Construction Management (9413)

This program prepares students for careers in the construction field with an emphasis on residential and light commercial building construction. The curriculum blends two major content areas: building construction technologies and business management.  Professionals in this field need to have a thorough background in site development, building methods and materials, contract documents, plans and specifications, estimating, bidding, scheduling, building codes, legal principles, project administration, inspection, quality assurance, finances, sound business practices, and people skills. Graduates can enter the workforce in management positions with homebuilders, commercial builders, equipment installers, facility managers, general contractors, specialty contractors, building departments, and construction material manufactures and retailers. Job classifications may include estimators, superintendents, project managers, inspectors, facility managers, and sales and technical support technicians.