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A. HISTORY OF CIVIL ENGINEERING and Parthenon (447 & 432 BC) - designed by THE CODE OF ETHICS Iktinos in Ancient Greece. It is a resplendent marble temple built during the height of the Civil Engineering...

A. HISTORY OF CIVIL ENGINEERING and Parthenon (447 & 432 BC) - designed by THE CODE OF ETHICS Iktinos in Ancient Greece. It is a resplendent marble temple built during the height of the Civil Engineering ancient Greek Empire. - a professional engineering discipline that focuses on the design, construction, and Appian Way (312 BC) - constructed by maintenance of the physical and naturally built Roman engineers, was a Roman road used environment. as a main route for military supplies during the - oldest and best-known area of engineering conquest of southern Italy. HISTORY OF CIVIL ENGINEERING Great Wall of China (220 BC) - built under - Early civil engineering began with basic the direction of General Meng T'ien. human survival needs, such as using natural shelters and simple structures like tree trunks Jetavanaramaya in ancient Sri Lanka - the for crossing rivers. These practices laid the extensive irrigation works in Anuradhapura groundwork for the field. - Civil engineering started to take shape Romans developed civil structures: between 4000 and 2000 BC in Ancient Egypt aqueducts, insulae, harbors, bridges, and Mesopotamia. As humans transitioned dams, and roads from nomadic lifestyles, they began constructing permanent shelters and OTHER REMARKABLE HISTORICAL developing transportation technologies like the STRUCTURES: wheel and sailing. - Sennacherib’s Aqueduct (691 BC) at - Before modern times, civil engineering and Jerwan architecture were not clearly differentiated, - Li Ping’s (220 BC) irrigation projects in and the terms engineer and architect were China often used interchangeably. - Julius Caesar’s Bridge (55 BC) over the Rhine River Pyramids in Egypt (2700-2500 BC) - an early - Pons Fabricius in Rome example of large-scale structural engineering. - Pont du Gard (19 BC) in Nîmes, France - the extensive system of highways the Imhotep (around 2500 BC) - the first Romans built to facilitate trading and, more documented engineer, built a famous stepped importantly, the fast maneuvering of pyramid for King Djoser located at the - the extensive irrigation system Saqqara Necropolis. constructed by the Hohokam Indians in Salt River, AZ around 600 AD Qanat in Iran - water management system, - the first dykes defending against high water which is a method for transporting water. This in Friesland, The Netherlands around 1000 system is over 3,000 years old, with some AD qanats extending longer than 71 km. - El Camino Real — The Royal Road (1500s Archimedes’ screw AD) with its Eastern Branch in Texas and - an early device for pumping water from rivers Western Branch in New Mexico or lakes Machu Piccu (Peru) Brahmagupta - built in the Andes Mountains at around 1450 - an Indian mathematician at the height of the Inca Empire - used arithmetic in the 7th century AD, based - the Quechua words "Machu" meaning on Hindu-Arabic numerals, for excavation ancient man or elder and "Picchu" meaning (volume) computations peak or mountain - biggest contribution was his consideration of zero as a number De Architectura - Hindu-Arabic numerals: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,0 - a treatise on architecture - a book called Vitruvius’ De Architectura, was EDUCATIONAL AND INSTITUTIONAL published in 1 AD in Rome and survived to HISTORY OF CIVIL ENGINEERING give us a look at engineering education in - 18th century (1700–1799), the term civil ancient times engineering was coined to incorporate all - dedicated to the emperor Caesar Augustus things civilian as opposed to military as guide for building projects engineering - three essential attributes of buildings: firmitas (strength), utilitas (utility), and National School of Bridges and Highways venustas (beauty) - first engineering school - opened in 1747 in France Ancient and Medieval - most architectural design and construction Institution of Civil Engineers (1818) was carried out by artisans, such as - the world's first engineering society and stonemasons and carpenters founded in London - Artisan is a skilled craft worker of materials - 1820, the eminent engineer Thomas Telford with use of hands became its first president - received a Royal Charter in 1828 Work of Archimedes - earliest examples of a scientific approach to Norwich University physical and mathematical problems - the first private college to teach Civil applicable to civil engineering in 3rd century Engineering in the US BC - founded in 1819 by Captain Alden Partridge Archimedes’ principle - things are lighter in water and heavier above Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute the water - awarded the first degree in Civil Engineering in the US in 1835 Cornell University designed the Clifton Suspension Bridge - awarded the