On Monday March 9th and Tuesday March 10th I followed the Senior Project Manager for a major construction company around to learn about leadership in the construction industry. I will not include the names of the owner or construction company involved.
A view of the Construction at the World Trade Center, as seen from the 8th floor future greenroof. The project is a 45 story, 720 foot tall high-rise. As of Tuesday the building is at approximately 90% completion and the curtain wall is installed up to the 38th floor. The project is aiming for a LEED Gold rating for Core & Shell.
A view of the Construction at the World Trade Center, as seen from the 8th floor future greenroof. The project is a 45 story, 720 foot tall high-rise. As of Tuesday the building is at approximately 90% completion and the curtain wall is installed up to the 38th floor. The project is aiming for a LEED Gold rating for Core & Shell.
View looking upward on Vessey Street
View of two water tanks on rooftop. These tanks provide additional water pressure for the plumbing and fire suppression systems. They are found on almost every building in New York City and are made by only one company in Queens, New York.
View of the monorail system.
The monorail system wraps the perimeter of the building. Curtain wall picks are made from one location, hoisted, then moved along the monorail and dropped into place.
A couple of things I learned from the PM:
1. Get to work when the workers do
2. Demand a high level of quality
3. Understand what the subs need to be profitable and try to give it to them
4. Understand the work process down to the smallest detail
5. Learn from mistakes (Your own, the company's, or colleagues)
Finally, on the conference room wall at the field office, the PM wrote a list of things to do in order to be an effective member of the company:
Search for answers yourself
Speak up when you fall short
Ask someone who knows what they are talking about
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