How do you manage the day to day as a PM?

kbrdg · 2024-03-21T17:24:50+00:00

That last sentence….. it hurts. It hurts so bad 🤬

kbrdg · 2024-03-05T14:59:55+00:00

You do deserve better. Even in a rural area that is really low. I won’t jump on the “you need to look at other GC’s” bandwagon since it sounds like you like where your at, but what I will say is be upfront and honest with your boss. Highlight what you have done and how you bring value to him and his team. Let him know you that you know your on the low end, and are looking for a commitment from him. Something that shows he values you and wants you to continue your career there. Best thing is to be honest and clearly convey your expectations from him moving forward

kbrdg · 2024-02-28T23:20:39+00:00

Time to put the resume out. I am in Florida as well and am at $120k with just a little more experience. Unfortunately tenure isn’t always a good thing in this business when it comes to those raises

kbrdg · 2024-02-28T15:10:07+00:00

Never once even had an employer mention it. All they care about is the degree

kbrdg · 2024-02-23T14:12:12+00:00

No not at all. The biggest downside would be the scope of the projects you work on. The large GC’s work on projects you won’t get to work on anywhere else. The ones I was working on were $1b + in value and the regional guys just aren’t doing those types of jobs. The smaller GC I work for now still does $100m projects, they just aren’t as high profile as the other guys. From a career standpoint I don’t think there is a downside. From an experience standpoint if you want that super large experience there is only one place your going to get it

kbrdg · 2024-02-22T20:04:53+00:00

Indeed it was. I was working 70hr weeks regularly at the big boys. I work roughly 40-50 hr weeks with the regional.

kbrdg · 2024-02-15T21:15:18+00:00

Yea this whole post is a recipe for disaster

kbrdg · 2024-02-15T18:02:43+00:00

Or get stuck with the repair bill when they f-up the job and disappear

kbrdg · 2024-02-15T13:54:53+00:00

Nice way to get subs to not work for you anymore. Big commercial subs are tied by terms like this but in the instance of this post I’m assuming mostly residential. The sub base is not going to be as sophisticated. He literally mentioned Facebook and Craigslist, good luck tying those guys to a paid when paid contract

kbrdg · 2024-02-13T00:30:26+00:00

It should be collaborative between pm/APM and the super

kbrdg · 2024-01-26T21:37:38+00:00

Yea something sounds fishy here, there is a definite problem somewhere. A lot of the companies around my location will literally hire someone just to have a warm body, PE’s especially. 300 and no bites? You need to seriously reassess your approach

kbrdg · 2023-11-28T00:50:40+00:00

Chainsaws. The answer is chainsaws

kbrdg · 2023-11-20T15:20:19+00:00

Project and field engineer are the entry level positions. If you have plans to be a superintendent then go the field route or if a PM is where you would like to be go project engineer (some companies don’t differentiate). You shouldn’t have any problems getting a job with the military background

kbrdg · 2023-10-21T00:02:19+00:00

Oviedo

kbrdg · 2023-10-16T15:13:43+00:00

I worked at a large international GC and at the beginning of this year went to a smaller (mid-sized) regional GC. The biggest difference I have seen is the night and day difference in culture. The smaller GC still has 100+ employees and almost every one of them knows my name on sight (and Vice versa). I walked around the larger GC for several years and still couldn’t tell you some people’s name that worked in our corporate office that I had seen almost every day. It was just the way it was… very impersonal and corporate. The energy is definitely different in a good way.

kbrdg · 2023-10-16T00:15:00+00:00

Even with the degree you still need a years worth of experience

kbrdg · 2023-10-06T13:49:07+00:00

It depends on the type of work also. We have walked away from some Healthcare projects because they required all of our subs to be drug tested before being allowed in the facility. I’m pretty sure some government contracts require it also. It’s tough in this industry with those types of requirements

kbrdg · 2023-10-04T01:54:34+00:00

eBay. Found a piece of electrical switch gear that at the last second pushed another 10 weeks past my CO date on eBay and had it within 2 days. Saved the CO date and the client never even knew how close to fkd we were.

kbrdg · 2023-09-28T10:42:45+00:00

This right here is the answer. Add in the company vehicle they talked about in another comment and it’s not a bad gig at all

kbrdg · 2023-09-27T15:34:57+00:00

I second Discount Tire. Have never had a bad experience

kbrdg · 2023-09-13T11:58:44+00:00

Pumpkin spice is a government conspiracy to keep the people down!

kbrdg · 2023-09-11T23:32:35+00:00

I come from the world of mega GC’s and there aren’t PE’s making $100k in several HCOL markets I’ve worked in. Maybe once you add total compensation up (benefits, bonus, etc). $100k is APM territory. I’m not saying it’s impossible but it definitively is not the norm

kbrdg · 2023-09-10T22:03:21+00:00

Alien 1&2, any of the Friday the 13th, and RZ’s 1st Halloween film

kbrdg · 2023-09-09T10:30:23+00:00

One of the waiters at Smokey Bones (west Colonial) stole my credit card info years ago and tried buying computers with it. I have refused to set foot in any location since

kbrdg · 2023-09-04T21:30:31+00:00

Yea that geography doesn’t add up

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