70010 Construction managers

What this occupation covers

Construction managers plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate the activities of a construction company or a construction department within a company, under the direction of a general manager or other senior manager. They are employed by residential, commercial and industrial construction companies and by construction departments of companies outside the construction industry.

Official main duties

The NOC profile lists 9 main duties for this code.

• Plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate construction projects from start to finish according to schedule, specifications and budget
• Prepare and submit construction project budget estimates
• Plan and prepare construction schedules and milestones and monitor progress against established schedules
• Prepare contracts and negotiate revisions, changes and additions to contractual agreements with architects, consultants, clients, suppliers and subcontractors
• Develop and implement quality control programs
• Represent company on matters such as business services and union contracts negotiation
• Prepare progress reports and issue progress schedules to clients
• Direct the purchase of building materials and land acquisitions
• Hire and supervise the activities of subcontractors and subordinate staff.

Do not copy these lines into your reference letter. The letter has to describe what you actually did, in your employer’s words. DUTYPROOF flags wording lifted from the NOC as something to review, and an officer reading a letter that mirrors the NOC reads it the same way.

What DUTYPROOF screens for

This is DUTYPROOF’s screening threshold, not IRCC’s decision. For this NOC, screening requires at least 2 of its 9 official duties to be evidenced in your own words, plus the required letter elements. IRCC asks that you performed the actions in the occupation’s lead statement and a substantial number of its main duties — so treat the duty coverage as the number that matters, not the badge.

Codes this one is confused with

The NOC profile names these itself. Choosing the wrong code of a look-alike pair is the most common way genuine work experience fails to establish eligibility.

• 70011 Home building and renovation managers
• 00015 Senior managers - construction, transportation, production and utilities

Excluded from this code

• Home building and renovation managers (See 70011 Home building and renovation managers)
• Senior managers - construction, transportation, production and utilities (See 00015 Senior managers - construction, transportation, production and utilities)

Job titles filed under this code

A title on this list does not by itself put your experience in this code — the duties in your letter decide that.

bridge and building construction manager · bridge construction superintendent · building construction general contractor · building construction superintendent · building materials branch director · commercial construction manager · construction assistant manager · construction expediter · construction general contractor · construction general superintendent · construction manager · construction operations manager · construction project coordinator · construction project manager · construction project superintendent · construction senior project manager · construction site manager · construction site superintendent · construction special project manager · construction superintendent · general contractor · highway construction manager · housing construction manager · industrial construction manager

Employment requirements

• A university degree in civil engineering or a college diploma in construction technology is usually required.
• A master's degree in project management may be required.
• Several years of experience in the construction industry, including experience as a construction supervisor or field superintendent, are usually required.
• Extensive experience in the construction industry may substitute for post-secondary education requirements.
• Professional engineering status or construction trade certification may be required by some employers.