Construction Management

Construction management is the discipline concerned with planning, executing, and delivering construction projects safely, on time, within budget, and to the required quality. It sits at the intersection of engineering, business management, and project management, and requires practitioners who understand both the technical and the commercial dimensions of construction. From residential housing to major infrastructure projects, construction managers are responsible for coordinating labour, materials, subcontractors, and clients across often complex and fast-moving site environments.

At Birmingham City University, this part-time Construction Management programme includes a sandwich year with work placement opportunities, making it a degree explicitly designed for students who are already working in or adjacent to the construction industry. The part-time and sandwich structure means you develop academic knowledge and professional competence simultaneously, with your workplace experience informing and enriching your academic study and vice versa. Birmingham's significance as a major construction and development environment, with significant regeneration and infrastructure projects ongoing across the region, provides a relevant and accessible professional context.

The programme benefits from strong industry connections, with site visits and engagement with industry professionals built into the curriculum.

You will study construction technology, project management, contract law, health and safety, cost management, procurement, and the management of people and resources. The ability to understand both the technical and the managerial dimensions of construction projects is central to the programme, and you will develop the communication skills needed to work effectively with clients, engineers, subcontractors, and regulatory bodies.

Graduates from construction management programmes pursue careers as site managers, project managers, quantity surveyors, contracts managers, and commercial managers. Professional qualifications through the Chartered Institute of Building or the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors are natural next milestones. The combination of a degree and direct industry experience through the sandwich year means graduates are often well placed for rapid progression in the sector.