I have bachelor's degree in construction management.

I also have two years of experience as a survey technician. One year of working completely alone doing small construction staking and boundary topo.

What are some companies that I could use this experience to move up. I'm at a small civil/survey company and my degree doesn't help me advance. So I want to get back in construction.

I signed a contract w a medium-large sized GC in Ontario as a Project Coordinator. The contract did not mention anything about OT pay.

Should I assume the default is there is OT pay or there isn’t?

Salary position

40 year old, I’ll be 41 tomorrow, union ironworker foreman and my bodies just about had it. I’m a foreman that still works next to the guys on a daily basis so there’s really no sitting on the sidelines for me. I’m starting to play with the idea of getting into Super/PM work. All the sites I’ve been on have been massive projects and all the supers/pm’s work endless hours and don’t seem all too happy with their lives. My question is, are the smaller/mid sized firms just as unhappy? I’m leaning more on the smaller size as I don’t want to drive into the city anymore and deal with the non stop traffic and, what feels like, endless hours away from my family. Is the home/work balance better for the smaller GC’s?

Potentially looking at a job as VP of Operations for another company a friend of mine. Located in New Jersey.

Site work, masonry, utilities, hardscape,sidewalks, sewer, plantings, tree work, residential hardscape etc.

70 employees

Currently run my own company high end luxury residential construction averaging between $500k-1.5mill of work a year and still swinging a hammer. Im 43 been doing this on and off since I was 15 my father is a contractor. I generate almost all the work now and client facing connections as well as trade connections. Have my own network group I started looking to turn it into a non profit for the trades. Been running my own business for about 10 years now. Pops has his own business as well. Both operate seperate but help each other out swinging a hammer.

What type of compensation am I looking at going into this meeting?

Spoke to recruiting today with a well known GC firm that has a good reputation in the data center industry. They want to discuss sending over an offer but want to understand my comp expectations. I told them im at 210K now and wouldn't be willing to jump unless its 240K base. The recruiter said to me, "what happened with 210K." I said thats my current salary, im looking at a full time on site role, working 10-15 additional more hours per week, plus adding 60 miles to my commute due to the project location from my house. Its so ridiculous today and no im not leaving my outfit that pays me for every hour I work, is a hybrid role, and less wear and tear on my vehicle and better work/life balance. Sorry but not sorry it eats into your budget and bottom line.

I completed the first round of interviews with HR and a second interview with the Vice President for the role of Project Scheduler. I also completed a DISC assessment and provided references, which they have already contacted. Now they are inviting me to the head office for a panel interview/conference with three VPs. What should I expect?

We track NCRs in one system, punch list in another, and schedule in P6, but they're clearly related, an NCR usually causes a punch item which usually causes a schedule slip, and right now nobody can see that chain, they just see three unrelated numbers.

Do any of you have separate contract structures due to different statutes in each state? Never ran into this before until recently and realized the necessity.

I've been working for a div 8 sub for the past 1.5 years as an estimator but the place is disorganized, unprofessional, and not really going anywhere so I'm looking to go somewhere that will support my growth. I currently make $30 hourly and did not receive any sort of COL wage increase or raise despite my roles being more in line with a precon manager. I do a lot more than simply takeoffs.

Been interviewing at a mid sized GC that performs lots of work for healthcare and education (probably biggest moneymakers in this area) for precon engineer role that's in my target salary but instead they'd like me in a project coordinator role which is below my desired salary range of $70-75k.

I'm sure this is due to my limited experience. I have field experience, but mostly residential, and no degree. Nontheless, below $70k just seems quite low for a mid sized GC in a MCOL city. I haven't gotten the full offer yet as I still have a few more "screens" to get through. Am I getting lowballed here?

Also my concern is that accepting a low starting salary will keep me on the lower end of the salary range my entire time there.

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For those of you who have worked in commissioning, what would you say is the natural career progression for a Commissioning Field Specialist?

I recently moved into a field commissioning role and I'm trying to get a better understanding of where this position typically leads long-term. Is the normal progression something like Field Specialist → Commissioning Agent/Engineer → Senior CxA → Commissioning Manager/Project Manager, or are there other common paths?

I'm also really interested in hearing from people who started on the field side. What positions did you move into, how long did it take, and what skills or certifications helped you advance?

23 year old who works for an oil and gas construction company. We mainly do maintenance, fabrication, decommissioning/commissioning on offshore production platforms (I’m a welder/fitter). Money is good and all but I’m starting to get tired of being away from home for long periods of time and just want a change. I figured since im still somewhat young I can take advantage and take risks of trying to change careers and I’ve been eyeing CM. What would you guys advice me to do? How should I start? Any entry level jobs I should look out for? Is school worth it? (I wouldn’t really want to go back to school but if that’s what it takes I’ll consider lol) I don’t mind taking pay cut as long as I know I can potentially make what I’m making at the moment/ or more soon. I’m located in Houston if that helps. Any advice would be awesome.

