Analyzing the Engagement of Professional Construction Managers in Construction Management firm and Its Improvement Measures

Abstract The number of construction management firms has been increased as construction management delivery systemhas been active in Korean construction market. the capability o f leading construction management professional,who is responsible for managing project administration, is impo rtant for commissioning construction managementcontracts. The quality of pro ject proposal and the capability of leading construction management professional, whichare assessed by the board of contract awarding committee, are t he major contributors for commissioning the publicconstruction management projects administered by the Korean pub lic procurement service for contracting.Therefore, employing a very competent leading construction mana gement professional is the critical strategy forawarding contract to the construction management firms' part. T hat is why the firms should secure a fixed numberof leading construction management professional in a waiting li st to proceed the contract commissioning process forexpectant candidate projects, even if there is no project assig nable to the leading construction managementprofessionals. However, a measure that makes effectively use of the leading construction management professionalin a waiting list has not been systematically implemented in th e firms. In turn, the firm suffers considerable loss ina project personnel supply and demand plan. Expert opinions wer e obtained by the survey questionariesadministered to top management of the construction management firms which are engaged in the constructionmanagement contracts for commissioning the public construction management projects administered by the Koreanpublic procurement service either as principal or co-principal deliverer. This paper presents the findings obtained byinvestigating the actual employment state of the leading constr uction management professional in the waiting listand by analyzing the issues involved in mobilizing and demobili zing them. It contributes to implement a practicalguide for searching effective solutions to the issues.Keywords :CM firm, Construction Management Professional, Project Personnel Supply and Demand