Construction Managers
Job description
These individuals organize, direct, and evaluate the activities of companies in the construction industry. They work under the direction of a Managing Director or Senior Manager.
Environment
- Controlled ambient temperature
Main tasks
- Organize, direct, and evaluate construction projects according to objectives and budget.
- Make budget estimates for construction projects.
- Develop schedules, monitor progress, and draft reports.
- Prepare and negotiate contracts with various stakeholders (architects, consultants, clients, suppliers, subcontractors, etc.).
- Ensure quality control.
- Represent the company in various contexts, including collective agreement negotiations.
- Manage the purchase of materials and the acquisition of land.
- Hire staff and supervise the work of subcontractors and junior staff.
Advancement and mobility
- Experience leads to senior management positions.
Hourly wage
The hourly wage is calculated by averaging wages from 2022 to 2024.- Minimum
- $28.85
- Median
- $44.00
- Maximum
- $72.12
Job prospects for 2024-2028
Job prospects for 2024-2028
Job prospects
All of Québec
All of Québec
Total jobs for 2023
All of Québec
All of Québec
Gender distribution
All of Québec
- 14.8% Female
- 85.2% Male
- 14.8% Female
- 85.2% Male
Job types
All of Québec
- Full time
- Part time
- Full time
- Part time
Yearly wage on 2020
All of Québec
All of Québec
Other characteristics
All of Québec
- Non traditional for women
- None
All of Québec
- Non traditional for women
- None
Sectors of activity
All of Québec
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NAICS 2375% of jobs
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NAICS 5413, 54146% of jobs
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NAICS 532% of jobs
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NAICS 912% of jobs
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NAICS 55, 562% of jobs
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Others13% of jobs
All of Québec
-
NAICS 2375% of jobs
-
NAICS 5413, 54146% of jobs
-
NAICS 532% of jobs
-
NAICS 912% of jobs
-
NAICS 55, 562% of jobs
-
Others13% of jobs
Training and requirements
Formation
Most training programs are offered in French only.
Secondary
AVS in gestion d'une entreprise de la construction
Placement rate: 85.4%
5.4% of graduates pursue further studies
College
DCS in civil Engineering Technology
Placement rate: 48.5%
48.9% of graduates pursue further studies
University
Civil, building or transportation engineering
Bachelor’s degree
Placement rate: 87.5%
8.5% of graduates pursue further studies
Master’s degree
Placement rate: 81.3%
9% of graduates pursue further studies
Sometimes required
- A university degree in Civil Engineering may be required.
- Completion of a college program in Civil Engineering Technology may be required.
- A Master's degree in Project Management may be required.
- Several years of experience in the construction industry including experience as a construction foreman or site superintendent are generally required.
- Extensive experience in the construction industry can supplement the post-secondary education requirements.
- Designation as a Professional Engineer or Certificate of Qualification in a Construction Trade may be required.
Main skills and characteristics
Skills
- Data collection
- Active listening
- Oral expression
- Critical thought
- Reading comprehension
- Coordination
- Human resource management
- Time management
- Solving complex problems
- Active learning
- Result evaluation
- Negotiation
- Information processing
- Judgment and decision-making
- Operation analysis
- Written expression
- Financial resource management
- Social perception
- Material resource management
- Mathematics
- System analysis
- Systems evaluation
- Persuasion
- Quality control analysis
- Service oriented
Abilities
- Awareness of issues
- Information organization
- Deductive reasoning
- Written comprehension
- Oral comprehension
- Verbal skills
- Speech clarity
- Written expression
- Inductive reasoning
- Speech recognition
- Near vision
- Visualization
- Distance vision
- Classification
- Basic numeracy
- Idea generation
- Mathematical reasoning
- Processing flexibility
- Selective attention
- Originality
- Colour perception and distinction
- Perception speed
- Information processing speed
Knowledge and attributes
- Capacity to develop and maintain business relations
- Capacity to work under pressure
- Autonomy
- Spoken and written bilingualism (French and English)
- Capacity to work in a team
- Strategic sense
- Vitality
- Respect standards and regulations
- Availability
- Knowledge of buildings and construction
Interests
- Direct, organize, and manage
- Work with numbers
- Work in an office
Personality profiles (RIASEC)
- Enterprising
- People with this profile prefer having responsibilities, influencing others and responding to challenges.
- Social
- People with this profile prefer to be in contact with others, in particular to entertain, help or teach them.
- Conventional
- People with this profile prefer specific, well-defined tasks. They like to respect the order of things and follow established rules.
Official name of the NOC 70010
Construction managers
Job titles
- Construction manager
- Construction project coordinator
- Construction project superintendent
- Construction superintendent
- Construction senior project manager
- Construction assistant manager
- Construction site manager
- Residential construction site manager
- Highway construction manager
- Commercial construction manager
- Bridge and building construction manager
- Industrial construction manager
- Residential construction manager
- Pipeline construction manager
- Housing construction manager
- Construction special project manager
- Construction project manager
- Building materials branch director
- Construction operations manager
- General contractor
- Construction general contractor
- Building construction general contractor
- Construction expediter
- Construction site superintendent
- Building construction superintendent
- Pipeline construction superintendent
- Bridge construction superintendent
- Construction general superintendent
Skill type
Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Last update: January 29, 2026