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Work Conditions: Construction Managers
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Construction managers work out of a main office from which the
overall construction project is monitored, or out of a field office at
the construction site. Advances in telecommunications and Internet
access allow construction managers to be onsite without being out of
contact of the office. Management decisions regarding daily
construction activities generally are made at the jobsite. Managers
usually travel when the construction site is in another State or when
they are responsible for activities at two or more sites. Management of
overseas construction projects usually entails temporary residence in
another country.
Construction managers may be “on call”—often 24
hours a day—to deal with delays, bad weather, or emergencies at the
site. Most work more than a standard 40-hour week because construction
may proceed around-the-clock. They may have to work this type of
schedule for days, even weeks, to meet special project deadlines,
especially if there are delays.
Although the work usually is not
considered inherently dangerous, construction managers must be careful
while performing on-site services.
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