first such degree to a woman Briton - a citizen or native of great Britain named Nora Stanton Blatch in 1905 Gustave Eiffel (1832-1923) American Society of Civil Engineers A renowned French Civil Engineer and (ASCE) Architect - founded in November 5, 1852 Because of the construction of the Eiffel - oldest national engineering society tower he remembered as "The Magician of - created to represent numbers of the Society Iron" of Civil Engineering in the US One of his famous masterpiece is the Eiffel Tower MOST INFLUENTIAL CIVIL ENGINEERS Fun fact: he has over 500 works in 59 years, THROUGHOUT HISTORY in 30 countries John Smeaton (1724-1792) CIVIL ENGINEERING CODE OF ETHICS First self-proclaimed Civil Engineer - a fundamental framework that guides the He founded the first engineering society in professional conduct of civil engineers the world. Father of Civil Engineer Code of Ethics He designed the third Eddystone - a guide of principles designed to help Lighthouse (1755-1759) professionals conduct business honestly and with integrity Benjamin Wright (1770-1842) - important because it clearly lays out the rules Father of American Civil Engineer for behaviors and provides the groundwork for Chief Engineer during the construction of a preventive warning the Erie Canal, Delaware and Hudson Canal. Aim of Code of Ethics built the longest artificial airway, Erie Canal - to provide guidance for group members to (1817-1825) traversed 363 miles from Albany avoid situations where people in a positions of to Buffalo power can mistreat others Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806-1859) FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES was a British civil and mechanical engineer Civil engineers uphold and advance the who is considered "one of the most ingenious integrity, honor, and dignity of the civil and prolific figures in engineering history" engineering profession by: One of the most versatile and bold engineers who designed tunnels,railways 1. Using the knowledge and skill for the lines, ships and bridges. enhancement of human welfare and the “Second Greatest Briton” of all time by a environment; public poll in 2002. 2. Being honest and impartial and serving with - a development that meets the needs of the fidelity the public, their employers/employees present without compromising the ability and clients. of future generations to meet their own 3. Striving to increase the competence and needs prestige of the civil engineering profession;and 4. Supporting the professional and technical Prime Professional societies of their disciplines. - a professional commissioned by a building owner FUNDAMENTAL CANONS - usually responsible for engaging sub consultants (including subcontractors) and 1. Civil Engineers shall hold paramount the coordinating their work. safety, health, and welfare of the public and shall strive to comply with the principles of CIVIL ENGINEERING ORGANIZATIONS sustainable development in the performance of their duties. Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers 2. Civil Engineers shall perform services (PICE) only in areas of their competence. - Two sector of (PICE) Government and 3. Civil Engineers shall issue public Private Sector statements only in an objective and truthful - Professional org. For CE in the Philippines manner. (1973) 4. Civil Engineers shall act in professional matters for each employer or client as Association of Structural Engineers of the faithful agents or trustees and shall avoid Philippines (ASEP) conflicts of interest. - Organization of Structural Engineers in the 5. Civil Engineers shall build their Philippines (1961) professional reputation on the merit of their services and shall not compete unfairly with Philippine Contractors Accreditation Board others. -Government agency attached to the 6. Civil Engineers shall act in such a Department of Trade and Industry and is one manner as to uphold and enhance the of the implementing boards in the honor,integrity, and dignity of the civil Construction Industry Authority of the engineering profession. Philippines(CIAP), (1965). 7. Civil Engineering shall continue their professional development throughout their Professional Regulation Commission careers and shall provide opportunities for - This regulates and supervises the practice of the professional development of those civil the professionals who constitute the highly engineers under their supervision. skilled manpower of the country. (1973) Sustainable Development B. CIVIL ENGINEERING AND SOCIETY 5. Critical Thinking AND OTHER PROFESSIONS -civil engineers often face complex problems and need to find efficient Civil Engineer as a profession solutions for them - a professional person who is trained and 6. Organization Skills licensed by law to perform the function of - work on multiple projects; must be able to designing the civil aspects organize project information, manage the team, and allocate resources where Civil Engineering as a Practice (by