The article deals with the review of basic problems of improving the organization of management of construction companies at the present stage. Analysis of the essential and substantive characteristics of the management organization in the context of general problem of increasing the effectiveness of management of construction companies made it possible to note that the specifics of construction companies, as a rule, is an attempt to achieve several goals simultaneously – the maximum level of profitability at minimum cost and in the shortest possible terms. It is caused by such facts of construction field as urgency of construction, seasonality of construction, high dependence of profitability of construction business on the cost of construction, significant costs when increasing the construction period. It has been resumed that construction field, which creates a material base of production and social infrastructure, is one of the most important in the economics of state. A huge number of participants in the production and operation of products form a significant number of working places in that field. At the same time, the use of the latest construction technologies and modern high-tech building materials determines the need in the preparing and involving highly qualified stuff. It has been generalized that stuff is of the basic resources, from the effective managing of which in construction companies depends on the effectiveness of not only directly a particular enterprise, but also the whole field. Thus, the level of competence, psychological and personal characteristics of staff depends on the image of the enterprise, its consumer and business rating, which directly affects and determines the position of the enterprise in the construction industry and its competitive advantages. It has been paid attention that the main resource of strategic development of the organization at the present stage are not external static, natural and socially favorable factors for its development, but intellectual fund, creative stuff potential, unique organizational knowledge and innovations at all stages of the realization of projects in the construction field. It has been found that one of the most current problems of the construction industry of Ukraine at the present stage of its development is insufficient staffing of construction companies with qualified producing, engineering and technical personnel, which is associated with the following: insufficient level of stuff professional training, which does not meet modern requirements and innovations in this field; a low level of remuneration of employees working construction specialties; hard work conditions, related to insufficient level of technical equipment of construction works and high risk to the health of the employee; limited methods of diagnostics and evaluation of personnel, including use of cheap labor of migrant workers; decreasing the level of the prestige of the construction profession, etc.