THE MOST IMPORTANT SKILL FOR CONSTRUCTION MANAGERS IS TIME MANAGEMENT FOR THEMSELVES AND OF OTHERS.

CONSTRUCTION 83.8%

PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL SERVICES 6.1%

MANUFACTURING 2.3%

RENTAL, HIRING AND REAL ESTATE SERVICES 2.1%

NOT SPECIFIED 5.7%

Construction Managers, also known as Construction Project Managers or Project Builders, plan, direct and oversee the construction of built environments including the physical and human resources involved in building and construction. They also have outstanding communication skills and the ability to establish and manage relationships with clients, external stakeholders and colleagues involved with the projects. Construction Managers look after projects that can comprise of the construction of large scale commercial buildings, masterplan residential projects, building refurbishments or civil works.

�� Relevant tertiary degree

�� Proven ability to successfully deliver various projects on time and within budget

�� Demonstrated ability to lead a team and provide guidance

�� Strong understanding of OH&S requirements, Quality Control & Personnel Management

�� Strong construction methodology experience and understanding of relevant Authority specifications

�� Demonstrated experience in monitoring and reporting on construction program performance

�� Proven stakeholder engagement/management skills - including local government liaison

�� Excellent organisational, problem solving and numerical skills

HIRING CRITERIA

SKILLS PROFILE // CONSTRUCTION MANAGERS

CM

1,024,000

TOTAL NUMBER OF PEOPLE WORKING IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY

80,500TOTAL NUMBER OF CONSTRUCTION MANAGERS

7.9%SECTOR FOOTPRINT

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*Estimates have been rounded and

consequently some discrepancies may

occur between sums of the component

items and totals.

CONSTRUCTION MANAGER EMPLOYING INDUSTRIES %

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88.7% MALE (FT)

6.5% MALE (PT)

3.9% FEMALE (FT)

0.9% FEMALE (PT)

5.1% AGED 15-24

19.2% AGED 25-34

29.9% AGED 35-44

26.7% AGED 45-548.6% AGED 55-596.3% AGED 60-64

4.3% AGED 64+

22% BACHELOR DEGREE

14% NO POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS5% NOT SPECIFIED

3.1% POST GRADUATE/GRADUATE DIPLOMA

12.5% ADVANCED DIPLOMA/DIPLOMA

40.9% CERTIFICATE III/IV

2.5% CERTIFICATE I/II

GENDER* QUALIFICATIONS* AGE PROFILE*

SI

SI Australian Government Skills Info

REFERENCE

Job Outlook, Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations

Australian Bureau of Statistics

Seek

Chandler Macleod recruitment CM

Roy Morgan July 2011 - June 2012

AUSTRALIAN SALARY RANGES*

AVERAGE MINIMUM

AVERAGE MID LEVEL

AVERAGE MAXIMUM

VERY HIGH JOB PROSPECTS

FORECAST

LOW VACANCY LEVEL FOR THIS OCCUPATION

VERY HIGH MIX OF INDUSTRIES FAVOURABLE

FOR EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

MARKET CONDITIONS

EMPLOYMENT FOR CONSTRUCTION MANAGERS IS EXPECTED TO GROW VERY STRONGLY AT 2.4% PER ANNUM TO 2016-17.

63%

37%

LOOK FOR EMPLOYMENT ON THE INTERNET

LOOK FOR EMPLOYMENT IN THE NEWSPAPERS

1.1%CURRENT UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FOR CONSTRUCTION MANAGERS

5.4%CURRENT AUSTRALIAN UNEMPLOYMENT RATE

MEDIA USED TO LOOK FOR EMPLOYMENT

PAST EMPLOYMENT GROWTH %

PREVIOUS 10 YEARS

PREVIOUS 5 YEARS

PREVIOUS 2 YEARS -3.5%

25.9%

57.1%

ARE EMPLOYED IN THIS OCCUPATION

80,500

WORK FULL TIME

92.6%

LEAVE THE OCCUPATION EACH YEAR

7.5%

ACT 1.5%

NSW 32.2%

QLD 21.6%

NT 1.9%

WA 8.9%

SA 5.2%

TAS 2.9%

VIC 25.7%

EMPLOYMENT BY REGION*

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*Estimates have been rounded and consequently some discrepancies may occur between sums of the component items and totals.

*Based on Seek classification of Construction - Project Managers salary October 2012. No salary data available for TAS due to sample size. Salary data is only supplied if the sample size exceeds 25 job ads.

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WA $131,190 $143,316 $155,441

SA $112,813 $128,593 $144,374

QLD $114,515 $128,527 $142,539

ACT $106,765 $122,500 $138,234

VIC $112,064 $124,166 $136,268

NSW $110,665 $123,362 $136,058

NT $85,556 $98,055 $110,555

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Skills Profile // Construction Managers// November 2012