Construction Project Manager
Posted Sep 18, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
Tell me about a project that went over budget or slipped its schedule. What did you tell the client, and when?
What they are checking: Whether they deliver bad news early and with a plan, which keeps client trust in facilities work.
Tell me about a time a client representative and the facility management team wanted different things on a project. How did you work it out?
What they are checking: Their ability to balance multiple bosses on site without losing the project or a relationship.
What would you do
How do you keep building management informed on a project without burying them in updates?
What they are checking: Judgment about what operating staff need to know, since construction affects tenants and building systems.
You are working inside an occupied client campus. How do you plan construction so the client's people can keep working?
What they are checking: Awareness of phasing, noise, shutdowns and safety in live facilities, which is the core of FM-based project work.
You follow both the client's and your own company's project delivery process. What do you do when the two conflict?
What they are checking: Whether they can work within layered procedures and escalate the conflict instead of quietly picking one.
About the work
Walk me through how you build a master project budget and timeline for a tenant improvement project at a client site.
What they are checking: Whether they can structure costs, contingency and schedule so the client and building management can trust the numbers.
A general contractor submits a change order that seems high. How do you review it before it reaches the client?
What they are checking: Whether they protect the client's money by checking scope, pricing and whether the change was really unforeseen.
What do you look for when you review drawings at schematic design versus construction documents?
What they are checking: Whether they know which issues to catch at each phase before they become expensive in the field.
How do you select and contract with consultants and contractors for a project, and what makes you choose one bid over a lower one?
What they are checking: Whether they evaluate scope coverage, qualifications and risk rather than simply taking the lowest number.
How do you review a contractor's requisition before recommending payment?
What they are checking: Whether they verify percent complete, stored materials and lien waivers so the client never pays ahead of the work.
What reports do you produce for a client every month, and what do you make sure is in them?
What they are checking: Whether their reporting gives a clear picture of cost, schedule, risk and decisions needed from the client.
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