Construction Project Manager (ANZSCO 133111)

On the Medium and Long-term Strategic Skills List and Core Skills Occupation List

From the official Home Affairs skilled occupation lists, as at 2026-08-12. Lists change at each government update — always confirm on the official page before acting.

Which lists is Construction Project Manager on?

MLTSSL — Medium and Long-term Strategic Skills List. The widest list — occupations on the MLTSSL can access the points-tested permanent skilled visas including the Skilled Independent visa (subclass 189), which needs no state nomination or employer.

CSOL — Core Skills Occupation List. The employer-sponsorship list — occupations on the CSOL can be nominated for the Skills in Demand visa (subclass 482) and the Employer Nomination Scheme 186.

Visas this occupation can access

Being on a list makes the occupation nominatable for these visas — each visa still has its own requirements (points, age, English, a positive skills assessment, and for sponsored visas a willing employer or state).

Skills assessment

A positive skills assessment for Construction Project Manager comes from:

What the assessment actually involves

VETASSESS places Construction Project Manager in skill Group A: a bachelor's, master's or doctoral degree in a highly relevant field (construction project management, building, civil engineering) plus at least one year of highly relevant post-qualification employment within the last five years, working 20+ hours a week. As a managerial occupation, an organisational chart on company letterhead is a required document, and applicants must also complete VETASSESS's Project List template setting out the specific projects the employment claim relies on.

Where these applications come unstuck

A missing or informal organisational chart is a common hold-up — VETASSESS wants the applicant's position shown against supervisors and subordinates, with a statutory declaration only acceptable when an employer genuinely can't supply one. An incomplete or vague Project List, or employment evidence describing general site-management or trades-supervisor duties rather than construction project management specifically, are the other recurring gaps.

An honest read on this pathway

Construction Project Manager sits on the MLTSSL and CSOL with the full visa spread including 189 and 190. The relevant-field-plus-relevant-experience test is achievable for applicants whose degree and role genuinely match the occupation, but the documentation load (chart, Project List, employment corroboration) is heavier than for many other VETASSESS Group A occupations.

VETASSESS assesses qualifications and employment separately. Both need documentation that agrees with itself. The Employment History Builder and Document Vault organise each trail before you lodge.

We've also written a full pathway guide for this occupation: read the Construction Project Manager pathway guide.

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