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3.6 KiB

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)

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 %