Personal Statement: A Career As A Project Manager

I began my career at a relatively early age of nineteen years old in the field of elevator maintenance and installation for Local 3 division of elevator union. Today, I work as a supervisor for elevator installation and maintenance for a well-established organization. While my technical skill has developed over time through years of experience, I find myself at a crossroads between advancement through further specialization or management. As I have progressed into a supervisor role, I am currently on a managerial path towards advancement and I see myself climbing the management ladder. As I go forward, I see myself pursuing a project manager role within the next five years and subsequently leading to upper management with a higher level vision …show more content…
One of the keys to progression into a project management role is to begin comprehending a more holistic view of the organization from the corporate level. While elevator technicians and supervisors are often highly specialized with technical skill and excellent on the field employees, they don’t necessarily have a well-developed holistic comprehension of the industry as well as the organization. This is where my current pursuit of a bachelor’s degree has assisted me with developing a broader understanding of the organization and industry. In order to understand the nature of the position I am seeking to pursue within the next five years, a quick peek at the bureau of labor statistics shows that my goal job would overlap that of a construction manager as well as elevator installers and repairmen. As a project manager within my organization, I would no longer work on the day to day tasks of installation and service; however, it would be required that I understand every aspect of the process that entails installation and service as project managers are ultimately held responsible for the successful completion of an installation or service …show more content…
As my pursuit of a bachelor’s degree has pushed me into taking numerous management classes and helped me develop new skills and knowledge regarding management, I find that I am more suited to take on the position of a project manager than ever before. The bureau of labor statistics identifies that construction managers are often required to have extensive experience in the field in addition to a bachelor’s degree. While my extensive field experience within the elevator industry is covered, my bachelor’s degree will now help me assist in further growth through management skills. The project manager role requires managing teams of specialized individuals to develop sequential timelines with milestones. Achieving these milestones successfully towards project completion on time ultimately relies on the employees that the project manager manages. Motivating employees are the key challenges that the project manager ultimately has to