So since returning to Austin and getting neck deep in the construction trade. My goal was to become a task manager and then a project manager. As luck would have it, and because it never works out they way we plan, due to project load and new projects coming in daily, I am being assigned projects to manage, opening new projects, creating proposals and doing daily checks of field work along with making deliverables and field support. It's a lot but I feel I'm ready for it.
This is a big deal to me. In all my years of surveying I haven't gotten the "training" on the business side of things. I am in the process of getting that training now and I'm excited for it. Not to brag but my tech skills are efficient and "speedy" for lack of a better term, so I've always been leaned on to get the tech work done in a short amount of time with few mistakes which doesn't leave much time for the business side of things, (in my experience).
I know it's still early and I have lots to learn but today feels like a step in the right direction for my career.
T. Nelson - SAM
Welcome to the next step in professional development.?ÿ Learning the business end of the game is important.?ÿ This where you get to understand the overhead aspects, labor multipliers and so much more.?ÿ I was lucky enough to have moved into the business and management area when I was young, and I moved to several companies along the way chasing growth opportunities.?ÿ After a few years, it's advisable to take your learned skills somewhere else.?ÿ That gives you the opportunity to learn different styles of budgeting and management so that you can filter out the things that work best and the things that don't work.
I've seen the good, the bad and the ugly.?ÿ I believe that I have seen that you are not licensed yet.?ÿ If that is the case, I strongly encourage you to get that done as soon as possible.?ÿ That license, combined with your technical abilities and management skills is the golden ticket to opening up a whole new world for yourself.
Best of luck to you, from reading your posts, I'm sure that you will do well.?ÿ Just don't overwhelm yourself.
way to go!!
woohoo!!!
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P.S.?ÿ Don't forget the little people who helped to make this possible.?ÿ You know: Ken, Clyde, Julie, Wilma, Ben, Dan, Kenny and others.
As one who was a Senior PM at the machine where you work I know the amount of worked being placed on you.?ÿ I know all the calls, and headaches.?ÿ It is a lot. You can do but rememeber to get out of the office every once in a while and survey.?ÿ
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A lot of the people I dealt with in Austin have moved on (Stroud, Jason, Scott Perkins, etc.) but no one will ever accuse your outfit of not understanding that "this thing of ours" (as the mob says) is ultimately unsustainable unless you treat it like a business.?ÿ
Earlier in my career I was concerned about the individual projects a company worked on when I was thinking about joining them; now it's all about their understanding of the business & market spaces they occupy (or want to occupy) and their internal culture.?ÿ ?ÿ
Correct. I am not licensed.
Thank you for the kind words of encouragement. I appreciate it.
T. Nelson - SAM
Yes! I've been clear with my team that I am not going to be tied to this job.
Thanks for the support. Hope you're doing well!
T. Nelson - SAM
Thanks!
I think about those folks often, yourself included, and wouldn't be where I am today if it wasn't for everyone's help and support early in my career.
T. Nelson - SAM