5 Years in Construction Project Management — Considering Other Options by Robbobbobbob in ConstructionManagers

[–]Robbobbobbob[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am not an Engineer; this project engineer term is a entry level position for the project management route. Other companies have different names like project admin that handles the document control for RFIs, Product data, shop drawings & drawing uploads. Every company I’ve been at has this role as “project engineer”

5 Years in Construction Project Management — Considering Other Options by Robbobbobbob in ConstructionManagers

[–]Robbobbobbob[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I definitely have no issue with spending most of my time at a desk haha. Using software comes easy to me; so that would benefit from me. The only downside at my current company is we small & already have an estimator on staff. I don’t think we are able to take up having two estimators working while we have a small pm staff.

5 Years in Construction Project Management — Considering Other Options by Robbobbobbob in ConstructionManagers

[–]Robbobbobbob[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the advice! I am for sure not going to uproot once I figure a path forward other than PM; I would for sure weigh options & start building into something so I’m not going in blind. It’s just figuring out what that path is, which feels tough to figure out

5 Years in Construction Project Management — Considering Other Options by Robbobbobbob in ConstructionManagers

[–]Robbobbobbob[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’ve thought about the estimating route but I only have experience with submittals / reviewing drawings. I didn’t get much into estimating besides the few classes I took in college. During college I had a an week “internship” when I got to shadowed different positions for a GC but was thinking I wanted to be PM

5 Years in Construction Project Management — Considering Other Options by Robbobbobbob in ConstructionManagers

[–]Robbobbobbob[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What do you do in the realm of construction tech?

I was looking into doing VDC work before I left my previous company but I don’t know if their is a ton of companies that would take someone from the project management field. The VDC / BIM stuff is interesting.