Build your skills and confidence to take a leading role in large-scale building and civil-engineering projects with a Bachelor of Construction Management (Honours)

Get job-ready to manage residential, commercial and industrial construction projects with this construction management degree that’s closely connected to real-world industry.

You’ll gain valuable expertise to take on roles overseeing the building process, from design to development, construction and operation, with skills in:

• planning and managing strategies for the construction process
• assessing documents for compliance with codes and standards
• assessing plans for constructability
• communicating with technical professionals such as architects and engineers on design objectives
• formulating project cashflows and budgets
• preparing tender documents, contract bidding, negotiation and sub-contractor selection
• supervising construction sites and personnel.

On successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

1. Synthesise strategies to efficiently and effectively manage construction processes across diverse contexts, using independent judgment;
2. Devise creative solutions for complex construction challenges, considering constructability, resources, compliance, ethics, and sustainability;
3. Critically appraise the sources and validity of information and integrate established information management processes, incorporating international perspectives and practices;
4. Articulate and effectively advocate for design and management objectives to specialist and non-specialist stakeholders through various professional communication methods;
5. Exemplify collaboration and interpersonal skills to influence personal work, community, and professional networks and to navigate complex global and Australian contexts;
6. Exhibit respect for cultural diversity and First Nations Peoples’ rights, while developing sustainable solutions;
7. Exemplify responsibility and accountability for personal learning and professional practice; and
8. Implement skills in independent research to undertake a project that addresses a contemporary issue relevant to the construction industry.

In addition to working as a construction manager, your job title could be project manager, quantity surveyor, building technician, facilities manager, property developer, or similar.

Choose from jobs in either the private or public sectors, working for:

• building proprietors
• contractors
• developers
• government bodies
• consultancy practices
• self-employed entrepreneurs.

You’ll also have skills and knowledge that you can apply in other industries such as mining, petrochemicals and infrastructure development.