CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
Construction
Management is a professional service that uses specialized, project management
techniques to oversee the planning, design, and construction of a project, from
its beginning to its end. It is maximizing the resource efficiency through procurement
of labour, materials and equipment. It is developing the effective
communications and mechanisms for resolving conflicts. Construction management
is implementing various operations through proper coordination and control of
planning, design, estimating, contracting and construction in the entire
process. This is specifying project objectives and plans including delineation
of scope, budgeting, scheduling, setting performance requirements and selecting
project participants.
There are
few types of construction that use construction management; they are
industrial, civil, commercial, environmental and residential. Each category has
its own way of running projects, but all will follow the construction
management methodology. There are five stages in construction management.
Ø Pre-construction stage
Ø Procurement stage
Ø Construction stage
Ø Owner occupancy stage
A
construction manager will supervise and manage contractors and laborers at
construction sites. Often they meet with architects, specialized trade
employees, and civil engineers on project or upcoming builds. They must address
emergencies, work delays or other problems that affect the construction manager
is projected to grow 10% from 2018 to 2028, faster than the average for all
occupations. Those with a bachelor’s degree in construction science,
construction management, or civil engineering, coupled with construction
experience will have the best job prospects.



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