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Field to Construction PM is a construction PM career podcast for tradespeople and assistant supers aiming at project manager roles—look-aheads, RFIs, CO pricing, and margin literacy. We own look-ahead schedules,...
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Field to Construction PM is a construction PM career podcast for tradespeople and assistant supers aiming at project manager roles—look-aheads, RFIs, CO pricing, and margin literacy. We own look-ahead schedules, RFI craft, change-order pricing basics, and field-to-PM career steps. Practical construction PM path for field talent—not executive PMP theatre. Search Field to Construction PM on Spotify and Apple Podcasts for weekly RFI, change order, and field-to-PM career episodes. Audio for this show is produced with AI assistance. Episodes are researched, scripted, and reviewed for accuracy before release.
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20 AGO. 2026 · In this episode of Field to Construction PM, Jude tackles the exact skills that trip up tradespeople moving into project manager roles: look ahead schedules, RFI writing, and change order pricing. Daily field demands often leave no time to practice these, yet they directly control crew flow, material timing, and margin protection. Jude breaks down a repeatable weekly system you can start today—pull a three-week look ahead, flag dependencies in plain language, convert the top items into crisp RFIs with suggested answers, and price emerging changes the same afternoon using original quantities and unit prices.
Key takeaways:
- Mark material and approval risks on one page with your superintendent before the daily huddle
- Send three tied-to-field RFIs in under two hours by stating the question once and listing possible designer responses
- Price changes immediately, add markup, and attach daily report excerpts to end owner pushback fast
Track everything on the same updated sheet so schedule and cost shifts stay visible for weekly coordination meetings. This habit keeps paperwork linked to real field dates instead of piling up.
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11 JUL. 2026 · In this episode of Field to Construction PM, we break down the exact skills that move carpenters and superintendents into assistant PM roles without relying on abstract leadership theory. Instead, the focus stays on four field-tested habits that protect schedules and margins from the trailer or truck: look-aheads, RFIs, change order pricing, and margin tracking. These routines turn your existing site knowledge into daily paperwork that prevents delays and cost overruns before they hit the crew.
• Build Friday look-aheads that flag material needs by Wednesday and catch drawing conflicts early
• Write clear RFIs the same day with photos and sequence impact so answers arrive in 48 hours
• Log extra hours and materials on change orders right after an approved RFI, using consistent markup rates
• Compare actual vs. budgeted hours weekly to adjust the next look-ahead and protect job margins
By the second week these steps become automatic, reducing last-minute calls and helping you step into assistant PM work faster on residential or light commercial projects.
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Field to Construction PM is a construction PM career podcast for tradespeople and assistant supers aiming at project manager roles—look-aheads, RFIs, CO pricing, and margin literacy. We own look-ahead schedules,...
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Field to Construction PM is a construction PM career podcast for tradespeople and assistant supers aiming at project manager roles—look-aheads, RFIs, CO pricing, and margin literacy. We own look-ahead schedules, RFI craft, change-order pricing basics, and field-to-PM career steps. Practical construction PM path for field talent—not executive PMP theatre. Search Field to Construction PM on Spotify and Apple Podcasts for weekly RFI, change order, and field-to-PM career episodes. Audio for this show is produced with AI assistance. Episodes are researched, scripted, and reviewed for accuracy before release.
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| Autor | Let's Work This Sh*t Out |
| Organización | Let's Work This Sh*t Out |
| Categorías | Economía y empresa , Cultura y sociedad |
| Página web | www.senseofthisshit.com |
| field@senseofthisshit.com |
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