Job description Commercial Construction Manager in the Kitchener–Waterloo–Barrie Region
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Find out what work is like for a commercial construction manager in Canada. This work description is applicable to all Construction managers (NOC 70010).

Construction managers

Description

Construction managers plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate the activities of a construction company or a construction department within a company, under the direction of a general manager or other senior manager. They are employed by residential, commercial and industrial construction companies and by construction departments of companies outside the construction industry.

Work week duration

Construction managers usually work more than 40 hours per week.
More than 40 hours

Job duties

Here are some of the main activities and tasks that Construction managers have to perform, and some of the physical demands they involve:

  • Plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate construction projects from start to finish according to schedule, specifications and budget
  • Prepare and submit construction project budget estimates
  • Plan and prepare construction schedules and milestones and monitor progress against established schedules
  • Prepare contracts and negotiate revisions, changes and additions to contractual agreements with architects, consultants, clients, suppliers and subcontractors
  • Develop and implement quality control programs
  • Represent company on matters such as business services and union contracts negotiation
  • Prepare progress reports and issue progress schedules to clients
  • Direct the purchase of building materials and land acquisitions
  • Hire and supervise the activities of subcontractors and subordinate staff.

Physical demands Help - Physical Demands

  • Standing

Workplaces and employers

Here are the typical workplaces where Construction managers are employed and some of their main characteristics:

  • Construction departments of companies outside the construction industry
  • Residential, commercial and industrial construction companies

Work environment Help - Physical Work Environment

  • Indoors, environmentally controlled
  • Sound and noise
  • Standard safety equipment

Physical proximity from others Help - Physical proximity from others

  • Somewhat close (e.g. share office)

Related job titles

Here are some other related job titles that are found in the same occupational category (NOC 70010), and a list of similar occupations:

  • commercial construction manager
  • construction manager
  • construction project manager
  • construction superintendent
  • general contractor
  • housing construction manager
  • industrial construction manager
  • pipeline construction manager
  • residential construction manager

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Sources Occupational and Skills Information System & National Occupational Classification

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