A building contractor organizes and oversees a team of specialized tradespeople to construct or remodel houses and buildings.
Building Contractor
Building Contractor
VIRTUAL JOB SHADOW
Welcome to your first day on the job! Watch this video to see what a day in the life of a Building Contractor is like.
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One of the greatest responsibilities of a Building Contractor is to organize the right team to complete construction projects. Building contractors have to plan which people they need to hire to complete certain tasks. To test your skills as a building contractor, try this activity!
STEP 1: Imagine you are a building contractor building your dream house!
STEP 2: Design a diagram of your dream house. Your diagram must include the following rooms:
– Kitchen
– Bedroom
– Living room
– Bathroom
– At least 3 other super cool rooms that you want in your dream house!
Challenge: Try making your diagram into a blueprint!
STEP 3: In each room of your dream house diagram, add at least one really cool project (ex: toxin absorbing paint for the walls, geothermal heating, voice activated lights in the living room, a mosaic tile backsplash in the kitchen, etc.). Be sure to label each cool project on your diagram.
STEP 4: Brainstorm all the types of specialized contractors you need to hire to complete these cool projects in your dream house (ex: electricians, painter, heating contractor, tile setter, etc.).
STEP 5: Add labels to each room in your diagram to show which contractor is needed for each cool project.
STEP 6: Share your completed cool project + careers diagram in the Student Showcase to build your resume as a building contractor!