Become a Construction Project Manager

BECOME A CONSTRUCTION PROJECT MANAGER

Bayley Smith Assistant Project Manager We’re a long time sponsor of the Keystone Trust, who provide scholarships and mentoring to students, to help them become the next stars in our industry.

TBIG’S COMMITMENT TO THE KEYSTONE TRUST IS SO MUCH MORE THAN BEING A SPONSOR. IT OPENS DOORS FOR GRADUATES LIKE MYSELF, TO LEARN IN A SUPPORTIVE TEAM.

DO YOU...THINK CREATIVELY? ENJOY SOLVING TECHNICAL CHALLENGES? THERE ARE MANY PATHWAYS DEPENDING ON WHAT EXCITES YOU. Then you will enjoy being a project manager.

Not sure what that is? Think of it as being a playmaker or coach, your job is to get the best out of people and projects. Project management is a career that means you can help drive the construction of buildings such as schools, libraries and offices to bring these spaces to life.

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Responding to calls & emails

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Check emails

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Reviewing priorities & deadlines

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Prioritise tasks for the day

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Keeping momentum going

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Call clients and consultants

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Attend and chair design team meetings

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Collaborate and coordinate to deliver a design that meets brief and budget

Write up the monthly client report

Update the status of the report

Take Keystone Trust students to see our latest project in action

HELPING OUR NEW GRADUATES GROW AND DEVELOP THEIR CAREERS IS ALL ABOUT SEEING NEW STARS EMERGE IN OUR INDUSTRY. Mark Hamilton Project Director

BECOMING A PROJECT MANAGER THE STARTING LINE The good news is that there are many degree choices that can take you into construction project management. It’s a chance to think creatively to technically depending on what excites you.

PATHWAYS TO A CAREER IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Bachelor of Building Science

Bachelor of Surveying

Bachelor of Architectural Studies

Bachelor of Urban Planning

Bachelor of Landscape Architecture

PROJECT MANAGER

Bachelor of Construction (Construction Management)

Bachelor of Land & Property Manager

Bachelor of Construction (Quantity Surveyor)

Bachelor of Property

HEADING OUT ON A SITE VISIT TO MONITOR CONSTRUCTION IS WHERE YOU REALLY SEE A PROJECT COME TO LIFE. Taine Forman Assistant Project Manager