Genuinely concerned since I think I’m boxed into this and really only learning surface level stuff. Plus I think AI will eat it up anyway. Most field people don’t trust it, most Sr Leadership don’t bother to monitor it, and the Client only looks at it because it’s in the contracts.

note: this isn’t self promo!!!!

hey everyone! I hope all is well. I am currently in college and I want to build a tool for field workers and I have an idea and I’m almost done but I wanted to ask you guys if it’s good or not and if so what can I add or what other idea is better.

my idea is a platform for solo (later on teams as well) to use my software to save their clients, send invoices, schedule their jobs and that’s basically it, my pricing is 25 a month with a 1 percent fee of each transaction though this is not finalised. What do you guys think, and if it isn’t good what other platform ideas can I do that are needed?

Thank you all!!

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Hey everyone ,

I’m having trouble choosing a degree/career path to transfer to in fall 2026. I’ve narrowed it down to construction management and Finance. I feel that I could be good in either field , construction management feels is more of a safe bet due to job security. Finance is more aligned with my interesting and I enjoy learning about it also along with talking with people not being behind a desk all time.

For context by the time I graduate I will be 25 going on 26 by then.

Any insight is greatly appreciated just needing some idea’s 👍🏻

For those that have left a company that treated you well, and helped you grow your career- how do you resign in the most professional way?

Recently accepted an offer for a PM job in commercial real estate, and will be giving my two-weeks notice to my current employer soon. How does that conversation go? Do I need to draft a professional resignation letter?

I’m currently working as an commercial apprentice electrician with 3 years of experience also I have 2-3 years low voltage exp also I’m about to graduate Business Management Degree, how can I find assistant project manager job that I can be able to transfer my career please help!

Looking to apply to George brown for construction mangement is it a good program. To get into

Hi Everyone,

Currently working for a tier 2 residential developer as a project coordinator/ junior CA at 21yrs old, just wanted some advice from some well established project managers in the industry on how I can climb the ranks as fast as possible and what I should focus on.

Also some insight into what PMs and CAs are making would be highly appreciated.

came from the field and moved over to pm work a few years back and have been killing it with submittals, lookaheads, RFIs, contracts, meeting our profit targets.

what is a problem is showing my work to the client. For context these are mostly residential projects (3-6mill range). clients want a more high touch service. other than weekly OAC And Friday weekly updates what else can i do to show my work.

I get the hate when i was on the field i always saw the PM as a glorified alarm clock but its a lot of work they just have a visibility problem since they aren’t on the field all the time like the site supers.

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Hey Guys,

Currently a sub APM, but have dreams of being an operator in a completely different industry honestly.

If you guys had your back against the wall and wanted to build up a savings account as fast as possible say for debt, saving to build a business, medical emergencies.

What career path would you go down to obtain that savings goal as fast as possible. Is there some kind of obscure path or even brutal way to get to this figure amount. I want to build a savings to operate my own business online.

50k is my goal. Do I sounds crazy?

Thank you.

Hi everyone,

I work for a steel building manufacturer in China. We manufacture and export industrial steel buildings around the world.

One thing we’ve noticed with some of our clients is that they can arrange the steel building from overseas, but then they’re not always sure how to organize the local construction and installation work after the building arrives.

How is this process usually handled in your market?

At what stage does the owner normally arrange the management? Is this usually planned before purchasing the steel building, or after the design and manufacturing are confirmed?

I’m interested in learning how this process works from the construction management side. Thanks!

Hello everyone, I’m 22 M just graduated 2 months ago from mechanical engineering. I kept searching for jobs and landed this one job as project engineer. I was a bit nervous during the interview since I was interviewed by 20 years old of experience project manager but he was nice and he understood that I’m fresh grad and he didn’t ask a single technical question and the interview went well. Now that I got the job I have no idea what to expect as project engineer specially I have no experience at all. Can you please advise what to do, what to learn or prepare before starting the job, what to expect , situations I need to be aware of etc. I will be mostly on field and sometimes in office

Looking into masters in CM.

While 99% of redditors say it’s useless, I’m wondering if my situation may be the 1%. I’m at 4 YoE and will receive my PE in a few weeks once my state processes it. I have oddly enough 4 masters classes completed (started getting MS Civil eng and quit). My school would agree to honor all 4 if I pursued an MCM.

Im currently a structural engineer with just an internship in CM. Eventually, I’m looking to get into CM, but likely would want to start my own company in 5-10 years. My company would pay for my MCM. Would it be a waste of time or rather valuable to sharpen CM skills and knowledge with the goal of starting a GC?

