Organisation Design for Construction and Real Estate
Structure, reporting lines and who is allowed to decide what.
What this looks like in construction and real estate
The parts of organisation design that are specific to this sector, rather than general.
Corporate, Site and Sales Structure
Three organisations under one company.
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Corporate, Site and Sales Structure
Three organisations under one company.
What this coversHideThe commonest structural failure is leaving unsettled whether a site in-charge reports to the project or to a function head at head office.
- Corporate structure
- Project and site structure
- Sales organisation
- Site in-charge authority
- Matrix reporting rules
- Roles and responsibilities
- Approval matrix
- Position levels
The general method — what organisation design covers, the questions it answers and what an engagement produces — is the same whatever the sector, and is set out on the organisation design page. What is above is the part that differs for construction and real estate.
Where to start
Most engagements begin with a review of how this runs in your business today, then a written process and the sequence to implement it.
See all HR topics for construction and real estate, or another industry.