What is the difference between a Builder and a Professional Building Contractor?

A professional building contractor is a different role and skillset to that of someone who is purely a builder. You would expect a builder to have good knowledge of how to construct and work with a range of typical building materials, but a building contractor also needs to me able to manage the overall process of construction.

This includes being able to appropriately programme works and order resources in good time, manage cashflow and applications for payment, quote accurately for variations to the scope of work within reasonable timeframes, manage their own teams and their subcontractors and suppliers, while also being able to communicate and collaborate effectively with the rest of the project team.