Over 90% of a project's budget is typically allocated during the construction phase, making construction site management and supervision a critical point in a project’s life cycle. Effective site management involves various key elements, including project expediting, subcontractor coordination, communication with stakeholders, billing, and minimizing the risk of claims. This training course will emphasize the significance of applying efficient, practical strategies to ensure competency in Construction Site Management for professionals.
This Operational Excellence for Construction training course will cover:
- Hands-on practice with project management techniques
- Identifying key issues that impact performance
- Strategies to meet project deadlines
- Proven approaches for ensuring project success
- Methods for achieving results while avoiding legal challenges
Upon completing the Operational Excellence for Construction training course, participants will be able to:
- Evaluate and manage work methods, resources, and systems to fulfill project requirements
- Contribute to maintaining work quality, tracking progress, and controlling costs
- Build effective working relationships, handle changes, and resolve conflicts
- Gain skills in cost management and progress payment administration
- Lead project meetings and oversee the performance of teams and individuals
This Energy Operational Excellence for Construction: Enhancing Project Efficiency and Safety training course will utilise a variety of proven adult training techniques such as group discussions and team exercises to ensure maximum understanding, comprehension and retention of the information presented. This includes discussion of the goals of each participant to ensure their needs are fulfilled, as far as possible. Questions are encouraged throughout which provides opportunities for participants to discuss specific issues and, if possible, find appropriate solutions.
This Operational Excellence for Construction: Enhancing Project Efficiency and Safety training course is designed for people who desire to learn practical site management techniques that will assist them in completing work tasks, establishing and maintaining priorities and meeting deadlines for work and projects.
This Energy training course is suitable to a wide range of project management professionals but will greatly benefit:
- New project Professionals
- Site Engineers
- Cost Engineers
- Superintendents
- Managers
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