Engineering design services right now? Construction project managers get pulled in lots of directions every day. Project managers are involved in almost all aspects of a project so being able to effectively manage your time is vital. If you can’t effectively manage your time, it’s unlikely you’ll fare any better at managing a construction project. Prioritize your day by determining the items that need immediate attention and those that can be handled later. Don’t waste time on things that don’t need to be addressed immediately if there are more pressing tasks that need your attention. Remember, not every email needs to be answered the moment you receive it. Learn to delegate tasks to other members of the project team. If you have the right people on your team, you don’t need to micromanage every little thing. As long as you are communicating with your team, you should trust their expertise to make decisions and handle what you’ve assigned them to do.
Project managers also dedicate a significant amount of time to meetings, an average of just under 1.4 hours per day. If emails and meetings count as “managing”, this adds up almost perfectly to an 8-hour workday, with about half of the hours spent on emails and meetings, and the rest spent working on other activities that move the metrics they care about most. Impressively enough, when asked how they split their time between “managing” and “working” most common answer we received was an even 50/50 split. This not only means that these managers balance their time well, but that their perception of how they spend their time is accurate down to the hour.
We often get called in by new clients who have employed a consultant to support them to resolve a particular issue, only to find that the consultant prepares an extensive report on the problem without supporting the client with defining an effective solution. Given our multi-disciplined engineering and project delivery skills we are ideally placed to develop these third party consultancy reports into practical and deliverable engineering solutions…better still though, just employ PM PROjEN from the start and we can take you through all phases of the required work. See additional information at engineering consultancy services.
CDM 2007 continued to bring change to the industry and followed on from the original CDM Regulations introduced in 1994. As from the 6th April 2015, the new CDM Regulations came into force replacing the CDM 2007 Regulations. This change was driven by the EU to bring the UK’s health and safety management system fully in line with the EU Directive 92/57/EEC on ‘Temporary & Mobile Construction Sites’, first published in 1992. As a Design and Project Management Company, PM PROjEN are extremely well placed to support our clients through the process of migrating from the CDM 2007 to the CDM 2015 Regulations. Key changes to Regulations included the removal of the CDM Coordinator and increased responsibility for the Client and the Principal Designer, (a new duty holder in the 2015 Regulations).
PM PROjEN is widely acknowledged by our clients as one of the best engineering consultancies in the UK across our target markets. We have achieved this by investing in our people, systems and business processes. Over the years, our approach to doing business and to the delivery of projects has been recognised through a series of prominent awards. Some of the key differentiators that make us stand out from our competition include True Multi-discipline offering delivered from two strategically located offices, (Warrington and Edinburgh); An innovative and collaborative approach to client relations and project execution; Project cost estimating and cost control expertise; Exemplary Health and Safety performance; Expert knowledge of UK legislative compliance requirements; Technology Agnostic; Market leading and industry recognised Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas experience; Award winning Biofuel Plant Design and Build. See even more information at https://www.projen.co.uk/.