Summary: | Project manager has an important role as a leader in sustainable construction project by
implementing sustainability concept into practices. Considering the responsibilities of project
manager, their role is noticeable in achieving sustainability objectives in a project. However, a failure
to manage a project especially at pre-construction phase in sustainable construction can cause
conflicts that can lead to project delay. The ability of project manager as a leader is crucial to manage
a project in the early phase. Yet, this requires project manager as a project leader to have effective
leadership skills to manage pre-construction phase of sustainable construction projects due to the
management commitment towards sustainability. Thus, the aim this paper is to identify the purposes
of project manager’s leadership skills in pre-construction phase of sustainable construction projects.
The overall intent of this paper is to highlight the purposes and identify project manager’s leadership
skills in pre-construction phase of sustainable construction projects so it can be adapted in current
practices, hence, to effectively manage the sustainable construction projects strategically.
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