In the construction sector, many trades are involved in the construction of a house or accommodation. Among these, the project manager plays a main role that we invite you to discover in this article.
Many people often confuse between prime contractor and client. The latter is the customer who is at the origin of a real estate construction, maintenance or renovation project.
On the other hand, the project manager is the designer, to whom the client will turn to make his project a reality. Its field of intervention is therefore called "project management" or MOE for short. The project manager is therefore not the owner of the land and the property when it is finished.
After being contacted by the project owner, the project manager ensures the feasibility of the project. Thanks to his know-how and experience, he is able to offer his client various technical and human solutions to match the budget with the means at his disposal. According to the data in his possession, he will draw up the special technical clauses book (CCTP) as well as the plans of the building and apply for the building permit.
After acceptance by the contracting authority, he gets down to carrying out the work, always taking into account the financial, technical and human constraints. With this in mind, he carefully selects the various stakeholders who will take charge of the site and negotiates the prices of both the equipment and the services of each of them.
It is then up to the project manager to set up the timing for each stakeholder, in order to avoid overlapping and loss of time. As the work progresses, he verifies the proper execution of the work and the respect of deadlines by each of the parties involved. At the end of the works, he carries out the technical acceptance, together with the client.
The project manager plays a pivotal role in the construction of a building because he serves as an interface between the client and the many service providers who will intervene on the site until the end of it. Before entrusting your real estate project to the first project manager, it is important to see if it actually meets different criteria in order to reassure you completely.
In general, it is the architect who is chosen as project manager. If you contact this professional, make sure that he is registered with the Order of Architects, which is already a first guarantee for you. Be aware, however, that the use of the services of an architect is only mandatory in certain cases.
As the project manager is the guarantor of the proper execution of the work and its compliance, it is essential to find out about his achievements as well as the stakeholders who have already worked with him. This information constitutes an additional guarantee for you that he will be able to honor his commitments and that he has all the skills and the network necessary for this.
