Abstract
Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) industry requires many interactions between professionals of different areas. Thus, project managers in the AEC industry should have a set of management-aligned skills. International agreements and accreditation boards states the expected skills for engineering graduates, but they usually overrate technical skills. This study aims to identify the most relevant skills in management for civil engineer's education. To achieve this, a literature review was carried out and a list of 129 competencies was obtained. This list was summarized in 34 competencies, and his importance level was evaluated using a web-based survey, targeted to Chilean project managers and civil engineers. The collected skills were classified in management, technical and soft skills. According to respondents, the 34 skills described in this paper are important for the exercise of the profession. However, the most important skills in relative terms are soft skills, then management, and finally, technical skills.
Highlights
The Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) industry is characterized for its fragmentation into many fields of specialization, each one of which takes part in the different phases of the product lifecycle [1], [2]
All the collected competencies can be grouped in the defined categories, which results in a 16.81% of management skills (MS), 40.71% of technical skills (TS) and 42.48% of soft skills (SS)
Competencies associated with administrative procedures and processes have a lower Relative importance index (RII), since these are more specific to each organization, what is required is that the professional can quickly learn the procedures of the organization
Summary
The Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) industry is characterized for its fragmentation into many fields of specialization, each one of which takes part in the different phases of the product lifecycle [1], [2]. Even though this fragmentation leads to higher levels of professional expertise in every area, and improves the local performances, the increase of parts in which the project is divided creates more and more complex interactions between the professionals [3]. Project managers and planners should have a set of essential management-aligned competencies [7] that allows them to maximize the product/service value generated by their projects through a systematic waste reduction [6]
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