Construction Industry 101

Building Your Future

Agenda
What is the Construction Industry?

Who are the players?

What services are provided?

Career Options in the Construction Industry?
What do I need to work in the Construction Industry?

What is the Construction Industry?

Construction of Buildings
Residential, industrial, commercial, and other building
Heavy and civil engineering
Sewers, roads, highways, bridges, tunnels, & other projects
Specialty trade contractors
Carpentry, painting, plumbing, and electrical work

Whos Involved In the Construction

Process?

Owners
Architects / Engineers
Contractors / Subcontractors
Consultants

What are their roles?

Owner- Do we need a new building / space?
Where to Build?
Do we have enough money?
What will the building look like?
How long will it take?
Hire an Architect and General Contractor

What are their roles?

Architects / Engineers- Design the Building / Space
What is the building size
What does the Owner need?
What does it look like?
Determine how long it takes to build
Major Building Components

What are their roles?

Contractors / Subcontractors- Design the Building / Space
Construct the Building
Monitor the Budget and Schedule
Track project changes

What are their roles?

Consultants- Provide Expert Advice

Types of consultants include:

Acousticians
Lighting
Environmental Specialists
Theater Designers
Audio / Visual Consultants

Career Options?
Field Jobs

Office Jobs

Engineer

Accountant

Project Manger / Project

Business Development

Executive

Financial Manager

Purchasing

Computer Technology

Superintendent

Marketing / Public Relations

Trades Specialist

How Much Money Can I Make?

Architect: $70,280

Carpenter: $38,730

Civil Engineer: $65,560

Construction Manager: $78,290

Plumber: $47,190

Purchasing Manager- $79,730

Steel Worker: $40,960

Wages, Salaries Vary by Region

Source: US Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics

What Type of Training Do I Need?

Who is Turner?

Where We Work: From Madison Square

Garden to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Where We Work: Diversified

Markets

Aviation
Convention Centers
Green Building
Healthcare
Higher Education
Industrial
Interiors

Justice

K-12 Education
Pharmaceutical
Public Assembly

Atlanta
City
Courts
Nissan
Paint
System
II for
Colonie
Center
Mall
Allergan
R&D
III
Marie
DeBartolo
Center
USAirways
International
Terminal
Toyota
Motor
Sales
-Facility
South
Atlanta,
Georgia
Canton,
Mississippi
Albany,
New
York
Irvine, California
Performing
Arts
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
Campus
Notre Dame,
Indiana
Torrance,
California

Sports
Perkins
Coie
Law
Offices
- PSE
Hiawassee
School
Westchester
Medical
Center
Overland
ParkElementary
Convention
Center
Yankee
Stadium
Building
Ocoee,New
Florida
Valhalla,
New
York
Overland
Park,
KS
Bronx,
York
Bellevue, Washington

Where We Work: Clients

Where We Work: Clients

HINT:

Windows Operating System.

Microsoft The New York Times UBS Ford Bear Stearns

American Express AT&T Boeing Citigroup Disney
Fidelity Goldman Sachs IBM Lehman Brothers Lucent
Technologies Marriott Merrill Lynch Microsoft Pfizer
Verizon

HINT:

Big Apple Baseball!

New York Yankees Chicago White Sox Portland Trail

Blazers Anaheim Angels Carolina Chicago Bears
Carolina Panthers Cincinnati Bengals Cleveland
Browns Cleveland Cavaliers Denver Broncos Detroit
Tigers Green Bay Packers Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
New York Jets New York Knicks New York Rangers
Philadelphia Eagles Seattle Seahawks

HINT: South

American Brew.

Columbia University New York University Brown

California Institute of Technology Carnegie Mellon
University Emory Florida A&M Georgia Tech
Harvard MIT Northeastern Northwestern Ohio
State Princeton Georgia Tech University of
Washington Vanderbilt Wayne State Yale
University

Where We Work: Local Business Unit

Projects

Lets talk about some local projects

Where We Work: International Projects

Turners Tallest Buildings
by Country

What companies or
organizations has Turner
worked with?

Citigroup

Microsoft
New York Yankees
Philadelphia Eagles
Yale
New York Times

Who We Are: Timeline

Turner Established
First Rose Bowl Game

First Movie Theater Opens in L.A.

Charles Lindbergh
Barnums Animal Crackers are Introduced

Modern Air Conditioning is Designed

QUESTIONS?

Open Discussion

What major is best for construction management?

What is your greatest challenge on the jobsite?
What do you find most rewarding in your job?
Describe how a typical day starts for you.
How many people work on a typical job?
What are some of the more important skills to have to be
successful in construction?
What are your work hours?