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Does anyone know how to become a project manger for any of the trades or all of them below?
Asked by chevy30359@ymail.com
Plumbing
Electrical
HVAC
Construstion
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Best Answer:
A degree in facilities engineering and a journeyman's card in all of the fields listed.........easy..............it only took me 26 years......
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YES! call up some companies around your area for plumbing ,electrical and ask if they have an apprentice program. You basically get paid to learn the trade get certified and all with no experience necessary. training pay is 14 an hour and certification is 30 to 32 an hour. my husband and brother has done this.
Answered by colodge
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Learn and work in the trade. An in depth knowledge of each system is required.
I am a construction supervisor for a general contractor, and it really takes an in depth knowledge of just not my trade, but a high understanding of the other trades, also. Every trade works with every other trade at some point on the job. Things like scheduling and estimating are also very important to understand and also how to implement them. It may not seem like it, but people skills are very, very important as well.
I went to a vocational school after high school, but to tell you the truth I learned 200% faster ON the job rather than at a desk. Don't get me wrong though, the schooling was important, too, though.
If you want to seek a high-paying job on the desk end instead of the hammer end, a bachelor's degree in Construction Management would be a good start.
If you prefer the hammer end, plumbers, HVAC technicians and electricians all should offer apprenticeship programs. These most likely will include thousands of hours of work under a journeyman tradesman in order to get your journeyman's liscence. That's no joke, it literally takes years to aquire one, but after that the pay will be much higher.
Carpenters\General construction don't usually offer apprenticeship programs anymore, but the work can be much, much more diversified and not so monotonous. You might also have a better chance of advancing in one area of general construction if you find you're good at it and enjoy doing it. This can also lead to promotions such as leadman, head of crew, foreman, supervisor, and so on.
Answered by Chad
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