the necessary Professional Regulation Commission) 7. Attention to Detail - best engineers show great attention to Professional Regulation Commission detail and spot small issues before they (PRC) become major problems - the licensing and regulatory agency of the 8. Thinking Ahead national government for the practice of - it is important to think ahead and identify regulated professions the possible problems that might arise so that when they arise, it will be easier for the ACQUIRED CHARACTERISTICS OF A issue to be addressed CIVIL ENGINEER 1. Technical Skills CIVIL ENGINEERING SUB-DISCIPLINES OR - good civil engineer should have a level of BRANCHES mathematics and physics that allows for the identification and solving of engineering Civil Engineering is related to every aspect problems of human life and deals with a very large field. 2. Project Management Civil engineering is divided into 10 - we should be good at handling the subcategories: workflow of construction projects and allocating the right resources at the right time 1. Environmental Engineering: treats and in the right place chemical, biological, and thermal waste - all about decision-making 2. Geotechnical Engineering: based on 3. Communication Skills knowledge from geology, material science, - need to be able to clearly communicate mechanics, and hydraulics; it focuses on ideas and give direction, leaving no economical foundations, retaining walls, and ambiguity similar structure designs 4. Creativity 3. Structural Engineering: provides - requires a certain level of creativity and structural design and structural analysis of need to be able to innovate and improve on buildings solutions 4. Municipal Engineering: branch of civil engineering deals with municipal infrastructure; it designs, constructs, and maintains pavements, water supply networks, Contributions of Civil Engineers sewers, street lighting, municipal solid Dating back to when people first started living management, public parks, and bicycle parts in permanent settlements and began shaping 5. Water Resource Engineering: concerns their environments to suit their needs, civil the collection and management of water engineers began to play their role not just to 6. Material Engineering: deals with various work out the needs but also to increase the kinds of materials, such as concrete, mixed health and quality of life by: asphalt concrete, metals, etc. 7. Coastal Engineering: this branch is to ★ Developing better water supplies, municipal manage the coastal areas. It also tackles sewer systems, and wastewater treatment flooding defense and erosion. plants. 8. Construction Engineering: primary role of ★ Designing buildings to protect us from a construction engineer is to manage and natural hazards and provide health care. oversee an entire construction project ★ Improving agriculture through water 9. Surveying: measuring a certain dimension resource development. that occurs on the earth's surface ★ Distribution of projects to rapid and 10. Hydraulic Engineering: studies the effect dramatic changes in transportation systems. of water and will provide expertise and guidance on projects related to water supply, How can an engineer help society? drainage systems, and flooding ★ Lowering the cost of construction work. ★ Maintaining the safety of workers on site. CIVIL ENGINEERING AS A ★ Faster construction of the project MULTIDISCIPLINARY FIELD ★ Increasing productivity ★ Maintaining the quality of work. When building infrastructure, engineers with the same and different fields of expertise work Role of Civil Engineer in the Society together to ensure its quality. Here are a few 1. A civil engineer is responsible for analyzing examples: different factors in a construction project. When constructing a highway interchange, a structural engineer makes it stable and 2. A civil engineer needs to use different designs the structure itself. The transportation figures, equations and applications to ensure engineer determines how many lanes are that the processes are implemented needed based on the traffic and how merging accurately. should happen to maximize traffic flow and safety rather than the physics of the structure. Civil Engineering Job Roles After constructing the highway interchange, a Civil engineering incorporates a broad range safety engineer inspects to avoid such of different job roles. From the construction of hazards as sharp turns and blind highways and buildings to dams, tunnels, intersections, which are known to result in bridges, and other smaller facilities, the role traffic accidents. and responsibility of civil engineers are vast. The key roles and responsibilities of the civil tomorrow for everyone while thriving and engineer are listed below: keeping the safety of our people at the ★ The first and most important forefront. Planning and design are the first responsibility is to analyze the site location steps in the process, during which engineers and the surrounding area. This