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Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

gerente de construcciones

English translation:

Construction Manager

Added to glossary by Taña Dalglish
Mar 2, 2019 23:53
5 yrs ago
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Spanish term

gerente de construcciones

Non-PRO Spanish to English Tech/Engineering Construction / Civil Engineering engineering
ingenieria y construccion de techint
Proposed translations (English)
3 +6 Construction Manager
4 civil engineer
3 building engineering director/manager
Change log

Mar 3, 2019 04:57: philgoddard changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"

Mar 16, 2019 04:09: Taña Dalglish Created KOG entry

Votes to reclassify question as PRO/non-PRO:

Non-PRO (3): Wilsonn Perez Reyes, Taña Dalglish, philgoddard

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Discussion

Wilsonn Perez Reyes Mar 3, 2019:
"Construction manager" would be the correct translation for "gerente de construcciones". And this should not be a PRO question. It should be reclassificated as non-PRO.
Rachel Fell Mar 3, 2019:
Well, yes, could be. Context not very generous.
Taña Dalglish Mar 3, 2019:
Thanks Rachel. Not? Techint Group is composed of six main companies in the following areas of business: engineering, construction, steel, mining, oil & gas, industrial plants, healthcare. What threw me was the lower case "t", and I was too lazy to even Google the term. LOL!
Rachel Fell Mar 3, 2019:
@ Taña: Probably not this: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Techint
Taña Dalglish Mar 2, 2019:
@ carogq BTW, what is "techint"? Insufficent context.
A construction manager, also known as a site manager, is required to supervise and direct various operations within a building project. A Construction Manager must ensure a project is completed safely, making sure the project runs on time and within the allocated budget allowance.

Proposed translations

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3 hrs
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Construction Manager

"Construction Manager" (I was waiting for additional context and clarification).

A construction manager, also known as a site manager, is required to supervise and direct various operations within a building project. A Construction Manager must ensure a project is completed safely, making sure the project runs on time and within the allocated budget allowance.

https://www.proz.com/kudoz/english-to-spanish/law-general/26...
GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
English term or phrase: Construction Manager (at Risk)
Spanish translation: gerente de construcción (en riesgo)

https://www.proz.com/kudoz/english-to-spanish/management/104...
GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
English term or phrase: (area) construction manager
Spanish translation: jefe (de área) de construcción

I see nothing so far in the text to suggest that the person is an "engineer" of any kind (ingeniero).

https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/spanish-english...
manager/manageress

http://www.wordreference.com/es/en/translation.asp?spen=gere...
gerente, gerenta manager n

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Note added at 13 days (2019-03-16 04:09:35 GMT) Post-grading
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Thank you.
Peer comment(s):
agree Marco Paz
4 mins
Thank you Marco.
agree Wilsonn Perez Reyes : Of course.
40 mins
Thank you Wilsonn.
agree philgoddard
2 hrs
Thank you.
agree bigedsenior
15 hrs
Thank you biged.
agree Christian [email protected] : At least in the US, it need NOT be an engineer (I know several).
21 hrs
Thank you Christian.
agree Yvonne Gallagher
1 day 8 hrs
Thanks Yvonne.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
2 hrs

civil engineer

Civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including public works such as roads, bridges, canals, dams, airports, sewerage systems, pipelines, structural components of buildings, and railways.[1][2] Civil engineering is traditionally broken into a number of sub-disciplines. It is considered the second-oldest engineering discipline after military engineering,[3] and it is defined to distinguish non-military engineering from military engineering.[4] Civil engineering takes place in the public sector from municipal through to national governments, and in the private sector from individual homeowners through to international companies.

Source: Wikipedia
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2 hrs

building engineering director/manager

My option.
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