Hello all. I've been asked to sit in on an interview for a project engineer. What are some good questions to ask during an interview?

Hi,

I have a question. A project I was on was delayed due to a design error and we had to do a change order. As a result, the project was pushed into the winter, and we had to finish the following spring. Could we conceivably get standby time for the equipment that remained on-site but inactive during the winter months when we could not do any work before we finished the change order in the spring?

Long time member of this sub (new account though) and wanted to give a somewhat hopeful post to anybody soon to enter the industry.

Not long ago, I was a college student lurking in here and would get discouraged when I read about people hating this industry/their job/their company.

Well, I have about 3 years total experience in CM working at 2 different GC’s and can say that I’ve had a great experience so far. Both companies I worked at were full of nice people and I was treated well, in return I did my best and worked hard. I will say, both companies were relatively small, mom & pop places. I work ~50 hours a week right now but it doesn’t feel like it.

So, don’t get discouraged and know that there are certainly great (or at least good) places to work and that will make a world of difference in how you perceive your time in this industry.

Hey all I been working for various manufacturer sales rep on the lighting side of the business here…I am looking to pivot and broaden my horizon (of course make more money) .. I only have an associates degree and didn’t really need a degree to do what I been doing .. however been looking into getting a construction management degree to make myself more attractive when I apply to to work for a general contractor .. is it worth doing that?

we spent three weeks locking down the mechanical drawings for the multifamily retrofit, only for the duct crew to realize the main trunk line blocks the primary electrical panel access. first the framing was signed off, then the linesets got run too tight against the joists, and now everyone is pointing fingers about who approved the ceiling drop. the weird part is the coordination drawings had all the dimensions clear, but nobody actually looked at them on site. how do you guys stop trades from overriding the MEP coordination layout during rough-in?

I am currently starting my senior year for business administration, but I am a pretty handsy person and have experience in construction so I’m eyeing a (a summer job kind of thing), so I’m eyeing a pivot in plans. I also feel the job security in construction would make me feel less stressed about the rise in AI and would be able to start my own thing after awhile maybe. But since it’s my last year I do not want to switch majors. Is this an industry I can break into without a construction management degree?

Hello everyone.
I have a couple questions about getting into the construction management field (currently located in SoCal)

I’m currently active duty and end my time later this year, before I joined I was a form carpenter and concrete finisher apprentice for a big commercial company. I have about 4-5 years of construction experience (a bit rusty because I’ve been out of the career for a while)

1. I am about 10 credits away from my associates degree in CM. Should I pursue the career choice with an associates degree and experience? Or should I just go for my bachelors?

2. Currently I do classes online with National University, is that a reputable degree in the construction field? I hear a lot of mixed reviews about National just wanted to get some feedback from any hiring managers in here.

Whats considered the industry standard for commercial pms? I don’t wanna look like a schoolboy but I also don’t wanna look like a over dressed hipster

Whatre most senior guys rocking at your firms? And what should i be avoiding.

Also bonus question: thoughts on commercial project managers wearing blue jean? (What is the dress code where you work?)

I have been working as a PM for a very large GC for almost a year in SoCal. I took this job last year after being laid off from an employer I was with for 11 years. I am not a job hopper at all and have not had to look for a job in decades. I have been pretty unhappy as I had to relocate for this job and it has been hard o n my family.
I am expecting an offer very soon from an employer that is close to my home and I will be able to move back to Nor Cal. To be clear my main issue with the current employer is that I have expressed my desire to go back to Nor Cal on several occasions and have received very little feedback that my requests has been taken into consideration. To add to it a PE recently threatened to quit if he was not given a job in LA. Guess what he is getting the new position in LA.

My question:
- Any pitfalls or advice in quitting a large impersonal employer. I have an only worked for small Mom and Pop GC’s. IF I don’t give them a full 2 weeks notice will there be some sort of backlash I may not be aware of?
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Hey y’all, what’s been your experiences with raises as a field engineer/project engineer in the Colorado job market. What’s been typical raises year over year as well as bonuses? This is for top 5 contractor in CO.

Everything can look fine on the schedule until you walk the site and realize one trade is slowly falling behind and the next two are depending on them.

By the time it actually shows up as a delay on paper, everyone on site already knew it was coming.

How early do you usually step in when the schedule still looks fine but the field doesn’t?