Building your own home can offer a prospective home-builder an incredible opportunity to build something which is made specifically for them; to their own specifications; bespoke to their needs. It can also be an incredibly stressful and demoralising experience, and managing the project can definitely be one of the biggest contributors to the stress.
A lot is involved in building a home, from the original concept, to the architectural design, managing the legal issues around planning permission etc, sourcing of building materials, and the process of building the structure, the envelope, and the furbishing the property with utilities and finally decorating. As the owner, you need to be involved in all of these steps, but the day to day management of the project can become a bit too much, particularly in the actual build. This is where a project manager can be a massive help.
Project managing primarily centres around management of staff and resources involved in the actual building, which is good for people interested in building their home because this is also the most stressful period. They will have qualifications from universities, as well as extensive knowledge of the industry as a whole and experience working in it.