| Within many companies, there is the need for | | | | they differ from those in the initial proposal. The |
| someone to oversee individual projects. This is | | | | project manager will be the main liaison between |
| usually true of companies who perform work on | | | | the customer and his company, thus being the |
| a customer's site such as in the engineering, | | | | main contact person for the customer. |
| commercial plumbing, and building fields. The work | | | | In engineering projects, the project manager may |
| is sometimes not even on the customer's site, | | | | be more of a hands on person, seeing that the |
| but on a new construction project, so it's | | | | project is completely precisely as the proposal |
| pertinent to have someone on site that can make | | | | states. This may also hold true of architecture |
| sure the work is being performed per the original | | | | where the job is so precise that exacting is of |
| specifications of the customer. | | | | utmost importance for quality completion. The |
| In many cases, the project manager will be the | | | | project manager is responsible for the complete |
| one who first specs the job, places the bid, and | | | | project including quality, production, supplies, |
| determines what supplies and work force is | | | | dependable workers, and assuring that the project |
| needed in order to complete the job. The project | | | | meets specifications including timely completion. |
| manager may remain on the jobsite in the | | | | Whether the project manager stays right on the |
| beginning but appoint a site manager as the | | | | site with the project or not, he will at the very |
| project gets underway and he does feel the need | | | | least follow the project on a routine basis or |
| to be there all the time, especially since the | | | | receive reports daily from the site manager. In |
| project manager will likely be following more than | | | | many companies, the project manager will fill in |
| one project at any given rime. | | | | when the site manager is unavailable to do so. |
| In some companies, the project manager will | | | | Both the site manager and the project manager |
| approve and order all parts for the job and | | | | will work together to assure that the project is |
| approve any additional workers who may be | | | | completed, and the site manager is responsible to |
| needed. Even when the site manager is appointed, | | | | report any problems that develop to the project |
| he will customarily communicate with the project | | | | manager so that a workable solution can be |
| manager the needs for the project, especially if | | | | developed. |