What Does a Construction Project Captain Do?
A construction project captain is a professional who is responsible for overseeing and managing the various aspects of a construction project. As project coordinators, they work the work of various teams, including architects, engineers, and contractors, to ensure that a construction project is completed successfully.
To succeed in the construction market, a project captain needs to have a solid understanding of construction methodologies, processes, and methodologies as well as strong leadership, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
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National Average Salary
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The average U.S. salary for a Construction Project Captain is:
$72,875
Construction Project Captain Job Descriptions
Example 1
The ideal candidate will be responsible for working with the General Manager and the Project Management team to ensure the participation of cross-functional stakeholders in furthering project goals. With organization and prioritization skills, this candidate will organize the necessary pieces to ensure project success.
Responsibilities
- Work with Project Manager to develop, drive, and implement project goals
- Manage communications and deliverables from all stakeholders for project
- Track project accomplishments
- Establish partnerships cross-functionally as necessary to ensure project success
- Other administrative tasks
Qualifications
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, problem solving skills, and attention to detail
- Ability to prioritize and multitask
- Expertise in Microsoft Office Suite
- Must be comfortable dealing with clients
- Spanish considered an asset
- Sign Industry experience considered an asset
- Permitting experience considered an asset
Example 2
Duties
- Project management throughout the US
- Will support Account Managers
- Coordinating and ensuring latest information/diagrams/forms documents are uploaded within internal database
- Work with vendors to ensure all products will be available for projects
- Database management
- Work with engineers and designers to make any adjustments and changes to renderings
- Manage large excel spreadsheets
- Point of purchase for all project merchandising
- Manage all logistic for each project ensure
- Processes all daily replacement part and new store orders
- Maintain accurate and neat files
- Monitors min/max levels of inventory and works with project management to replenish
- Manage correspondence with field representatives, vendors and corporate
- Publish weekly shipping/tracking reports.
- Following through until issues have been resolved
Qualifications
- Prior experience within customer service or project management is a big plus
- Must be reliable
- Proactive and resourceful
- Ability to problem solve and resolve issues
- Strong attention to details
- Great multitasking skillset
- Works well within a team environment and independently
- Team player, roll up the sleeves mentality
Example 3
Essential tasks
- Assist Project Manager with all project management and oversight activities
- Assist in preparing and reviewing project proposals, memos, meeting minutes, and emails
- Assist with planning and coordinating webinars, conferences, and other events
- Ensure all project documentation is maintained appropriately for each project (e.g., project plan, budget, schedule, or scope statement)
- Assist with resource scheduling so that team members have the resources they need to complete their tasks, and coordinate all team members to keep workflow on track
- Document and follow up on important actions and decisions from meetings
- Facilitate meetings where appropriate and distribute minutes to all project team members
- Provide administrative support as needed
- Undertake project tasks as required (e.g., literature reviews, proposal writing, etc.)
- Write and develop protocols (e.g., manuals, instructions guides, document internal processes)
- Perform daily budget monitoring for assigned projects
Knowledge, skills, and abilities
- Ability to develop budget spreadsheets
- Ability to prepare and interpret flowcharts, Gantt charts, data visuals
- Familiarity with risk management and quality assurance control
- Familiarity with contract and stakeholder management
Education and experience
- Project management certifications (desired but not required): Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM), project management professional (PMP) or similar
- Bachelor’s degree in business administration, management or a related field
- Demonstrated experience with project management software (e.g., LiquidPlanner)
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office and Google Drive
- Experience: 2+ years of experience in project coordination, project management roles
- Experience with workload and resource planning required
- Experience in research and evaluation settings strongly preferred
- Experience with LiquidPlanner a plus
- Experience managing multiple project timelines
Sample Interview Questions
- What is a construction project captain responsible for?
- Are you comfortable with a leadership position?
- How would you resolve any issue that arises between team members in order to ensure the schedule and tasks are completed successfully?
- What are some of the challenges you expect as a construction project captain?
- How would you describe your leadership style/the ideal leadership style?
- What was the most complex project you worked on?
- What kind of construction projects do you have experience with?
- Do you have any relevant certifications for this type of job?
- Do you have any previous experience in team management?
- How do you ensure that the project stays on a deadline?
- Have you ever had an OSHA violation on the job? How did you fix it?
- What’s the most important aspect of managing a team in construction?