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Certified Construction Manager® (CCM®)

Construction Management Association of America

Certification

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The Construction Manager Certification Institute (CMCI) has offered its construction management (CM) certification program for more than 25 years and continually certifies more qualified CMs than anyone else in the construction industry. Individuals, companies, and owners recognize the CCM certification as a sign of professionalism.

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The Certified Construction Manager® (CCM®) recognizes professionals who have chosen a career in construction management and voluntarily met the prescribed criteria of the construction management certification program with regards to formal education, field experience, and demonstrated capability and understanding of the CMAA body of knowledge. The CCM is accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI®) National Accreditation Board (ANAB) under the International Organization for Standardization’s 17024 standard. What is a CCM? CCMs are committed to excellence in construction management, career advancement, and the pursuit of knowledge. CCMs provide professional services which apply effective management techniques to the planning, design, and construction of a project or program from inception to completion to control time, cost, and quality. The purpose of the CCM is to improve the delivery of the built environment by identifying the construction managers (CMs) who are best qualified by education and experience to deliver professional construction management services with the highest quality and ethical conduct.

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Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

  • Apply construction management professional practice principles including CM delivery methods, forms of CM contract, procurement of CM services, and legal obligations to establish and maintain the owner-CM relationship
  • Navigate legal obligations of the construction manager including professional liabilities, third-party claims, employment law compliance, environmental regulations, and labor relations requirements
  • Develop and implement the Construction Management Plan including measurable project objectives, organizational structures, site use planning, contracting strategies, risk management, and project funding requirements
  • Manage design professional selection and consulting agreements by defining qualification criteria, evaluating fee proposals, and establishing contractual responsibilities across project delivery phases
  • Develop construction contract documents including forms of agreement, general conditions, risk management provisions, insurance requirements, and coordination of construction processes
  • Manage procurement of construction services including pre-qualification of bidders, bid advertisement, bid evaluation, and contract award recommendations in compliance with public and private sector requirements
Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for

  • Construction Managers11-9021.00
  • Construction and Building Inspectors47-4011.00
What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

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Mastery: developing (Level 2)(based on Certification)

  • Building code compliance inspections — conduct routine site reviews across multiple trade disciplines, documenting deficiencies and initiating corrective actions with limited oversight.
  • Quality control programs — implement established QC procedures, track non-conformances, and verify closure of corrective actions on mid-scale commercial projects.
  • Construction activity schedules — develop and maintain CPM-based project schedules using scheduling software, adjusting sequences to address emerging delays in familiar site conditions.
  • Progress and cost tracking reports — prepare and submit periodic budget variance and earned-value reports to owners and stakeholders using project management software.
  • Subcontractor and craft crews — supervise daily field operations, resolve work-sequence conflicts, and enforce safety requirements across multiple trades on site.
  • Labor dispatch plans — analyze trade workflow demands and issue crew deployment schedules aligned with project phase requirements and available workforce capacity.
  • Owner and design-team meetings — participate in project coordination meetings, raise construction concerns, and document agreed resolutions for distribution to field teams.
  • Subcontract agreements — review subcontractor proposals, negotiate scope and schedule terms, and process contract amendments within delegated authority limits.
  • CAD and document management software — retrieve, mark up, and distribute revised drawings and submittals to ensure field teams work from current design documents.
  • Risk identification logs — recognize and escalate common project risks related to schedule, cost, and safety to the project manager with supporting data.

Some details on this page are auto-populated from public workforce data sources: O*NET (opens in new tab), BLS (opens in new tab), College Scorecard (opens in new tab), DOL Training Provider Results (opens in new tab), NSX (opens in new tab). Provided in partnership with LER.me Career Intelligence.

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