Project Manager (PM)

Construction glossary · Core terms

Core terms · definition

The person who plans, coordinates, and oversees the project day to day — schedule, budget, subs, and communication with the owner. On smaller jobs the GC and PM may be the same person.

Source: U.S. BLS — Construction Managers

Where this term lands on a Columbus budget

The cost pages carry the current local ranges, and the guides explain what moves them. A published range becomes a project number only after someone looks at the site.