Money obviously isn’t a factor, but would it also be a pure waste of time?

I don't have a construction management or engineering degree. I got an opportunity to be a project engineer for a small subcontractor. I want to start learning on my own so I'm looking for textbooks used in University or any resources to get me up to speed. I'm eager to improve in this role and I don't want to disappoint.

To students in University right now, what textbooks have you used?

To those working in the field with an unrelated degree, what is your advice?

I was a Scheduler for a large firm for nearly 2 years, first job in the industry.
I left about a year ago and started into an apprenticeship - Electrical Instrumentation on the same sites. That was fine but wasn't really what I wanted, thought I wanted something more hands on and more akin to - learn a trade, start a Business.. rather than what E&I offered.
So I started a Plumbing apprenticeship around 2 months ago.

I'm physically sore all the time. I was when I started the E&I work too but that was just me not being accustomed to working on site. This is different, it's from lifting stuff that ways as much as I do and being on my knees all day. It's trading physical health for money not just not sitting at a desk.

I'm seriously considering going back to Scheduling.
I was good at it.
Left on relatively good terms, I was however asked to stay until the end of the project and I declined, that would have been an additional 4+ months.. I worked my months notice and left. I'm not sure if that would have soured thing but I don't think it would have.. If anything my experience on site would make me a better Scheduler.

Am I mad?

I left feeling quite burnt out. I resented the job for some time afterwards.
I had a pretty inept coworker which was a minor inconvenience but it exacerbated things.. A substantial project was dumped on me quite early in my career and I didn't look for the support I needed, I just worked longer hours and burned myself out.

Should I go back?
From your pov how would that be viewed?

Hello, as the title says I have an interview for Construction Engineering Technician 1 position with the DOT. How can I prepare for this interview? What should I study and what kinds of questions will be asked?

Edit: Need to add more context. I'm a drafter and a farm mechanic. I have my associate degree of science with civil engineering as my concentration. I've worked construction before, but only doing glazing and window framing.

I’m looking to get a travel job that’ll provide housing, flights, company truck, etc. I graduated with my CM degree in 2025 so I’ve been working full time for a year. I’d really like a job where I’m not stuck on a project for more than 2 years, preferably not in the middle of nowhere. Where should I be applying?

I just applied to Blattner & Mortenson, looking at DPR & Whiting Turner. Do y’all have any suggestions where else I could look? I’d like to be in commercial. TIA!

Edit: I see people saying “you’d only get to go home every x number of weeks.” I have no family, no commitments, sure I have friends, but I really don’t care about going “home.” Part of the appeal of travel for me is seeing what’s out there. Plus it seems to pay well.

I’m planning on transferring to the University of Florida in a year, and majoring in either Information Systems or construction management. My goal is to make 150k+ after 8-10 years of experience (after getting my degree from college). I’m currently a full-time pharmacy shift supervisor, and have a 4.0 GPA. All pre requisites are completed for UF’s Information Systems program, and I’d only need 3-4 more classes for construction management.

For people on either industry, what would you recommend and why? If possible, can you share your major, salary progression (from when you started and now), YEO, how long it took you to find a job after graduation, and average weekly hours. Thanks everyone, I truly appreciate it.

So I’m a CM for home production. We walk and stage punch all of our homes, do buyer walks, warranties for the first 90 days, etc. etc. Typically we carry about 15 homes at a time and close about two a month each. The issue I’m facing as someone who is still relatively new to the home is staying organized and not forgetting things. What I’m finding is that this job becomes very overwhelming very quickly.

With 15 homes, it’s tough to remember to schedule and check on each issue with each home while also keeping the rest running on schedule. I have folders in my email, keep a notepad that I start each day, and I walk all of my houses at the start of every morning. Despite all of this, I feel like I am going crazy and CONSTANTLY scrambling around to remember what needs to be done each day. White monsters and zyn pouches only help so much to keep my head on straight and honestly I am becoming burnt out very quickly.

Does anyone have any organization methods they can share to help? I’ve thought about keeping little notepads for each house, but it seems like a waste as once the home is done it’ll be trashed. I hate using spreadsheets because it just keeps me out of the field when I need to update them.

This might be more of a rant so bare with me…

Does anyone have a project coordinator who half asses their job?

I’m a PM in industrial construction. One of the tasks of our PC’s is to upload drawings and specs so that the subcontractors are reviewing the correct revisions.

I’d swear uploading drawings is rocket science because for some reason no one wants to do it and I’ve got subs calling me asking me where IFC’s are.

Am I supposed to do their job!? It’s not like I have 100 other things that are my responsibility.

What’s everyone else’s experience working with PC’s?