Construction site supervisor
Construction and the built environment
Level 4 -
Supervising specialist contractors and workers on construction projects.
Reference: OCC0048
Status:
SOC 2020 sub unit groups:
- 2455/01 Construction managers
- 5319/01 Builders
- 5330/06 Roofing supervisors
- 5330/07 Scaffolding supervisors
- 5330/99 Construction and building trade supervisors n.e.c.
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Employers involved in creating the standard:
Laing O’Rourke, Balfour Beatty, Kier, Morgan Sindall, Vinci, Wates, BAM Nuttall, Volker Wessels, Construction Youth Trust, Yorkshire Water, Interserve, Galliford Try, Skanska, BAM Construction, Willmott Dixon, Berkley Group
Summary
The occupation covered by this standard is Construction Site Supervisor and typical job titles can include: Assistant Site Manager, Assistant Supervisor or Construction Site Supervisor. In the case of SME construction companies the roles are likely to include Site Manager or Site Supervisor. They are associated with the supervision of specialist contractors and workers on construction projects and are based on construction sites with occasional time in offices.
Employers involved in creating the standard:
Laing O’Rourke, Balfour Beatty, Kier, Morgan Sindall, Vinci, Wates, BAM Nuttall, Volker Wessels, Construction Youth Trust, Yorkshire Water, Interserve, Galliford Try, Skanska, BAM Construction, Willmott Dixon, Berkley Group
Typical job titles include:
Keywords:
Knowledge, skills and behaviours (KSBs)
Duties
Duty D1
Supervision of specialist contractors
Duty D2
The control of health and safety standards on construction projects
Duty D3
Recording, control and reporting of progress on a construction project
Duty D4
The minimisation of the environmental impact of construction projects
Duty D5
Control of quality of works on a construction project
Duty D6
Assisting commercial staff with the monitoring of costs on a construction project
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