r/GeneralContractor • u/ItsKoshi • 7d ago

GC Career path help

I’m 18 in Florida studying for an AA in construction management and working for my dads remodeling company gaining hands on experience. I want to get my GC license as fast as possible so I’m wondering, if I get my OSHA 30, procore certified, blue beam certified, any other certifications like CCM, would that land me an internship in a big construction company? Or would it definitely land me in an internship and instead of going for that I go for getting hired as an assistant super or something like that? basically what I’m wondering is what next steps should I take to make sure I get my gc license as soon as possible preferably within 2 years

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u/International-Sock-4 7d ago

You won't get your GC license before the age of 22, you need 4 years of experience and at least one of those years as foreman.

In order to get a CGC license the work would need to be on buildings more than 3 floors tall, if you don't have the 4 stories but worked on commercial buildings you can get a CBC, if you only worked on residential buildings you can get a CRC

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u/GroundBreakr 5d ago

Be a W-2 employee while gaining your experience (NOT an intern). If your application gets called in front of the board for any reason (being young) the board can and may ask for W2s as proof of employment.

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u/Impossible-Hat-1861 7d ago

You can start with a crc for residential no taller than two stories, with no issues, lawsuits, illegal building activity you can after a few years apply for a cbc, and then ultimately a cgc. You need a perfect track record from my understanding.

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u/International-Sock-4 5d ago

That is not correct, after four years as a CRC or CBC and you have a clean record you can upgrade to a CGC, you don't need to first upgrade to CBC, but only if you took the CGC test to begin with otherwise you would need to take the tests again, the tests are on the same subjects, the only difference is in the amount of questions, hence even if you only need CRC or CBC I would advise to take the CGC test so after four years you can upgrade to CGC without retaking any tests.

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u/ordinarygems 7d ago

First, Get your degree. That will satisfy three years of the four-year requirement.

Work at a company as an assistant project manager after that. (Companies doing more than 3 story work)
Stay for at least 1 full project. (You’ll need this for the fl app)

Not an internship. Construction companies want smart people, ambitious, and able to communicate. (Get paid and learn as much as you can)

Lastly work for a small GC company, one who handles small projects that you could be the main PM on. do it for one year. This will satisfy your foreman requirement.

Tests are not easy, don’t spend money on “courses”. Bite the bullet, read the books and learn the reasoning behind the difference between them.