Degree, diploma and title
How does the higher professional examination (HFP) for construction managers (building construction or civil engineering) work?
The HFP Construction Manager specializing in structural engineering takes place every year in German-speaking Switzerland; the HFP Construction Manager specializing in civil engineering takes place every two years.
The examination for the federal diploma as a site manager consists of four parts:
1st part / diploma thesis (weighting 25%)
Candidates complete a diploma thesis in advance (in approx. 100 working hours). The subject matter covers all general and construction-specific fields of activity in construction management and at least two on management processes in the chosen specialist area of building construction or civil engineering. They give a 15-minute oral presentation of their thesis at the examination and then have a 45-minute technical discussion with the examination experts.
2nd part / project management (weighting 25%)
Project management (leadership and communication, site preparation), written exam, 6.5 hours (double weighting)
Project management, oral examination, 30 minutes (single weighting)
Law and security, written exam, 1 hour (single weighting)
3rd part / project management (weighting 25%)
Financial management, written exam, 6.5 hours (double weighting)
Financial management, oral examination, 30 minutes (single weighting)
Quality and defects (with preparation of the utilization phase), written exam, 1 hour (single weighting)
4th part / construction (weighting 25%)
Construction (structural or civil engineering), written exam, 6.5 hours.
Construction (structural/civil engineering), oral examination, 30 min (single weighting)
Topics in the field of structural engineering:Preparing a construction site, structures and elements
Topics in the field of civil engineering:Preparation of a building site, civil engineering work and constructions, elements
Diploma and title
Those who pass the higher professional examination receive a federal diploma and may use the following recognized and protected title:
Site manager with a federal diploma specializing in structural engineering
Site manager with a federal diploma specializing in civil engineering
Directrice des travaux/Directeur des travaux avec diplôme fédéral orientation bâtiment
Directrice des travaux/Directeur des travaux avec diplôme fédéral orientation génie civil
Direttrice dei lavori/Direttore dei lavori con diploma federale specializzazione edilizia
Direttrice dei lavori/Direttore dei lavori con diploma federale specializzazione genio civile
The English translation is:
Construction Manager, Advanced Federal Diploma of Higher Education option Building Construction
Construction Manager, Advanced Federal Diploma of Higher Education option Civil Engineering
The names of diploma holders are entered in a register kept by SERI.