What Does a Business Project Manager Do?

Project Manager (Project Manager), from a professional perspective, refers to the establishment of an important management position with a project manager responsibility system as the core, implementation of a quality assurance, safety, schedule, cost management responsibility assurance system for the project and an overall improvement in project management. It is responsible for all matters of a nature. Also called "Executive Producer". The project manager is the person responsible for the successful planning and execution of the project. The project manager is the leader of the project team. The primary responsibility of the project manager is to lead the project team to complete all project work content on time and within the budget, and to satisfy the customer. To this end, the project manager must do a good job of leadership in a series of project planning, organization and control activities in order to achieve the project goals. ^[1]

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Management skills first require the project manager to view the project as a whole, recognizing the interconnections and constraints between the various parts of the project and the relationship between the individual project and the parent organization. Only with a clear understanding of the overall environment and the entire project can the project manager formulate clear goals and a reasonable plan. This includes:

Project manager management

A construction project manager refers to a project manager who is entrusted with the corporate legal representative with overall responsibility for the construction process of the project, and is the legal representative of the enterprise on the project. The project manager must obtain the qualification of a construction engineer to be employed.

Basic quality of project manager

The project manager should have a comprehensive understanding of the disciplines involved in the project being undertaken.

The project manager must have some financial knowledge.

The project manager must have some legal knowledge (civil law).

The project manager should have the confidence to win the project construction according to the contract, and be consistent in words and deeds in actual work.

Try to avoid emotional factors when signing engineering construction contracts. ^[1]

Project manager authority

Production command

The project manager has the right to conduct command and dispatch according to the changes in the human, financial, and material resources of the project at any time according to the provisions of the project contract. The construction organization design and network plan also have the right to optimize under the premise that the overall goal remains the same. And adjustments to ensure that the project manager is able to cope with the various temporary changes at the construction site.

2. Personnel rights

The selection, evaluation, appointment and dismissal of the members of the project team, the selection, dismissal, deployment, command, and dismissal of team members, selection and dismissal of labor teams within the scope of relevant policies and regulations are the powers of the project manager.

Financial rights

The project manager must have the financial decision-making power within the scope of the contract. Within the scope permitted by the financial system, the project manager has the right to arrange the expenditure of contract costs and the right to determine the internal remuneration method, allocation method, and allocation principle within the scope of the salary fund And plans to implement piece rate wages, fixed wages, post wages, and determination of bonus distribution. The use of the right to control the risk of emergency costs, costs of measures to rush work.

4. Technical decision-making power

It is mainly to review and approve major technical measures and technical plans to prevent major losses caused by mistakes in decision-making. If necessary, convene a technical solution demonstration meeting or consult experts to prevent decision errors.

5. Procurement and control of equipment, materials and materials

Within the scope of the company's relevant regulations, determine the model, quantity, and entry time of mechanical equipment. The entry of engineering materials, working tools, and large and medium-sized machinery has the right to determine whether to use it for this project after inspection according to quality standards. Purchasing sporadic supplies by yourself. However, the procurement right of the main materials should not be granted to the project manager, otherwise the company's efficiency may be affected, but the materials supplied by the materials department must be guaranteed to be supplied on time, quality and quantity, or the project manager has the right to refuse or take other measures.

Project manager duties

1. Implement the relevant laws, regulations, policies and standards of the state and administrative authorities, and implement the company's various management systems.

2. Authorized to establish a project department, determine the organizational structure of the project department, choose to hire management personnel, determine the duties of management personnel according to the requirements of the quality / environment / occupational health and safety management system, and regularly perform assessments, evaluations, rewards and punishments.

3. Responsible for implementing the company's quality / environment / occupational health and safety policy and overall goals within this project, and presiding over the formulation of project quality / environment / occupational health and safety goals.

4. Responsible for the implementation of the entire process and management of the construction project, and organize the formulation of various management systems of the project department.

5. Strictly fulfill the contract signed with the construction unit and the "Project Management Target Responsibility Letter" signed with the company and carry out phased target control to ensure the realization of project goals.

6. Responsible for organizing the preparation of project quality plan, project management implementation plan or construction organization design, organizing related basic work such as engineering design changes, budget adjustments, claims, etc., and cooperating with the company to do work inspection and valuation work.

7. Responsible for the optimal allocation and dynamic management of production factors such as manpower, materials, machinery and equipment, capital, technology, and information for construction projects, and actively promote and apply new technologies, new processes and new materials.

8. Strict financial system, establish cost control system, strengthen cost management, and do a good job of economic analysis and accounting.

9. Actively carry out market surveys, actively collect engineering construction information, participate in project tracking, public relations, regional market development and rolling development of follow-up projects for this project.

10. Strengthen on-site civilized construction, timely discover and properly handle unexpected incidents.

11. Do the ideological and political work of the project department well.

12. Assist the company to complete the project inspection, appraisal and award application.

13. Responsible for coordinating internal and external matters of the project department.

14. Complete other tasks assigned by the leader. ^[1-2]

Project manager appointment

(GB / T50358-2005)

2.1 The general contracting enterprise shall appoint a project manager immediately after the general contract of the project takes effect.

2.2 The establishment of the project department and its work shall include the following:

1 Determine the organizational form and establish the project department according to the procedures prescribed by the general contracting enterprise.

2 Determine the management scope and tasks of the project department according to the general project contract and relevant management regulations of the enterprise. 3 Determine the functions and job settings of the project department.

4 Determine the composition, responsibilities, and authority of the project department.

5 The project manager and the company sign and confirm the Project Management Objective Responsibility Letter and decompose the objectives.

