Typical duties of a construction manager include consulting with architects and surveyors to develop a project plan, developing schedules of work, overseeing day-to-day work, checking progress and quality, ensuring health and safety standards are maintained, and so on.
The consultant should be engaged early in the project, so the owner can utilize the consultant’s services in selecting construction professionals and contractors and in reviewing plans and budgets….
The construction consultant’s role is to aggressively represent the owner and to lend practical expertise to the job.