Overview:

This session covers the essential skills for managing construction teams and projects at the management level: coordinating subcontractors and trades, cost and schedule oversight across projects, owner and stakeholder relationships, team leadership, delegation, conflict handling and decision making.

Attendees learn practical routines for weekly management reviews and how to develop team members. All examples use sample scenarios. The content is educational and should be adapted to your own company practices.

Why you should Attend: As responsibilities grow, small management gaps get repeated across every project. This session shows the essential management skills that keep teams aligned and projects on track. Leave with a one-page construction management skills checklist you can apply to your current role.

Areas Covered in the Session:

• The shift from managing tasks to managing people, projects and priorities
• Coordinating subcontractors and trades: expectations, handoffs and follow-up
• Cost and schedule oversight across projects: what to review and how often
• Building owner and stakeholder relationships through clear, regular communication
• Team leadership: delegating, coaching and giving clear feedback
• Handling conflict and difficult conversations on the project team
• Decision making under pressure: gathering facts, weighing options and communicating the decision
• Setting up a weekly management review routine
• Takeaways: a one-page management skills checklist and a 7-day action plan

• Construction Managers and Senior Project Managers
• Operations Managers and Department Heads
• Superintendents and General Superintendents
• Project Executives and Program Managers
• Contractor Owners and Business Owners
• Team Leads and Emerging Managers