1.5.4 The Project Manager

The Project Manager (PM) is the individual charged with responsibility for the complete and satisfactory execution of the entire project. In very large organizations divided into regional areas, the PM may report to an executive or other person who would in turn report to the Operations VP. In most companies, however, the PM reports directly to the Operations VP or to the company President. In many small companies, the PM may be the Operations VP or the President.
In any case, the Project Manager is the company representative who deals with the outside world (owner, design professionals, vendors). His or her actions, as such, will be regarded as the company’s. However good or bad that person appears to be, the company itself appears to be.
General duties of the Project Manager include:

• Assisting in development of the project staff
• image Coordinating on-site with corporate office activities
• image Organizing and overseeing jobsite administration
• image Organizing and coordinating field supervision
• image Assisting in the procurement of subcontractors and suppliers
• image Developing, monitoring, updating, and communicating the progress schedule and its periodic revisions
• image Managing the direct labor force and maintaining labor relations
• image Managing subcontractor schedules, quality of work, coordination with other trades, and payments
• image Coordinating cost-progress targets with production
• image Creating and maintaining a safe/secure jobsite environment
• image Identifying and resolving all changes
• image Establishing and maintaining relationships with the Owner, design professionals, building officials, local businesses, and police and fire departments