construction general contractor
Construction general contractors take on the responsibility to deliver a construction project. They participate on bid processes for construction projects and hire subcontractors to deliver the different stages of the construction process from beginning to completion. They make sure subcontractors hold up their part of the agreement and work in the construction site to make sure the project is delivered in time and according to agreed standards.
Also called: construction contactor, construction project manager, construction site contractor, general contractor in construction
- 18
- essential skills
- 21
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
- 1323
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Where you can go from here
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Essential skills
18- audit contractors
- check construction compliance
- communicate with customers
- construction product regulation
- contract law
- coordinate construction activities
- ensure compliance with construction project deadline
- follow health and safety procedures in construction
- green building practices
- identify customer objectives
- keep records of work progress
- manage contracts
- monitor construction site
- monitor contractor performance
- monitor parameters' compliance in construction projects
- perform quality control of design during a run
- read standard blueprints
- real estate market
Optional skills
21- advise architects
- building codes
- communicate with construction crews
- coordinate marketing plan actions
- decommissioning
- design principles
- energy efficiency
- energy performance of buildings
- envelope systems for buildings
- inspect construction supplies
- manage health and safety standards
- perform project management
- plan allocation of space
- plan shifts of employees
- project commissioning
- quality assurance methodologies
- quantity surveying
- renewable energy
- review construction projects
- use safety equipment in construction
- zero-energy building design
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