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10 key responsibilities of a construction project manager

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What are the responsibilities of a project manager in construction? The dispute manager. Draft contracts. Manage risks. Not all construction project managers know what they do all the time. The construction project manager is the key figure of the construction project team.

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Meet the Insider: Ellery Miles, Digital Project Manager, DBM Vircon

Autodesk Construction Cloud

The Digital Project Manager at DBM Vircon, Ellery focuses on implementing and integrating digital technologies such as BIM to drive better project outcomes. While I enjoyed drafting, as I got further into my career and got to experience other disciplines, I noticed how poorly we work with each other and wanted to change that.

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How to simplify your daily construction reports

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What’s your biggest fear as a construction project manager? Keeping a detailed daily construction report is useful for more than tracking project progress and productivity; it decreases your risks of experiencing those fears that keep you up at night. Another risk that project managers face is schedule overruns.

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What to Look for in Construction Design Software

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Construction professionals worldwide have used AutoCAD construction design software since the ‘80s for 2D and 3D drafting. Many in the industry consider AutoCAD to be the best construction drafting software to create blueprints for everything from residential homes to large-scale commercial projects.

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Punch list 101 – Everything you need to know

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A punch list (also sometimes referred to as a snag list, a deficiency list, or a punch-out list) is the document used to check that every single remaining task on a project has been done—think of it as a to-do list for the final stages of a project. Use technology to improve your punch list process.

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Digging into the proposal process: A writer’s lesson

Construction Marketing Ideas

A project management company needed a RFP response draft to be edited — quickly. Earlier this week, I received an email from someone I know through the Society for Marketing Professional Services (SMPS). Would I be available, or could I recommend someone who could handle the task on short notice?

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Construction is NOT complex…. People are. Successful Construction Project Delivery Requirements

Job Order Contracting

Unit price detailed line time cost data, using locally researched information, provides the highest level of estimate reliability. I’d like to learn more… ACCURATELY Forecast Risk Centralizing Program Management, Contract Management, Proposal/Bid Management, Project Management, Work Order Management, Document Management, Team Management… (..)