includes a create blueprints that act as instructions and a search and investigation, verifying its guide for building the construction. Every feasibility for construction purposes. choice, from picking the best site to arranging ★ The second is to design a plan, outlining the structure to best serve its intended the key variables and what needs to be purposes, is a methodical step toward a goal. changed prior to construction. To change a foundation, engineers coordinate ★ The third is to develop a detailed design the form of the materials, the floors, and the layout, keeping the requirements of the client machines. in mind. The design and any subsequent reports need to be reviewed and approved, Pros and Cons of Civil Engineering in the and any potential risks and challenges of the Society project need to be identified. PROS: Civil engineering is the foundation of Civil engineers are professionals who are development and progress and a educated and trained to build representation of people's determination. infrastructure and projects that ensure the The world we live in now is shaped by the safety and development of society. contributions of civil engineers throughout history. Civil engineers are the ones who Civil engineers develop our society; they construct science to create enduring design and build infrastructure that ensures structures that stand for human high rigidity and enhances the lives of people. achievement, touching every aspect of our lives from the roads we travel on to the CONS: buildings we live and work in. One of the few As our society develops, multiple remaining means of national sustainability in a infrastructures are built from left to right world that continues to evolve is civil that sometimes cause harm or even engineering, which guarantees a better future destroy the natural environment. for future generations. One of the hidden heroes of our society. One of the unnoticed CIVIL ENGINEERING AND OTHER heroes of our civilization, civil engineers work PROFESSIONS nonstop behind the scenes to improve the world around us. Their roles are crucial, Civil Engineers and Architects including creating long-lasting structures and - Civil engineers work on a variety of different appropriate water supply systems to quench projects that include planning, building, and our thirst and needs. They also combine maintaining roads, buildings, bridges, and creativity and knowledge to build a better water systems, while architects work primarily with houses, factories, and similar construction managers to ensure the project structures. They both visit construction sites to is being carried off as planned. Civil ensure work is completed correctly and within engineers can evaluate the progress and the given time frame. Civil engineers and make any necessary adjustments to carry out architects both estimate costs and create their goals. plans based on the projected project. Civil Engineer and Building Engineer Civil Engineers and Electrical Engineers - Civil engineering comprises many fields - Engineers design ways to fix problems. In such as roads, hydraulic structures (dams), their design, they must consider factors such sanitation, water supply, environment, houses, as cost, efficiency, safety, and other etc. While a Building Engineer focuses parameters defined by project specifications. mainly on buildings. Civil engineers work on projects that involve infrastructure such as roads, bridges, water supply, and sewage treatment. Electrical engineers work on projects that involve electrical components, such as wireless communication devices and navigation systems. Regardless of the type of project or type of engineer, strong math and analytical skills are required to be successful. Civil Engineers and Plumbing Engineers - The plumbing engineer supports the civil engineer for the plumbing system inside and outside the building, including stormwater, sewer, natural gas, fire suppression water, domestic water, irrigation water, and other special water and waste systems. Civil Engineer and Mechanical Engineer - If the infrastructure project requires power-producing components, like generators, engines, turbines, and more, a civil engineer will work with mechanical engineers to take those machines into account. Civil Engineer and Construction managers C. SPECIALIZATIONS IN CIVIL - Construction managers during a project, ENGINEERING: STRUCTURAL civil engineers work closely with ENGINEERING  dimensions, and how different elements of Structural Engineering the structure come together. Contractors rely - the science and art of planning, heavily on these drawings during the designing, and constructing safe and construction process to ensure that the economical structures. It involves predicting structure is built according to the engineer's the performance of proposed structures specifications. Structural drawings ensure through structural analysis. accuracy, safety, and compliance with - ensure that buildings and bridges remain design requirements, making them safe, stable, and secure indispensable in any construction project. 