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Anonymous
| | Posted on Tuesday, September 30, 2008 - 08:26 pm: |    |
I saw an anonymous polling a ways back on this board for spec writers about what the going salaries/job conditions/etc are.
I am curious about similar information for someone who would focus on construction administration - what kind of salaries/hours/per regional area/ect
As this is what I am 'best' at, I wonder about specializing - there are a number of positions advertised nationally.
Any anonymous information would be really appreciated!
Thanks in advance. |
Anonymous
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 01, 2008 - 07:54 pm: | |
In my Southern California office, full time dedicated CA's typically are fairly senior staff members, and are paid comparable to a Project Architect. We often rotate people into CA who are junior PA's or PM's so that they can oversee (and experience) their project through the construction phase, but they are paid at their normal salary, and resume typical production work as the CA phase diminishes.
Licensure does not add to the salary range, but does increase the range of project types you can work on (Licensed Architects doing CA can take on greater roles on DSA jobs for example).
In my opinion, an experienced construction administrator (10 years+) can reasonably expect to earn $75k and up in a normal economy. All bets are off in today's market. |
Ronald L. Geren, AIA, CSI, CCS, CCCA, SCIP
Senior Member
Username: specman
Post Number: 688
Registered: 03-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 01, 2008 - 08:21 pm: | |
I know this is getting a little off topic, but just a point of clarification.
For those I teach, I make a point to inform them that, as design professionals, they are performing "construction contract administration" or "contract administration"--not "construction administration."
The performance of "construction administration" is done by the contractor or construction manager.
And just to reinforce what I've stated, I just attended a risk mitigation seminar conducted by Shinnerer, a very large professional liability insurer for A/Es, where they, too, made a point of that distinction in their presentation--especially when it comes to contract language in the owner-A/E agreement.
Just something to be aware of... :-) |
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| | Posted on Wednesday, October 01, 2008 - 08:07 pm: | |
75K in southern ca sounds kinda rough..... |
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| | Posted on Thursday, October 02, 2008 - 03:24 pm: | |
Yes, the terminology issue Ron mentions is absolutely correct in that we perform 'Contract Admin...'
I have given up on trying to maintain the distinction - especially when searching for jobs with the correct terminology all that comes up are clerical administrative positions.
funny thing, looking at the aia career center's list of search terms for categories the terms 'contract administration' or 'construction administration' do not appear, but construction management does. go figure...
kinda like 'when in rome....' ? |
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