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Overview
Construction managers plan and coordinate building projects, contribute cost and design expertise, handle bids and subcontractors, and keep construction stages moving from start to completion.
In job descriptions, look for construction schedules, site coordination, cost estimates, bid processes, subcontractor management, design-phase input, safety routines, quality checks and client communication.
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Open in Job ExplorerWhat the work can involve
Construction manager work is centred on moving a building project through design input, cost planning, procurement, site coordination and completion. The role often connects clients, designers, site supervisors, subcontractors and budgets.
Skills and specializations
Useful specializations include cost estimating, tender review, construction scheduling, contractor coordination, risk control, safety routines, quality inspection and change management during the build.
Salary context
Salary context depends on project value, number of subcontractors, budget authority, site complexity, design-phase involvement and responsibility for delivery deadlines, safety and client communication.
Career paths
Experience may build from site supervision, quantity surveying, construction engineering, project coordination or trade leadership. Development can move toward senior project management, programme management, commercial management or construction operations leadership.
Good to know
Read adverts for the contract stage, project size, site presence, reporting line and subcontractor responsibility. Check whether the role owns budgets and deadlines or mainly coordinates a defined package of work.
Editorial note
This guide gives editorial career context for construction manager work. It is not official labour-market statistics or salary data.
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O*NET relationships
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O*NET relationships: 2
Construction Managers
11-9021.00
Exact relationship
The official mapping treats the O*NET and ESCO occupations as closely equivalent.
Open in O*NETArchitectural and Engineering Managers
11-9041.00
Close relationship
The occupations are closely related, but the official mapping does not treat them as exact equivalents.
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Relationship direction: O*NET occupation to ESCO occupation.
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Occupation group
Construction managers (1323)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/faed05c0-c1d1-4e34-b575-0dea96459e56 |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 1323.1 |
| ISCO group | 1323 |
| Concept type | Occupation |