Construction Management Specialist Family
Career series with 7 positions across 4 levels
Construction Management Specialist groups 7 related titles into a 4-level career ladder.
Entry is typically through Construction Management Specialist 4, advancing through the ladder toward Construction Management Specialist 2. Pay across the family spans $69,668 to $170,731, around the 93rd percentile of all civil service job families by top pay.
Construction Management Specialist reports to supervising titles such as Supervising Program Development Specialist and Senior Environmental Health Specialist.
Positions in This Family
- CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST 4 (30800) $69,668 - $101,951/year
- CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST 3 (30801) $79,844 - $117,228/year
- CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST 2 (30802) $95,955 - $141,386/year
- CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST 1 (30803) $75,474 - $105,655/year
- CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST 2 (30805) $91,628 - $134,900/year
- CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST 3 (30807) $76,287 - $111,856/year
- CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST 1 (61439) $115,536 - $170,731/year
What the Construction Management Specialist family covers
New Jersey classifies Construction Management Specialist as a 4-level series holding 7 separate title codes. The family straddles jurisdictions: 4 state and 3 both state and local, so parts of it are hired by state departments and parts by local civil service employers.
Engineering series in New Jersey are organized by discipline and then by responsibility, so a family usually reads assistant, then senior, then principal, then supervising. Professional Engineer licensure appears at the senior end rather than at entry, which lets the state hire graduates and license them in post. Transportation is the largest employer of these titles by a wide margin, with Environmental Protection, Treasury property management and the county engineering offices behind it. Construction inspection titles sit nearby but belong to the regulatory side.
The ladder, ordered by pay
Sorted by pay instead of by title number, the Construction Management Specialist family stacks up as follows. Note that the numbers in these titles do not run in pay order. In this family a lower number sits higher on the ladder, which is a New Jersey convention that catches people out when they read a title list top to bottom.
- Construction Management Specialist 1 — $115,536 to $170,731 (a master's degree and 4 years of experience)
- Construction Management Specialist 2 — $95,955 to $141,386 (a master's degree and 3 years of experience)
- Construction Management Specialist 2 — $91,628 to $134,900 (a master's degree and 3 years of experience)
- Construction Management Specialist 3 — $79,844 to $117,228 (a master's degree and 2 years of experience)
- Construction Management Specialist 3 — $76,287 to $111,856 (a master's degree and 2 years of experience)
- Construction Management Specialist 1 — $75,474 to $105,655 (frozen schedule) (a master's degree and 4 years of experience)
- Construction Management Specialist 4 — $69,668 to $101,951 (a master's degree and 1 year of experience)
The distance from the bottom of Construction Management Specialist 4 to the top of Construction Management Specialist 1 is $101,062, an increase of about 145% over the entry minimum. 1 of the 7 titles in the family sits on a schedule whose rates are frozen, so the published figure there is the schedule of record rather than a guide to actual pay.
What each title does
The specifications themselves are the clearest guide to what separates these titles. Here is how each one opens.
- Construction Management Specialist 4: Under the close supervision of a Construction Management Specialist 1 or other supervisory official in a State or local agency, assists in the…
- Construction Management Specialist 3: Under the limited supervision of a Construction Management Specialist 1 or other supervisory official in a State or local agency, prepares the…
- Construction Management Specialist 2: Under direction of a supervisory official in a State or local agency, supervises the design, project control, cost estimation, contract…
- Construction Management Specialist 1: Under direction of a senior level manager or other higher level supervisory official, administers work programs and supervises staff responsible for…
- Construction Management Specialist 2: Under direction of a supervisory official, supervises the design, project control, cost estimation, contract administration, quality assurance, and…
Getting in: the stated requirements
Across the 7 titles we have parsed, the education requirements read as a master's degree on 7 of them. Stated experience runs from 1 year at the lowest rung to 4 at the highest, which is the main thing separating one level from the next.
On how the jobs are filled: 6 are competitive, filled from an eligible list after an open competitive or promotional examination.
How the pay is set
The family is split across 3 salary schedules (A-P-R-S, M, and M-Represented), so two titles that look adjacent can be paid from different tables with different step structures. More than one union has members in this family: CWA and IBEW.
Where these jobs exist
Because the family mixes jurisdictions, the answer to "who hires this" depends on the specific code. State codes run through the Civil Service Commission's announcement and eligible list process; local codes are hired by the counties, municipalities and authorities that adopted civil service under Title 11A. Check an employer's status before assuming a title is available where you live.
Related titles elsewhere in the plan
Nearby in the plan, ranked by how distinctive the shared terms are rather than by how many words happen to match.
- Education Program Development Specialist 3, School Facilities Design & Construction ($100,498 to $148,187, state jurisdiction) — in the Education Program Development Specialist family
- Management Specialist (local jurisdiction)
- Project Management Specialist 1 ($83,582 to $122,832, state jurisdiction) — in the Project Management Specialist family
- Management Improvement Specialist 2 ($110,276 to $162,870, state jurisdiction) — in the Management Improvement Specialist family
- Management Information Systems Specialist (local jurisdiction)
- Building Management Services Specialist 1 ($60,876 to $88,743, both state and local jurisdiction) — in the Building Management Services Specialist family
Common questions about Construction Management Specialist jobs
How many Construction Management Specialist titles are there in New Jersey civil service?
The Construction Management Specialist family holds 7 title codes arranged across 4 levels. Each code is a separate classification with its own published specification, requirements and salary treatment.
What does a Construction Management Specialist earn in New Jersey?
Published salary data for this family runs from $69,668 at the bottom of Construction Management Specialist 4 to $170,731 at the top of Construction Management Specialist 1. Those are schedule figures. Where the title appears on the state payroll, actual median pay is listed on the page above.
Do you need to take an exam to become a Construction Management Specialist?
Yes for most of the family. 6 of the 7 titles are in the competitive division, which means appointment comes from an eligible list built by an open competitive or promotional examination.
What qualifications does a Construction Management Specialist need?
The most common education requirement in this family is a master's degree, named on 7 of the 7 titles. Stated experience ranges from 1 to 4 years depending on the rung. Read the individual specification for the exact wording, including any experience substitution.
Is Construction Management Specialist 1 higher or lower than Construction Management Specialist 3?
In this family the lower number is the more senior title. New Jersey's level numbering does not run in pay order, and reading the titles by number alone will give you the ladder upside down. The list above is sorted by what each title actually pays.