Occupation Atlasconstruction manager
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/faed05c0-c1d1-4e34-b575-0dea96459e56
construction manager
Construction managers are responsible for the planning and coordination of the construction projects. They provide expertise in the design phase of construction projects by facilitating a better estimate of the costs and the functional implications. They participate on bid processes for construction projects and handle subcontractors to deliver the different stages of the construction process from beginning to completion. They strive to enhance the value of the projects both improving efficiency and creating value for customers.
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Job Zone
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- 3
- 4
- 5
Zone 4: Considerable Preparation Needed
Considerable preparation. Usually a bachelor's degree plus several years of work-related experience, knowledge, or training.
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Occupational interest profile
ECREnterprising · Conventional · Realistic — the three strongest interests, in order
- E Enterprising5.73
- C Conventional4.80
- R Realistic4.68
- I Investigative3.18
- S Social2.35
- A Artistic1.70
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Construction Managers (11-9021.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, its exact O*NET match, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (27)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- advise on construction materials
- apply safety management
- budgetary principles
- building materials industry
- calculate needs for construction supplies
- check construction compliance
- civil engineering
- communicate with construction crews
- construction equipment related to building materials
- construction industry
- construction product regulation
- cost management
- energy conservation
- ensure compliance with legal requirements
- green building practices
- identify construction materials from blueprints
- identify customer's needs
- interpret technical requirements
- liaise with architects
- manage contracts
- oversee construction project
- plan construction of houses
- prepare construction documents
- project management
- quality standards
- review construction projects
- work in a construction team
Optional (29)
- audit contractors
- building construction principles
- carry out tendering
- communicate with customers
- consider building constraints in architectural designs
- construction methods
- contract law
- corporate social responsibility
- design power plant systems
- energy efficiency
- ensure compliance with construction project deadline
- ensure compliance with environmental legislation
- environmental legislation
- follow nuclear plant safety precautions
- integrate building requirements in the architectural design
- integrate engineering principles in architectural design
- manage budgets
- manage construction archive
- manage environmental impact
- monitor contractor performance
- monitor parameters' compliance in construction projects
- nuclear energy
- order construction supplies
- participate in governmental tenders
- project commissioning
- quantity surveying
- radiation protection
- review construction plans authorisations
- total quality control
O*NET equivalents
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Closest occupations
Compare any occupation →ESCO occupations that share the most of this occupation's 27 essential skills. A plain count, not a hidden score.
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