I found the following ten interview questions useful when recruiting Project Managers and Project Engineers
Engineering, Procurement and Construction Skills
- What design disciplines are you comfortable working with
- What engineering standards have you been involved with
- What has been your purchasing authority
- What are the main weaknesses of construction contractors and what have you done to improve their performance
- How do you motivate people to work safely
Project Management Skills
- What action have you recently taken when the plan is not being met
- What is your biggest project achievement so far
- Which parts of the job do you particularly like doing
- Describe an important lesson that you learned from your last project
- What have you done to keep up to date with project best practices
Note I never needed all of these interview questions to establish a view of the candidates so please treat as a shopping list and pad out with questions specific to the role in question
