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Penalties for Contractors Who Fail to Meet Deadlines: Whether in civil engineering or construction, as professionals working on construction sites, failing to meet the specified project deadlines is simply unacceptable. However, in reality, there are quite a few contractors who fail to meet these deadlines and are subject to penalties. Even so, occasionally there are delays…

The Challenge of Job Mobility for Construction Management Engineers at Regional Construction Companies and Local Governments The “regional disparity” between major general contractors in the Tokyo metropolitan area and regional construction firms is widening. Furthermore, there is a marked trend toward widening “disparities between companies” even within the same region. Under these circumstances, construction management engineers are seeking higher…

The average bonus in the construction industry is 1,593,228 yen. The Japan Business Federation (Keidanren) announced the average agreed-upon amounts for winter bonuses (bonus payments and lump-sum payments) at major companies. The average bonus across all industries is 934,858 yen, representing a 6.14% increase compared to last winter. The average bonus amount is 900,000…

Are there many site supervisors who work over 100 hours of overtime? There are many site supervisors who work more than 80 hours of overtime. I think there are quite a few site supervisors for whom working over 100 hours of overtime is the norm. Moreover, since the Dentsu overwork-related suicide case came to light, the Labor Standards Inspection Office has been cracking down, so 80 hours of overtime…

About 90% of Civil Engineers Don’t Want to Recommend the Construction Industry to Their Families A survey conducted by a certain organization targeting civil engineers (certified civil engineering construction managers) working in the local construction industry yielded shocking results. A staggering 89.31% of civil engineers said they would not recommend a career in the construction industry to their families…

Civil Engineering Construction Managers Who Are Looked Down Upon We in the construction industry are often asked, “Which is more prestigious: architectural or civil engineering construction managers?” I don’t know what exactly makes one more prestigious than the other, and since they’re different fields to begin with, comparing them is fundamentally wrong—but the general perception is that architectural…

"Make sure the construction meeting minutes are clear enough for anyone to understand!" "The client just won't approve changes to the construction plans..." "After sending documents via email or the ASP (information-sharing system), I almost always get questions about the content..." — You haven't had experiences like this, have you...

The Truth About Starting Your Own Business in the Construction Industry If you search for terms like “independence” or “starting a business” online, you’ll find articles with useful information and interesting stories, but most of them are written by white-collar workers. They talk about how happy they are to be able to eat whatever they want whenever they want, or to work whenever they want…

Tokyo Construction Industry Association, Kanto Regional Development Bureau, and Tokyo Metropolitan Government Hold Exchange Meeting On September 19, the Kanto Regional Development Bureau of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, and the Tokyo Construction Industry Association held an exchange meeting at the Prefectural Government Building in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo. The main topics included the promotion of construction projects with two days off per week and improvements in productivity. This meeting…