5. Factor of Safety: The factor of safety is a HOW TO BECOME A STRUCTURAL design principle used to account for ENGINEER uncertainties in load estimations, material To become a structural engineer, one must be strengths, and construction practices. It recognized by one of the following: provides a safety margin beyond the - Association of Structural Engineers of the expected maximum load or stress, ensuring Philippines (ASEP) that the structure can support unexpected - Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers forces or errors in design and construction. (PICE) 6. Beams, Joists, and Trusses: These are - Commission on Higher Education (CHED) horizontal members that resist vertical Recognized University (Graduate School – loads on a floor or roof structure. Joists are Masters) often smaller and lighter than beams. Trusses are an economical option for long KEY CONCEPTS IN STRUCTURAL spans and are built up of multiple horizontal, ENGINEERING vertical, and diagonal elements that are placed in either compression or tension. a. Structural Engineering Basics 7. Columns: These are vertical, often 1. Loads: Structures are designed to resist slender, members that resist axial loads from various loads, including vertical loads and a floor or roof structure. Columns are most horizontal loads often loaded in compression; unless there is 2. Stress: Stresses in structural elements uplift on a structure, they are loaded in include bending, compression, tension, tension. torsion, shear, and bearing 8. Load Bearing Walls: This is a wall in a 3. Building Codes: Building codes are rules structure that transfers vertical load from a and requirements that must be followed floor or roof structure down to the foundation when designing a structure or structure below. 4. Structural Drawings: Structural drawings 9. Lateral Load Resisting System: This are crucial documents that serve as stabilizes a building and provides bracing blueprints for the construction of a structure. to prevent the structure from collapsing These drawings contain detailed under an earthquake or wind loading. information about the materials to be used, 10. Connections: This is a critical part of Stress is the internal resistance of a any structure where load is transferred from material to external forces, expressed as one structural element to another. Examples force per unit area. It is crucial in ensuring that of connections include bolts and welds for structural elements can handle applied loads steel. without failing. 11. Foundations: Foundations are the element of the structure that transfers the Types of Stress building loads to the soil below, either near - Bending Stress: a fundamental concept in the earth's surface or deep into the ground. structural engineering and materials science. Footings are an example of a shallow It arises when external forces or moments foundation and piles are examples of deep cause an object to bend or deform. This foundations. stress can lead to both compressive and tensile forces within the material. b. Building Materials in Structural - Compression Stress: is the force that is Engineering responsible for the deformation of the 1. Wood: A natural, lightweight material material such that the volume of the material with good insulation properties, used for reduces. It is the stress experienced by a residential buildings and smaller spans. Wood material which leads to a smaller volume. High is flammable, requiring fire ratings if specified compressive stress leads to failure of the by code. material due to tension. 2. Reinforced Concrete: A composite - Tension Stress: When the material is under material combining concrete (strong in tension, it is known as tensile or tension. The compression) with steel reinforcing (strong forces that are acting along the axis of in tension). Used for a wide range of force are responsible for the stretching of the structures, including tall buildings and bridges. material. The external force per unit area of 3. Steel: Known for its high the material resulting in the stretch of the strength-to-weight ratio, steel is ideal for material is known as tensile stress. structural frameworks in tall buildings and - Shear Stress: acts coplanar with cross industrial facilities. It can support large loads section of material, Shear stress arises due with minimal space. to shear forces. They are the pair of forces 4. Masonry: Uses individual units bound by acting on opposite sides of a body with the mortar, ideal for load-bearing walls due to its same magnitude and opposite direction. strength in compression. It can include - Torsion Stress: a form of shear stress materials like concrete blocks, brick, and experienced by a body when a twisting stone. force is applied. - Bearing Stress: defined as the force distributed over a specific area, usually measured in Pascals (Pa). Bearing