Key competencies required of project managers in green construction
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2021-06-18
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Abstract
The need for green construction has been stimulated by global concerns about climate change and
sustainability. It is necessary to ensure that green construction projects are successfully
implemented with the growing demand for green building projects. Therefore, since a competent
project manager is pivotal factor for the successful delivery of any given project, it is essential to
identify the knowledge and critical skills that a project manager needs to effectively implement
especially in a green building project. In view of this, this study aimed to examine the key
competences required of project managers in the green building sector in the context of the Ghana
construction industry. To achieve this goal, the following specific objectives were established,
which include: evaluating the level of awareness of project managers in green building, identifying
the roles of green building project managers and identifying the key competences required by
project managers in green construction. The study adopted a quantitative research approach and
with the help of an extensive literature review, a structured questionnaire was developed that were
distributed to collect data. The collected data were analyzed using simple descriptive statistics and
the Relative Importance Index (RII) method. Findings of the study revealed that there is a great
awareness of green building in Ghana, however, clients have pay little attention because, green
construction project tends to be capital intensive than the traditional construction project. In
addition, five (5) key competencies were identified and required of managers in green construction
projects. The order of importance of the key competence requirement includes: environmental
competence, social competence, leadership competence, economic competence and interpersonal
skills.
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A thesis submitted to the Department of Construction Technology College of Art and Build
Environment in partial fulfilment of the requirement for the degree of
Keywords
Key competencies, Project managers, Green construction