Mastering Construction Project Management: Skills & Competencies

Posted on Apr 5, 2025 in Business Administration and Innovation Management

Professional Competencies for Construction Project Management

2.2) Develop Projects and Supervise Implementation of Plans

1. Determine the plans needed to define a project, setting the number and characteristics.
2. Make sketches from the program or the requirements that allow the preparation of preliminary plans, determining the necessary information accurately.
3. Get the mandatory documentation of the project, organizing and distributing different jobs.
4. Perform structural calculations according to preset data.
5. Perform calculations of facilities and supplies according to preset data.
6. Oversee the execution and file the plans, adjusting them to the standards and specifications.
7. Perform surveys of buildings that serve as the basis for the project.

b) Represent the Plans for Construction Projects

1. Develop, from sketches, plans for building projects, drawing plants, elevations, sections, details, and perspectives with the appropriate quality.
2. Develop, from sketches, plans for civil engineering projects drawing sections of land, layout, plans, sections, and details.
3. Develop plans for service connections and installations of indoor plumbing, sanitation, electricity, air conditioning, telephones, and other utilities.
4. Develop plans of service networks and hotspots for sewer, water, gas, electricity, lighting, telephones, and other utilities.
5. Distribute space according to program needs.
6. Prepare project documents to collaborate on their assembly, playback, and archiving.
7. Collaborate in the implementation process, adapting the project to the work.
8. Perform construction surveys, preparing the necessary sketches.

C) Measure and Certify Construction Units

1. Analyze the documentation of a project, establishing a list of chapters and units of work.
2. Perform measurements of construction units that serve as the basis for the preparation of budgets.
3. Develop and update unit prices which serve as the basis for the implementation of the budget.
4. Prepare the budget for the project materials, applying the correct measurements and assessments.
5. Perform measurements of the units of work performed as a basis for making labor certification.

D) Track Planning Work

1. Take the necessary data on the status of different jobs, making visual inspections of the work.
2. Process data measurements, production, media, and performance, contrasting them and organizing them properly.
3. Apply programming techniques more suitable to track planning.
4. Prepare periodic reports, noting deviations in the duration of scheduled jobs.
5. Propose recommendations for program compliance and optimize resources.
6. Create graphics of production and consumption from the daily press of work, informing the direction of the work and cost control department.

E) Carry Out the Administration, Management, and Marketing of a Small Business or Workshop

1. Evaluate the possibility of implementing a small business or workshop, taking into account its activity and turnover objectives.
2. Determine the most appropriate forms of recruitment depending on the size, activity, and business goals.
3. Develop, manage, and organize the necessary documentation to set up a small business and the economic activity generated.
4. Promote products or services through appropriate means.
5. Negotiate with suppliers, customers, and agencies, looking for the best conditions in commercial operations.
6. Create, develop, and maintain good relations with actual or potential customers.
7. Identify the time and manner of actions arising from the legal obligations of a company.