websites:
Adams Partner: http://www.adamspartners.com/ National construction architecture engineering and real estate development recruiting and executive search firm A/E/C Job Bank: http://www.aecjobbank.com/ View jobs, post resume, and get career search recommendations American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA): http://www.aamanet.org/ Oversees standards, certification and education for fenestration industry McGraw-Hill Construction: http://www.construction.com/ Connects people, projects, and products across the design and construction industry
Career Profile/Info: http://www.bls.gov/ooh/management/construction-managers.htm
US News Best Jobs: http://money.usnews.com/careers/best-jobs/construction-manager
American Institute of Constuctors: http://www.professionalconstructor.org/
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1 Industry and major information taken from the Undergraduate Catalog: www.philau.edu/catalog/Cat200708 , BLS.gov, ONET, LinkedIN career research databases