stress, in c. Stress in Structural Engineering particular, refers to the kind of pressure that a material experiences when a force is applied e. Load Transfer and Load Path to it, perpendicular to its surface. Structural engineers need to design a load path that can safely transfer the load from its point of application through the structure Significance: Understanding stress is all the way to the foundation, where the essential for designing structures that can structure meets the earth’s surface. withstand operational and environmental loads without excessive deformation or Examples: failure. - Residential Example: When snow applies a load to a roof, the load travels through roof d. Load Analysis in Structural Engineering joists or trusses to beams, which then transfer Load analysis involves determining the the load to vertical columns or walls, ultimately various loads that a structure must reaching the foundation that bears the load support and how these loads affect the into the ground below. structure. - Gymnast Example: The weight of a gymnast on a balancing beam transfers into Types of Loads the beam, then to the supports on each end, - Dead Loads: The first vertical load that is and finally into the floor structure. The closer considered is dead load. Dead loads are the gymnast is to a support, the higher the permanent or stationary loads which are load that support will attract. transferred to structure throughout the lifespan. It majorly consists of the weight of f. Phases of Structural Engineering roofs, beams, walls and columns etc. which Projects are otherwise the permanent parts of the 1. Planning Phase: Establishes functional building. requirements, layout, dimensions, and - Live Loads: The second vertical load that materials. Consider nonstructural factors like is considered in the design of a structure is aesthetics and environmental impact. imposed loads or live loads. Live loads are 2. Preliminary Structural Design: Estimates either movable or moving loads without member sizes based on analysis and any acceleration or impact. experience. Used to estimate the structure’s - Environmental Loads: Includes loads from weight. natural forces such as wind, snow, and 3. Estimation of Loads: Determines all seismic activity. expected loads on the structure. 4. Structural Analysis: Analyzes loads to find Importance: Accurate load analysis is stresses and deflections in the structure. critical for ensuring that a structure is 5. Safety and Serviceability Checks: designed to handle all expected loads Ensures the design meets safety and safely and effectively. serviceability requirements. Prepares design drawings and specifications for construction. 6. Revised Structural Design: Revises ★ Executing numerous allocations. member sizes if necessary, repeating phases Regularly tracking the execution of these 3 through 5 until requirements are satisfied allocations ensures that the project is progressing as planned. D. SPECIALIZATIONS IN CIVIL ★ Building a strong communication ENGINEERING: CONSTRUCTION channel. ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT Establishing clear and open lines of communication helps ensure that everyone is Construction Management informed and aligned with project goals - According to the Club Management Association of America, it is a service that Project Construction Management Phases implements specialized project a. Initiation Phase management methods to manage the Prior to the beginning of a construction design, construction, and planning of a project project, a construction manager should from its start to its end compile a business case that examines the - a professional management practice feasibility of the project. After its submission, consisting of an array of service applied the different project sides can determine construction projects and programs whether it is a good idea to proceed with the plan. If everybody agrees that they should go Construction Engineering and on with the project, the construction manager Management puts together a Project initiation Document - the act of planning, organizing and (PID) which covers the scope of the business overseeing the various tasks involved in a as well as business needs. construction project. It is performed by individuals known as project managers, who b. Planning Phase represent the builder or contractor hired to This is where the core guidelines are perform the work established. The manager of the project is building a Project Management Plan (PMP) Key Functions on Construction Project which includes information about several Management crucial aspects of the project such as ★ Clearly set the objectives and the scope execution roadmap and cost estimations. of the project. This involves establishing clear, measurable 4 different types of documents in the objectives that align with the client’s course of planning stage: expectations and the overall vision for the Communication Plan project. A project management