[en] The 50s of the last century are considered as the beginning of a specific discipline for projects direction and management (Project Management). With it, appears the job of manager or Project Manager. Today, in the anglo-saxon environment and in the United States the Project Manager it is already common in many professional sectors and projects. However, in Spain there is a long way to go because, nowadays, there are few companies and professionals offering these type of services. There is a possibility to boost this figure as a construction agent. Architects, technical architects and builders, apart from the specific knowledge of their profession, also have wide experience in the management field. This PhD thesis considers these three professionals assuming the figure of Project Manager of Construction in Spain. Moreover, there is a sector which in recent years has had a great business growth in Galicia. The development of slate roofing has become a strategic industry and a powerful engine of the Galician economy. The object of this PhD thesis is to study how should be established the relationship between this potential figure of Project Manager (architects, technical architects and builders) and the slate production sector (in Galicia) should be stablished. The work is presented from two perspectives: On the one hand, it is determined what this potential figure of Project Manager of the companies in the slate sector demands; in order to know and appreciate the aspects required to choose a material and a Company. On the other hand, from the slate industry is questionable if companies have properly characterized materials and placing systems, and if that situation can be improved. The results confirm what is currently being done is properly and highlight those aspects that could be improved. On the other hand, from the slate industry is questionable if companies have properly characterized materials and placing systems, and if that situation can be improved. The approach and results can also be used later in different sectors (tile, metallic sheet etc.).

[gl] Os anos 50 do pasado século XX son considerados como o momento no que xorde una disciplina propia e específica para a dirección e xestión de proxectos (Project Management). Con ela, aparece a figura do xerente o director de proxecto (Project Manager). Na actualidade, no entorno anglosaxón e nos Estados Unidos o Project Manager é un profesional xa habitual en moitos sectores e proxectos. Comparativamente, en España queda un longo camiño por recorrer xa que, hoxe, son poucas as empresas e os profesionais que baixo este modelo, ofertan seus servicios. Existe una posibilidade para potenciar esta figura como un axente da construcción. Arquitectos, arquitectos técnicos e constructores, ademáis dos coñecementos específicos da súa profesión, teñen tamén una longa e experimenteda traxectoria no campo da xestión. Nesta tese doutoral contémplanse a estos tres profesionais como axentes chamados a asumir a figura do Project Manager de Construcción en España. Por otra parte, en Galicia existe un sector que nos últimos anos tivo un gran crecimiento empresarial. A elaboración da pizarra para cubertas convertiuse nun sector industrial estratéxico en un potente motor da economía galega. O obxecto desta tese é estudiar como debe establecerse a relación entre esta potencial figura do Proxect Manager (arquitectos, arquitectos técnicos e constructores) e o sector productivo da lousa en Galicia. O traballo abórdase dende dúas prespectivas: Por un lado, determínase o que demanda esta potencia figura do Project Manager das empresas no sector da lousa, co obxecto de coñecer e valorar os aspectos que precisa para elexir un determinado manterial e una determinada empresa. Por outro, dende o sector da lousa é cuestionable se as empresas teñen correctamente caracterizados os materiais e os sistemas de colocación, e se esa situación pode ser mellorada. Os resultados obtidos confirman o que na actualidade faise correctamente e, mostran os aspectos que son susceptibles de mellora. O planteamento e os resultados obtidos tamén poden servir para outros posteriores traballos que se podan realizar dende sectores diferentes (tella, chapa de metal, etc).