Construction Site Management & Supervision

Course Introduction

Construction site management and supervision are critical phases in a project's lifecycle, encompassing feasibility, preliminary design, advanced design, procurement, and construction.

This Construction Site Management & Supervision training course emphasizes the importance of adopting efficient and practical strategies to achieve proficiency for professionals in Construction Site Management.

To ensure successful project delivery, management teams must possess both managerial skills and technical expertise.

Job sites must be managed with the same level of expertise and standards as other core business activities, due to the high costs associated with project failure.

Training Objectives

By attending this training course you should achieve these goals:

• Assess and Control Work Methods, Resources and Systems to Meet Works Requirements
• Contribute to Controlling Work Quality, Progress and Cost
• Develop Productive Working Relationships, Manage Changes, and Resolve Disputes
• Learn Cost Control and Progress Payment Administration
• Lead Project Meetings and Manage the Performance of Teams and Individuals

Who should Attend?

This training course is suitable for project managers who have responsibility for dynamic projects, as well as consultants and professionals who support them including:

• New Project Professionals
• Site and Cost Engineers
• Superintendents

Day One: Organization, Health and Safety

• The participants: Owner, Contractor and Subcontractors
• Roles and responsibilities
• Safety Management
• Basic Safety Rules
• Jobsite Conditions and Hazards
• Construction Equipment Safety 

Day Two: Staffing, Facilities and Site Meetings

• Employer, Consultants, Contractors, Subcontractors
• Temporary buildings, utilities and services
• Security and Hazard control
• Kick-off Meeting
• Owner and Contractor's Meetings 

Day Three: Scheduling of Work and Monitoring of Work

• Master Schedule: Bar chart, Network logic, Line-of-Balance
• Communicating and Updating Schedules
• Project Control Cycle
• Information Gathering
• Supervision and Inspection 

Day Four: Progress Reporting, Cost Control and Payments

• Factors Impacting Performance (Risks)
• Tracking Time, Cost and Quality
• Corrective Action
• Role of Quantity Surveyors / Cost Engineers
• Project Cash Flow
• Fluctuations and Final Accounts 

Day Five: Changes, Problems in Construction and Dispute Resolution

• Causes of Change
• Managing Changes
• Claims and Disputes
• Arbitration and Mediation
• Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Techniques