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"Construction Manager"
Job Description - Part 3 - Skills Required

Part 1
Duties / Tasks
Part 2
Activities
Part 3
Skills
Part 4
Abilities
Part 5
Knowledge

Skills Needed for: "Construction Manager"

1) Reading Comprehension -- Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.


2) Critical Thinking -- Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.


3) Coordination -- Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.


4) Instructing -- Teaching others how to do something.


5) Mathematics -- Using mathematics to solve problems.


6) Active Listening -- Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.


7) Writing -- Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.


8) Judgment and Decision Making -- Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.


9) Active Learning -- Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.


10) Negotiation -- Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.


11) Troubleshooting -- Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.


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12) Complex Problem Solving -- Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.


13) Time Management -- Managing one's own time and the time of others.


14) Monitoring -- Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.


15) Installation -- Installing equipment, machines, wiring, or programs to meet specifications.


16) Social Perceptiveness -- Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.


17) Service Orientation -- Actively looking for ways to help people.


18) Equipment Selection -- Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job.


19) Persuasion -- Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.


20) Learning Strategies -- Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.


21) Speaking -- Talking to others to convey information effectively.


22) Repairing -- Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools.


23) Management of Material Resources -- Obtaining and seeing to the appropriate use of equipment, facilities, and materials needed to do certain work.


24) Operations Analysis -- Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design.


Job Description for "Construction Manager" continued here...

Part 1
Duties / Tasks
Part 2
Activities
Part 3
Skills
Part 4
Abilities
Part 5
Knowledge


"Construction Manager"   Holland / RIASEC Career Code:  E-R-C        SOC:  11-9021.00


 

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