Project Manager
The Project Manager domain tests planning and contract administration for an asbestos abatement project. It covers scope, schedule, budget, procurement, notifications, licensing checks, submittals, air monitoring, clearance, and closeout. The project manager oversees the project but does not replace the on-site supervisor.
Core rules
- Define the abatement scope from the inspector’s report and project designer’s specifications, including quantities, methods, and contingency work.
- Confirm the contractor, supervisor, workers, and air sampling professional hold current Illinois licenses and that notification is filed and accurate.
- Manage submittals: work plan, containment details, respiratory protection, waste disposal plan, schedules, and monitoring reports.
- Track change orders when concealed asbestos or changed conditions appear; require documentation and owner authorization before extra work.
- Do not allow reoccupancy until required visual inspection and clearance air monitoring are complete and reports are accepted.
Worked example
A contractor requests a change order because hidden thermal system insulation was found above a ceiling. The project manager verifies the inspector’s findings, confirms the designer’s direction for handling the newly identified material, documents quantities, obtains owner approval, and ensures notification is amended if scope or dates change. Approving verbal extra work without records creates cost and compliance risk.
Traps that cost marks
- Confusing project management with on-site supervision.
- Directing workers without going through the licensed supervisor.
- Accepting a contractor’s self-clearance without independent monitoring.
- Forgetting to update notification after a schedule or scope change.
- Closing the project without waste manifests and monitoring reports.