# Competences — project manager

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/bea99fea-0383-4c63-b944-70d4799de2c5).

## Essential

- **apply conflict management** (skill/competence)
- **build business relationships** (skill/competence)
- **communication principles** (knowledge)
- **control of expenses** (skill/competence)
- **create project specifications** (skill/competence)
- **customise project methodologies** (skill/competence)
- **draft project documentation** (skill/competence)
- **ensure compliance with legal requirements** (skill/competence)
- **ensure equipment availability** (skill/competence)
- **ensure equipment maintenance** (skill/competence)
- **establish daily priorities** (skill/competence)
- **estimate duration of work** (skill/competence)
- **follow company standards** (skill/competence)
- **identify legal requirements** (skill/competence)
- **internal risk management policy** (knowledge)
- **liaise with managers** (skill/competence)
- **manage budgets** (skill/competence)
- **manage logistics** (skill/competence)
- **manage project changes** (skill/competence)
- **manage project information** (skill/competence)
- **manage project metrics** (skill/competence)
- **manage staff** (skill/competence)
- **manage supplies** (skill/competence)
- **negotiate with stakeholders** (skill/competence)
- **organise project meetings** (skill/competence)
- **perform PESTEL analysis** (skill/competence)
- **perform project management** (skill/competence)
- **perform resource planning** (skill/competence)
- **perform risk analysis** (skill/competence)
- **project management** (knowledge)
- **project management methodology (PM²)** (knowledge)
- **project management principles** (knowledge)
- **provide cost benefit analysis reports** (skill/competence)
- **supervise daily information operations** (skill/competence)
- **train employees** (skill/competence)
- **write work-related reports** (skill/competence)

## Optional

- Agile project management (knowledge)
- analyse business plans (skill/competence)
- apply change management (skill/competence)
- business processes (knowledge)
- corporate social responsibility (knowledge)
- create a financial report (skill/competence)
- crowdsourcing strategy (knowledge)
- design wayside signalling interlockings (skill/competence)
- develop business plans (skill/competence)
- find a replacement for stage manager (skill/competence)
- insourcing strategy (knowledge)
- lean project management (knowledge)
- legal studies (knowledge)
- maintain a central project repository (skill/competence)
- maintain relationship with suppliers (skill/competence)
- manage several projects (skill/competence)
- manage standard enterprise resource planning system (skill/competence)
- mathematics (knowledge)
- office administration (knowledge)
- outsourcing strategy (knowledge)
- plan schedule (skill/competence)
- Prince2 project management (knowledge)
- program management (knowledge)
- project configuration management (knowledge)
- quality assurance methodologies (knowledge)
- quantity surveying (knowledge)
- recruit employees (skill/competence)
- risk identification (knowledge)
- statistics (knowledge)
- strive for company growth (skill/competence)
- total quality control (knowledge)
- use communication techniques (skill/competence)

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## Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 63 ads, as of 2026-07-19)

Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.

### Hard skills

- project management — **51 %**
- risk management — **25 %**
- budget management — **21 %**
- project planning — **21 %**

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