Construction manager resume examples for 2025
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How to write a construction manager resume
Craft a resume summary statement
A resume summary is your opening statement that highlights your strongest skills and top accomplishments. It is your chance to quickly let recruiters know who you are professionally - and why they should hire you for the construction manager role.
Step 1: Mention your current job title or the role you're pursuing.
Step 2: Include your years of experience in construction manager-related roles. Consider adding relevant company and industry experience as relevant to the job listing.
Step 3: Highlight your greatest accomplishments. Here is your chance to make sure your biggest wins aren't buried in your resume.
Step 4: Again, keep it short. Your goal is to summarize your experience and highlight your accomplishments, not write a paragraph.
These four steps should give you a strong elevator pitch and land you some construction manager interviews.Hi, I'm Zippi, your job search robot. Let me write a first draft of your summary statement.
List the right project manager skills
Use your Skills section to show you have the knowledge and technical ability to do the job. Here is how to make the most of your skills section and make sure you have the right keywords:
- Look at the job listing and skills listed. You need to include the exact keywords from the job description to get your resume in front of an actual human. Do you have those skills? Fantastic! Be sure to list them.
- Include as many relevant hard or technical construction manager skills as possible for each job you apply to.
- Be specific with the skills you have and be sure you are using the most up to date and accurate terms.
Here are example skills to include in your “Area of Expertise” on a construction manager resume:
- Project Management
- Construction Management
- Construction Projects
- OSHA
- Customer Service
- Oversight
- General Contractors
- Real Estate
- Quality Standards
- Project Scope
- Building Codes
- Construction Process
- Construction Schedule
- Safety Standards
- Construction Sites
- Cost Estimates
- Project Completion
- Customer Satisfaction
- Work Ethic
- Cost Control
- Contract Administration
- Punch List
- Ladders
- Plumbing
- Safety Regulations
- Project Budget
- HVAC
- Shop Drawings
- Value Engineering
- Construction Drawings
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How to structure your work experience
Your employment history is arguably one of the most important parts of your resume. It shows you have experience and foundation in your field to successfully master the construction manager position. Here is how to most effectively structure your work experience:
- List your most recent experience first, followed by earlier roles in reverse chronological order. Employers care about your most recent experience the most.
- Start with your job title, company name, city, and state on the left. Align dates in month and year format on the right-hand side.
- Include only recent, relevant jobs.
How to write construction manager experience bullet points
Your resume is your chance to show your biggest accomplishments. Don't just list your job responsibilities, instead take the opportunity to show why you're really good at what you do. Here is how you do that:
- Start with strong action verbs like managed, spearheaded, created, etc. Your goal is to show what you did and verbs will help demonstrate your contributions.
- Use numbers to quantify your achievements. Did you save time with a new report? Increase revenue? How large was the team you managed?
- Keep it concise. You're highlighting your achievements. Consider if all details you are sharing are relevant, or can be written more efficiently.
Here are great bullet points from construction manager resumes:
Work history example #1
Construction Manager
DIVINE TOWER INT
- Constructed first DAS installation in Michigan at the Lansing International Airport.
- Served as the project manager for the integration and conversion into Oracle Financials of stand-alone platforms that resulted from acquisitions.
- Handled receivables, payables and payroll preparation.
- Handled all incoming and outgoing submittals, transcribing of all tapes on a daily basis.
- Consulted directly with owners and management on clubhouse regarding interior finish, furniture layout and trim.
Work history example #2
Architectural Internship
Evergreen Home Loans
- Designed the facades of the stations.
- Analyzed and revised Facility Composer (an Army building design program) and created its tutorial.
- Worked predominantly in Autodesk Revit.
- Created and prepped Revit drawings for BIM submission in collaboration with drafting team.
- Converted 2D AutoCAD drawings into 3D Diagrams
Work history example #3
Piping Superintendent
Trinitas Regional Medical Center
- Conferred with other supervisors to coordinate operations and activities within departments and between departments.
- Managed three-year project to bring facility up to current code compliance.
- Maintained 250 beds in a all men shelter and armory performed the complete facility superintendents duty
- Phased project, 2 Story Renovated 102,000 Sq.
- Completed the project as a pre-commissioning /commissioning superintendent, responsible for directing multiple crafts enabling system turnover.
Work history example #4
Construction Manager
PepsiCo
- Documented the control logs (submittal, RFI, change order, drawing, and close-out).
- Supervised Quality Assurance Department technicians and QA supervisor.
- Managed construction of greenfield Hardwood Pellet plant $130,000,000.00 facility
- Created RFIs and Site Incident Prevention Plans (SIPP's) for future work projects.
- Turned around facility and customer perception to save contract.
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Add an education section to your resume
The education section should display your highest degree first.
Place your education section appropriately on your resume. If you graduated over 5 years ago, this section should be at the bottom of your resume. If you just graduated and lack relevant work experience, the education section should go to the top.
If you have a bachelor's or master's degree, do not list your high school education. If your graduation year is more than 15-20 years ago, it's better not to include dates in this section.
Here are some examples of good education entries for resumes:
Bachelor's Degree in business
Miami Dade College, Miami, FL
2002 - 2005
Highlight your construction manager certifications on your resume
Certifications can be a crucial part of your resume. Many jobs have required certifications.
Start simple. Include the full name of the certification. It's also good to mention the organization that issued the certification. Next, specify when you obtained the certification.
If you have any of these certifications, be sure to include them on your construction manager resume:
- OSHA Safety Certificate
- Certified Construction Manager (CCM)
- Project Management Professional (PMP)
- Master Project Manager (MPM)
- EPA Amusement Operators Safety Certification (EPA)
- Certified Manager Certification (CM)
- Certified Construction Professional (CCP)
- Certified Facility Manager (CFM)
- Certified Security Supervision & Management (CSS)
- LEED AP Building Design + Construction (LEED)