6 Organize the compilation of the project department rules and regulations, the target responsibility system, and the assessment, reward and punishment system.

2.3 The organizational form of the project department shall be determined according to the scale, composition, professional characteristics and complexity, personnel status and regional conditions of the general contracting project.

2.4 The staffing and rules and regulations of the project department shall meet the needs of general contracting project management.

2.5 When the rules and regulations formulated by the project department are inconsistent with the current relevant provisions of the general contracting enterprise, they shall be reported to the enterprise or authorized functional department for approval.

2.6 The project manager shall inspect, evaluate, reward and punish the completion of the responsibilities of the project personnel according to the post responsibility system of the project department. ^[1]

Project manager technical skills

Technical skills are those who understand and are proficient in a specific activity, especially activities that include methods, processes, procedures or techniques. A good project manager should have the relevant technical experience or knowledge required for the project. Technical skills include expertise and analytical skills to apply management tools and techniques in specific situations. This includes:

1.Special knowledge of using project management tools and techniques

Project management is an emerging management science, a product of the combination of modern engineering technology, management theory, and project construction practice. It has matured after decades of development and improvement, and has achieved significant economic benefits in various developed industries. The country is widely used. Practice has proved that the implementation of project management in the field of economic construction, especially in the construction of construction projects, is of great significance for improving project quality, shortening construction periods, and saving costs. Each project management has its own specific management procedures and management steps. Most modern construction projects are integrated projects. The project manager must master modern management methods and technical means, such as decision-making technology, network planning technology, systems engineering, and value engineering. , Target management and kanban management, etc., the implementation of dynamic control in the construction management process can make the project successfully completed, and finally reach the set project goals.

2. Related expertise

Such as industrial and civil construction expertise, road and bridge expertise, water conservancy, electricity, ports, etc., as well as economic knowledge such as construction economy, technical economy, budget, etc. and economic law, contract law, etc. Knowledge. Only after mastering certain professional knowledge in these aspects, in the process of project implementation, can you be handy when encountering events related to related majors, and be invincible when dealing with economic problems.

3. Computer application ability

The rapid development of computer technology has played a decisive role in China's economic construction. In some high-tech fields, computers have become an indispensable condition for office work. The same is true in the field of building construction. The era of handwritten documents is about to become history, not only because computers can improve work efficiency, but also in accordance with relevant requirements, all kinds of documents and materials must be completed by computers. Therefore, as a project manager of a construction project, he must have a certain computer application ability, such as architectural drawing, word processing, database, etc., in order to adapt to the times. ^[1]

4. Related project knowledge

The project manager should also understand the relevant project knowledge and understand the methods, processes and procedures of the project. Only after possessing such comprehensive knowledge can various management techniques be flexibly applied in the project management process. ^[1]

5. Healthy body and rich practical experience

The project manager must also have a healthy body and rich practical experience. As the project is busy, especially for projects with high risks or poor progress, the project manager will be under heavy pressure and should have a healthy physique. At the same time, the project manager is the commander who is on the front line. He has to deal with various problems in the operation of the project at any time. Therefore, he should have rich project practical experience in order to quickly make decisions on various problems that arise at the construction site. ^[1]

In short, an excellent project manager must not only be confident, motivated, energetic, and good at communication, but also have extensive management skills and professional skills and skills in this profession. Only by comprehensive development can the various projects of this project be successfully realized. Established goals. ^[1]

Project Manager Practice Certificate

• Construction engineer qualification certificate

The state stipulates that only a construction engineer can be the project manager. The construction engineer is mainly engaged in project management and is applicable to the construction unit. The structural engineer is mainly engaged in structural design, mainly in the design unit, the architect is mainly engaged in shape design, mainly in the design unit, and the project manager. It is a management position and there is no nationally registered exam. ^[3]

• The legal basis of the construction division system

Article 14 of the "Building Law of the People's Republic of China" stipulates that: "Professional and technical personnel engaged in construction activities shall obtain corresponding professional qualification certificates and engage in construction activities within the scope permitted by the practice certificate." The State Council's Decision on Cancelling the Second Batch of Administrative Examination and Approval Projects and Changing the Management Mode of a Group of Administrative Examination and Approval Projects (Guo Fa [2003] No. 5) stipulates: "Canceling the approval of the qualifications of project managers of construction construction enterprises shall be replaced by registered builders and established Transition period. " According to the above requirements of the State Council, the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Construction have decided to implement the construction engineer qualification system for professional and technical personnel of general contracting and construction management of construction projects, and issued the Interim Provisions on the Construction Qualification System of Construction Engineers (Renfa [2002] No. 111) . ^[3]

• Construction division

The construction division is divided into two levels, namely the first construction division and the second construction division. ^[3]

level-one constructor

The first-level construction division is a construction qualification and a prerequisite for serving as a large-scale project manager. The first-level constructor qualification examination consists of 4 subjects, and the personnel taking all 4 subjects must pass all subjects within two consecutive examination years. Persons who have obtained the qualification certificate of construction engineers and meet the registration requirements must be registered before they can practice in the name of construction engineers. ^[3]

level two architect

The second-level construction division is a professional qualification in the construction category and a prerequisite for serving as a project manager. Those who pass the second-level construction division qualification examination shall be issued the "People's Republic of China Second-level Construction Division Practice Qualification Certificate" by the personnel departments of provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government. After obtaining the construction professional qualification certificate and being registered, the second-level construction professional registration certificate will be obtained. The registered construction professional can only be employed.