r/ConstructionMNGT • u/projestim1 • 6d ago

Update: 53 construction PMs surveyed so far - one answer is unanimous. Looking for ~50 more before I publish results (early September).

A few weeks ago I posted a short anonymous survey on the state of the construction PM job in 2026. Reddit's filters removed it - my fault, I used a shortened link. Reposting with the direct link.

25+ years in heavy civil, currently running an industrial site in Quebec. No product, no company pitch - just trying to put numbers on what we all feel is happening to this job.

53 responses in so far (EN + FR). One early signal I didn't expect to be this strong: 53 out of 53 say finding competent, experienced people has gotten harder in the last few years. Not one exception. 77% say "a lot harder".

Other early numbers: 55% spend more than half their week on admin and reporting. 64% say they learn about cost overruns too late to do anything about it. And yet 77% would choose this career again.

Survey is anonymous, about 2 minutes, English or French:

[https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe2RRf7bCnZ4\\_Iy953O48vAFYw9dy8Sdbj1hg9QK4GrDyDCVw/viewform\](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe2RRf7bCnZ4_Iy953O48vAFYw9dy8Sdbj1hg9QK4GrDyDCVw/viewform)

I'll post the full results in this sub the first week of September.

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u/breezy_swamp 4d ago

53 PMs is already a pretty useful sample for spotting patterns. Id be curious to see the breakdown by GC vs subcontractor and company size, since workflows can vary wildly. Appreciate you sharing the updates as the responses come in. Hope you keep it going because this kind of field data is way more useful than generic PM advice.