Construction Manager and General Contractor Business Cards

Construction managers and general contractors are the professionals who transform architectural plans and engineering specifications into completed buildings, infrastructure, and facilities — coordinating the complex web of subcontractors, materials, equipment, schedules, regulatory requirements, safety programs, and owner relationships that make construction projects succeed or fail. Construction management is a discipline that demands technical knowledge, leadership ability, financial acumen, and the communication skills to manage dozens of stakeholders simultaneously.

What Construction Professional Cards Include

Your Credentials

Contractor license:

• Licensed General Contractor — state-issued contractor license; requirements vary significantly by state; most states require a combination of experience, examination, and financial responsibility (bonding/insurance); license number is required on all advertising in licensed states
• State Contractor License # — required on marketing materials in most states; some states mandate specific format (e.g., "CA Lic. #[number]")
• Class A / Class B / Class C contractor license — classification systems used in some states

CCM (Certified Construction Manager):

• CCM (Certified Construction Manager) — CMAA (Construction Management Association of America); the most widely recognized professional CM credential; requires construction management education and experience + examination; demonstrates professional construction management competency
• CMAA member — primary CM professional organization

LEED and sustainability:

• LEED AP BD+C (LEED Accredited Professional — Building Design and Construction) — USGBC; the most relevant LEED credential for general contractors and CMs working on green building projects; required on LEED-certified projects in most cases
• LEED Green Associate — entry-level LEED credential
• ENV SP (Envision Sustainability Professional) — ISI; sustainable infrastructure projects

Safety credentials:

• OSHA 30-hour Construction — the standard safety training for construction supervisors and managers; widely required on project sites; "OSHA 30 Certified" is a commonly cited credential on construction cards
• OSHA 10-hour Construction — entry-level safety training
• CSP (Certified Safety Professional) — BCSP; the highest general safety credential; relevant for safety-focused CM professionals
• CHST (Construction Health and Safety Technician) — BCSP; construction-specific safety credential
• STSC (Safety Trained Supervisor — Construction) — BCSP; supervisor-level safety
• First Aid / CPR / AED certified

Project management and scheduling:

• PMP (Project Management Professional) — PMI; widely held by construction managers in larger firms
• PMI-SP (PMI Scheduling Professional) — for construction schedulers
• PSP (Planning and Scheduling Professional) — AACE International; construction scheduling specialty
• CCP (Certified Cost Professional) — AACE; construction cost control
• FAACE (Fellow, AACE International) — advanced AACE member distinction

Masonry, concrete, and specialty:

• ACI Certified Concrete Field Testing Technician — ACI (American Concrete Institute); field testing and quality control
• NICET certified — National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies; specialty areas
• Procore Certified — Procore construction management software certification; increasingly listed

Your Construction Services

Project types:

• Ground-up construction (new construction)
• Commercial construction (office, retail, industrial, mixed-use)
• Multifamily residential (apartments, condos)
• Healthcare construction (hospitals, medical offices, clinics)
• Educational facility construction (K–12, higher education)
• Institutional construction (government, civic)
• Industrial and manufacturing facility construction
• Data center construction
• Tenant improvement (TI) and interior build-out
• Renovation and adaptive reuse
• Historic preservation construction
• Infrastructure (roads, bridges, water/wastewater)

Construction management approach:

• General contracting (GC) — full project delivery responsibility
• Construction management at-risk (CM at-Risk / CMAR) — contracted to deliver within Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP)
• Construction management agent (CM agent) — advisory role for owner
• Design-Build (DB) — design + construction under one contract
• Integrated Project Delivery (IPD)
• CMAR / GMP delivery

Project size and complexity:

• "$[X]M+ project delivery experience"
• "Projects from $[X] to $[X]M"
• "Specialized in $[X] to $[X]M commercial construction"

Key capabilities:

• Pre-construction services (estimating, scheduling, value engineering, constructability review)
• Subcontractor bidding and selection
• Schedule development and control (Primavera P6, MS Project, Procore)
• Budget management and cost control
• Owner reporting and communication
• Quality control and quality assurance (QC/QA)
• Safety program management
• Punch list and closeout
• Commissioning coordination
• LEED documentation and credit management

Software expertise:

• Procore (dominant construction management platform)
• Primavera P6 (scheduling)
• AutoCAD / Revit (plan reading and BIM coordination)
• Microsoft Project
• Bluebeam Revu (PDF markup for construction drawings)
• PlanGrid / eSub / Fieldwire

Design for Construction Managers

Color palette:

• Navy + white: professional authority
• Orange + charcoal: construction energy (safety orange association)
• Dark gray + white: serious, professional
• Brown + white: earth, construction materials-adjacent

Back of Card

1. "Licensed General Contractor | CCM | LEED AP BD+C | OSHA 30 | PMP | [State] Lic. #[number]"
2. "Commercial | Multifamily | Healthcare | Education | Industrial | Data center | TI | Renovation"
3. "GC | CM at-Risk | Design-Build | CMAR | GMP delivery | Pre-construction | Estimating"
4. "Procore | Primavera P6 | BIM coordination | Quality control | Safety | LEED documentation"
5. "[Company name] | [City, State] | [phone] | [email] | [website] | CA Lic. #[number]"

Checklist

• [ ] State contractor license number
• [ ] CCM (if certified construction manager)
• [ ] LEED AP BD+C (if green building focus)
• [ ] OSHA 30-hour (widely cited on cards)
• [ ] PMP (if project management certified)
• [ ] CSP / CHST (if safety specialty)
• [ ] Project types (commercial, multifamily, healthcare, etc.)
• [ ] Delivery method (GC, CMAR, Design-Build)
• [ ] Project size range
• [ ] Procore and P6 (most recognized software)
• [ ] Bonded and insured statement (on back or front)