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B15A Construction Management Specialist

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Overview

A Construction Management Specialist interprets project drawings and specifications and plans and estimates material, manpower, and equipment requirements for construction jobs. This specialist handles project scheduling, procurement, production control, and management reporting.

Core Skills

  • Construction drawing and specification interpretation
  • Materials, equipment, and manpower estimating
  • Construction scheduling and production control
  • Project progress tracking and reporting

Civilian Career Paths

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Cost Estimators

Interpreting construction plans and estimating materials, tools, equipment, and manpower directly supports construction estimating work.

How to prepare: Build a sample construction estimate in Microsoft Excel from a set of drawings, showing quantities, labor assumptions, equipment needs, and pricing.

What the civilian work involves
  • Analyze blueprints and other documentation to prepare time, cost, materials, and labor estimates.
  • Collect historical cost data to estimate costs for current or future products.
  • Confer with engineers, architects, owners, contractors, and subcontractors on changes and adjustments to cost estimates.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Adobe Acrobat
  • Autodesk AutoCAD

Construction Managers

Construction scheduling, production control, resource estimating, and management reporting transfer directly to project planning and progress monitoring.

How to prepare: Create a sample construction schedule in Microsoft Project and an accompanying progress report showing planned versus actual work and resource needs.

What the civilian work involves
  • Prepare and submit budget estimates, progress reports, or cost tracking reports.
  • Plan, schedule, or coordinate construction project activities to meet deadlines.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
  • Microsoft Project
  • Procore software
  • Microsoft Excel

Notes & Sources

Evidence for this guidance (3 documents)
  1. NAVPERS 18068F Vol II (NEOCS, Jul 2026 edition): NEC B15A

    [1] NEC entry "B15A - Construction Management Specialist"; cached text line 2270; NAVPERS 18068F Vol II, 2026-07 edition

    Supports: Construction drawing and specification interpretation, Materials, equipment, and manpower estimating, Construction scheduling and production control, Project progress tracking and reporting, Cost Estimators (O*NET 13-1051.00), Construction Managers (O*NET 11-9021.00)

  2. O*NET: Cost Estimators

    [2] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Cost Estimators (O*NET 13-1051.00)

  3. O*NET: Construction Managers

    [3] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Construction Managers (O*NET 11-9021.00)

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