CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT gathering permits and making sure

PREPARED BY: JOHN PETER L. GARAY everything is up to code.

WHAT IS CONSTRUCTION REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE OF A

MANAGEMENT? CONSTRUCTION MANAGER

 Construction management or  Construction and Building

Construction project management  Technology
(CPM) is the overall planning,  Public Safety
coordination, and control a project  Customer Service
from beginning completion. CPM is  Human Resources
aimed at meeting a client’s  Mathematics
requirement in order to produce a
functionally and financially viable SKILLS REQUIRED OF A CONSTRUCTION
project CPM is project management MANAGER
that applies to the construction sector.
 Skill and Abilities
FUNCTIONS OF CONSTRUCTION  Time management
MANAGEMENT
 Negotiation
 Decision Making
1. Specifying project objectives and plans
including delineation of scope,  Problem Solving
budgeting, scheduling, setting
performance requirements, and
selecting project participants.
2. Maximizing the resource efficiency
through procurement of labor,
materials and equipment.
3. Implementing various operations
through proper coordination and
control of planning, design, estimating,
contracting and construction in the
entire process.
4. Developing effective communications
and mechanisms for resolving
conflicts.

WHAT IS A CONSTRUCTION MANAGER?

• Construction managers, also known

as general contractors or project
managers, oversee and allocate
resources for any number of
construction projects, from houses and
buildings to bridges and skyscrapers.
• Construction managers are a part of
the building process from the very
beginning, working closely with
architects and engineers to go over
plans and blueprints, making
timetables for the project, determining
material and labor costs, negotiating
with and hiring subcontractors and
workers, scheduling workers on site,