Construction Management

now I love my job construction management as a whole is just managing the overall process of it from project development where the owners deciding what they want to build and then we're there through the duration of construction it's unique in that we deal with the design team which is you know composed of architects and engineers and then we also deal with the subcontractors it's kind of an orchestra that we kind of try to conduct and make sure everybody's kind of on the same page the key responsibilities that we have as construction managers are making sure the project's delivered on time and on budget in the company we tend to differentiate into either project engineers or project superintendents project engineers basically work on the paperwork side of the business I'm tracking everything for the owner on paper so if they didn't have me then we wouldn't be able to track proper materials or that the architect is specified or on site any questions that the contractors have I make sure that the architects answering them the superintendent side they're the ones that are actually out in the field coordinating with the field staff contractors come out here and they're getting ready to put it in and and if they're confused it's our job to make sure that though any questions that they have are clarified the architect communicates to us what he wants we communicate that to the subcontractor and then any questions in between we're solving those problems or going back to the design team saying hey that can't work I enjoyed math and science and I loved building things just having a hands-on type of approach in construction management was the thing that kind of tiles nothing stays the same it's always moving very dynamic I remember when I was little I used to stare at houses and say how is that built and just preview new unique ways that buildings are built well the construction industry as Ohio's driven through STEM science we're dealing with physics the way different loads work with gravity on technology industries really getting technology driven utilizing 3d modeling software engineering wise we use it on a daily basis math we use measurements all the time calculating square footage yardage volume area for life in general I think any type of stem curriculum or stem course is beneficial for your life I went to the University of Cincinnati I started out in architectural engineering and decided that I liked more of the building and management side versus the design side through school you learn the general trades the different mechanical systems electrical plumbing you just have a general knowledge not diving into the specifics too much through coops and my opportunities to work with Turner construction company I was able to get hired full-time because of the learning experiences that I gained working for Turner and a co-op is actually a learning opportunity instead of the classroom you were actually go to the job sites you go to work on a daily basis and they pay you so I started working in co-op in construction companies and the double turn construction kind of has that connotation of dirty hands-on labor work but it's a business I came to work for Turner straight out of school as a field engineer I actually worked on a jobsite day-to-day with the trade contractors coordinating the work that went in place I also had roles is what I would call project engineer doing all the paperwork from there I moved on to leadership roles on large projects I was a project manager 100 million dollar hospital expansion a typical project would last between 18 to 24 months which offers you a quick turnaround time if you think about it of a project so you're seeing you know in the lights of your career a bunch of different projects that you've been involved in when I started with at Turner I was a field engineer which means you're just out assisting the superintendent primarily focused on maybe one or two trades watching the concrete guy girl a mana cost engineer role where I see oversee a portfolio projects and just focus on the financial or cost aspect of it to make sure every dollar is accounted for you can see a piece of dirt come into this huge magnificent tall structure that will be there for years to come you can take family and friends to see it literally if you miss a day of work you've missed a lot of work that's been put up our day is spent primarily problem-solving and that's the fun of our business is once you get everybody kind of doing the same thing and working on to the right goal and getting that piece in place there's the real rewarding it's ever-changing there's something always evolving new ways of doing things new types of materials to work with they pays well we're managing the conversations between the architect the engineer and the person who's actually putting it in I mean you're more building buildings I think that's a pretty neat thing to do it's a huge art project if you were to think of it that way I'm extremely important I love my job it's awesome you

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Keywords: Construction, Management, STEM, Education, Construction Management, Turner Construction, STEM Careers, Construction Careers

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Length: 5min 44sec (344 seconds)

Published: Fri Nov 16 2012