Sample Construction Management Résumé

Your résumé is a document that captures who you are, your experiences, your skills, and your education. It is your brand, and you will use it to market yourself for internships, jobs, scholarships, and professional memberships to name just a few. Your résumé is always a work in progress. As you add new education, experiences, and skills to your résumé, you will also remove items that are no longer relevant. As your marketing tool, it is not a record of everything you’ve ever done, but is a customized document that tells the reader why you are a perfect fit for the opportunity. The best résumés, and the ones that get an interview, are never generic.

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Sample Résumé

Your Name

your phone number | first.last@wsu.edu | linkedin.com/first-last

Summary of Qualifications

  • Strong understanding of construction management principles and basic structural design principles gained through coursework
  • Developed strong interpersonal skills while working in diverse groups through participation in the WSU Associated Students of Construction Management (ASCM)
  • Maintained 3.0 GPA while involved in multiple clubs and working 25-30 hours per week
  • Demonstrated effective management and communication skills while working individually and in teams

Education

Bachelor of Science in Construction Management; GPA 3.0

Washington State University, Pullman WA

Expected May 2019

  • Relevant Coursework: Structures, Materials, Construction Admin, Estimating, Project Management, Earthwork and Equipment, Cost Management

Skills

  • Proficient in AutoCAD, Revit, Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint
  • Familiar with CSI specifications system
  • Ability to work with diverse groups gained through work, school, and club activities
  • Able to read blueprints and basic knowledge of survey techniques

Projects

Design of a Cabin, Washington State University Pullman

Fall 2017

  • Used AutoCAD to design a house cabin in a 2-dimensional model
  • Proficient in designing 2-dimensional models
  • Created four different elevations with the center of the design inside the house
  • Knowledge of AutoCAD facilitated the design of bedrooms, closets, and bridges
Construction

January to August 2015

  • Developed quality fences and worked in the field
  • Developed an understanding of design and construction of fences and small buildings
  • Gained knowledge of earth moving and construction equipment

Experience

Powell Construction, General Construction Intern

May to August 2016

  • Gathered appropriate information of site before initiating construction prior to building
  • Cooperated in demolition of roof to provide customer with new stick roofing
  • Built additional room and bathroom at a home remodel and framed multiple doors and windows
  • Handled power tools such as handsaw, skill saw, drills, and full head framing nailer

Extracurricular

ASCM (Associated Students of Construction Management), member

Spring 2016 to present

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