communication plan ★ Improve resource allocation. identifies how important information will Efficiently allocating resources—such as labor, be communicated to stakeholders materials, equipment, and finances—is crucial throughout the project. It also determines who in construction management. will be receiving the communication, how those people will receive it, when they'll - This stage is vital in ensuring your project receive it, and how often they should expect to stays on track and within budget. receive that information. Scope Document d. Project Closeout A project scope statement is a clear definition The project closeout phase in construction of the boundaries of a project. It includes all project management is crucial as it marks the assumptions, responsibilities, the formal completion of the project and its requirements, constraints, milestones, and handover to the client. deliverables needed to ensure the project is a success, Here are the key steps involved in this Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) phase: A work breakdown structure (WBS) is a 1. Substantial Completion: This is when the project management system that breaks project is sufficiently complete, allowing the projects into smaller, more manageable owner to use the building for its intended components or tasks. It is a visual tool that purpose. A substantial completion certificate is breaks down the entire project to make it often issued at this stage. easier to plan, organize, and track progress. 2. Punch List: A punch list is created to Risk Management Plan identify any remaining work or corrections A risk management plan details how your needed. These items must be addressed project team analyzes and mitigates potential before final completion. project risks. Learn the six steps of the project 3. Final Inspection: Conduct a thorough final risk management process to boost project inspection to ensure all work meets the success project specifications and quality standards. 4. Closeout Documentation: Collect and c. Execution Phase organize all necessary documentation, This is where the execution of the including as-built drawings, warranties, construction project actually begins. This operation manuals, and maintenance stage of the process typically consists of two information. distinct processes: 5. Training: Provide training to the owner's a. Project execution - stage of the project staff on the operation and maintenance of the where everything your team has planned is building systems. put into action. 6. Final Payments and Release of b. Project controlling and monitoring - Retainage: Process final payments to monitoring involves evaluating the progress contractors and release any retained funds towards meeting the project’s end goals and once all work is satisfactorily completed. ensuring that no problems occur during the 7. Transfer of Utilities and Facilities: Ensure project’s timeline. If any problems occur, the transfer of utilities and facilities to the controlling involves implementing corrective owner, including any necessary agreements actions to minimize or eliminate delays in the or contracts. project’s schedule. 8. Certificate of Occupancy: Obtain a - cool and collected certificate of occupancy from the local - people person authorities, confirming that the building - exhibits integrity and ethical behavior complies with all relevant codes and - copes well with stress regulations. - likes challenges 9. Project Debrief and Archival: Conduct a - supportive and protector project debrief to review what went well and what could be improved. Archive all 5 things a great CPM’s do: project documents for future reference. - Communicate clearly and effectively. Listen and ask questions. Be concise and Construction Project Manager: Duties & precise when giving instructions. Responsibilities - Delegate tasks. - The Construction Project Manager must Know who is capable of completing the task or ensure the success of different types of assign workers to oversee areas of a project. construction projects such as commercial, - Evaluate progress. residential, institutional, agricultural, industrial, Check on deadlines as a routine basis and heavy civil, etc. by managing areas like re-prioritize every time something changes. planning, execution, monitoring, control and - Create an environment of teamwork. closure. In addition to his responsibilities are Inspire willingness to help co-workers. budget, time, quality, safety and the overall - Develop problem solving skills. contract Be open to innovation Construction Project Manager: Skills and Personality SKILLS: - analytic - understand technical complexity - strategic and technical approach - written, verbal and graphic communication - knowledge on security procedure and legal matters - organizational skills - training in high performance and productivity - experienced in construction site environment PERSONALITY: - creative - aware - problem solver - motivator and leader