David Allan Coe: A Career As A Construction Manager

To me college is like the next step of life to adulthood; it is where you get a taste of the authentic world and learn how to adjust and manage on your own. In addition, it can be a place of magnification and polished skills within a community that strives for a prosperous life with an effulgent vocation. Thus, attending college was compulsory for me in order to reach future goals, and North Carolina A&T State University (NCAT) transpired to be just right for me. The distance was within range and they have an outstanding mechanical engineering program that I could solemnly benefit from. Overall, attending this university has opened many doors of opportunities that arrange with my personal and professional goals through their culture and community. Furthermore, I endeavor to put myself first and review my precedent accomplishments to strive for better while exposing myself to incipient challenges and obstacles.

The Shadow Leader Project has been the most informative, empowering, eye-opening assignment and experience, I have endured through all of my years as a college student. Not only did I learn small details of the construction work zone, but most importantly, through Krystal, I learned what obstacles she faces being the only woman working in a predominantly male- dominated field, and how she overcomes those obstacles to obtain, persevere, and break through the glass ceiling to achieve excellence and status within her title as, Construction Management Surveyor at Engineer Surveyor Hawaii.

Determining whether to participate in a college or not, can affect one’s future forever. As it is, most people do not see the importance of college within today’s society. However, i do see the major impact college has on my life. That is why I have decided to attend a four year college in order to become an Architecture/Engineering Manager, and not to mention that this should be the same for other people.

I have chosen Tidewater Community College because it is my stepping stone. College is not just a degree but the completion of a goal I started 20 years ago. When I had my son, I attempted to go to school and work. Due to family issues and other life events, I was unable to finish. Now that my son is in college it is my time to complete what I had started years ago. This is a personal goal for me. I am not a first generation college student. My older siblings attending college and graduated. My objective is to obtain my Associate’s Degree and continue on to my Bachelor’s degree. I have over 15 years of experience working in IT and I want to add a degree to my resume. I believe that this will make me more marketable for my career. These are all

Students learn about building and maintaining bridges, airports, highways, railroads, buildings and reservoirs. This construction degree requires knowledge of business, economics, management and engineering. Construction engineering is different from construction management because students focus on the math, science and engineering principles used to design projects, analyze problems and create quality solutions. Students learn about commercial, residential, transportation and infrastructure designs, plans, systems and models. They learn about cost estimating, project planning, staff scheduling, material procurement, equipment selection and temporary structures. Graduates will work in the construction industry and enjoy the status of a being professional

The construction industry is currently in a state of turmoil – as the economic situation begins to improve, we are finding that the challenges of securing contracts and motivating people throughout the recessionary period are being replaced with different challenges including retaining people, maintaining the business ethos and controlling growth in what remains an incredibly competitive industry. Through recession and as we exit, a strategic approach to business management is key to longevity and sustainability of an organisation. In the context of Read Construction Holdings Ltd (the writer’s organisation), there are significant changes currently underway – a new business plan targeting significant growth over 3 years, new directors and

Because of the nature of the construction industry, it was not surprising that most respondents were male. In generally, the respondents’ profile indicate the responding have the require information to offer unbiased feedbacks on the survey. As may be seen from Tables 3 through 5, the motivational factor of programme choice selection is attributable by five constructs. Two of the five sub-hypotheses were substantiated in hypothesis 1. A positive relationship is found between career motivation factor and satisfaction with choice is not unexpected. This is because serious shortfall may exist if there is a mismatch between the learning satisfactions with career motivation. The consequence is truancy, poor grade and dropout, in turn, the lower satisfaction with the decision made. Career motivation is very critical for most people or graduate. For a prospective student, career motivations involve the decisions and behaviours the students anchored the choice of the study programme. The career motivation dictates career path. In generally, what motivates more students to select a programme is passion about the career and salary and

Construction Management is the overall planning, outlook, coordination, budget and control of a construction project from start to finish. Without them, construction projects would be very unorganized and chaotic. They make sure projects run smoothly and efficiently. They work with electricians, plumbers, carpenters and general contractors to produce the safest and best way to complete the project for the customer. Being a construction manager is a good job because they help many people build what they need.

According to the Bid Manger, at the outset consortium members reviewed the “Local Authority Requirement" and decided on the strategies to meet them. For sustainability, the decision was to achieve BREEAM “Excellent” on the new-built projects, and “Very good” on the refurbishment. The consortium also decided to exceed the authority’s planning requirements of 10% renewable energy generation. Two biomass boilers were installed on the two new-built PFI projects which provided around 98% of their heating requirement. The team was, therefore, able to achieve 24% renewable energy generation across the estate. The team also introduced further improvements to the buildings insulation and achieved

Construction projects are always unique and risks raise from a number of the different sources. Construction projects are inherently complex and dynamic, and involving multiple feedback processes. A lot of participants – individuals and organizations are actively involved in the construction project, and they interests may be positively or negatively affected as a result of the project execution or project completion. Different participants with different experience and skills usually have different expectations and interests. This naturally creates problems and confusion for even the most experienced project managers and contractors.

Construction management and business management share similarity elements of planning such as, goals, policies, rules and procedures. Nevertheless, they differ in the chart when the standard is the time. Planning for the construction management regard only to the period required to complete a construction project. However, business management planning can be divided into long-term planning and short-term which aims to give a clear picture of business for the future.

I believe that education is the key to every person to be successful and to develop his/her society and the country. My aim to pursue Construction Project Management is to improve and widen my skills and knowledge and have a professional contribution to the world because this course will add value of my bachelor degree of science in Quantity Surveying. I am building my career in construction industry and it is required to have a high education background to be competitive on the market. This will only be achieved through learning, practicing and getting experience. The course will open a whole new world of opportunities to enhance my employability by adding to my curriculum vitae an internationally respected and recognized qualification. Construction project management will enable me to develop skills in different areas such as

To incoming students in the construction management discipline., the three types of research that will be described in this paper are scholarly journals, trade journals and popular magazines, these will also be accompanied with examples of a research topics. Students can use these researching strategies for the following: essays, lab reports, reviews, and annotations. Knowledge of these resources will ensure success in the program.

At this important juncture in my professional career, I have, after careful consideration of my abilities, academic background and career goals decided to pursue a graduate degree in Project Management which will help me hone my management knowledge and analytical abilities along with interpersonal and leadership skills.

With the rapid change of the world, thought of management, theory and practise keeps on changing. It has been transformed through innovation. Taking into consideration the uncertainty surrounding the construction industry, it is essential paying attention to how people work within an organisation that has set goals that needs to be achieved. To be able to achieve these objectives, it is necessary to understand management relating issues such as culture, motivation, leadership and issues relating like coordinating, planning and controlling. Understanding the way people and organisations work is very vital when it comes to the built environment. As a Quantity Surveyor some of my duties are to deals with people, technical