Job Description:
Duties and Responsibilities
· acting as the main technical adviser on a construction site for subcontractors, crafts people and operatives.
· setting out, leveling and surveying the site;
· checking plans, drawings and quantities for accuracy of calculations;
· ensuring that all materials use and work performed are as per specifications;
· overseeing the selection and requisition of materials and plant;
· agreeing a price for materials, and making cost-effective solutions and proposals for the intended project;
· managing, monitoring and interpreting the contract design documents supplied by the client or architect;
· liaising with any consultants, subcontractors, supervisors, planners, quantity surveyors and the general workforce involved in the project;
· liaising with the local authority (where appropriate to the project) to ensure compliance with local construction regulations and by-laws;
· liaising with clients and their representatives (architects, engineers and surveyors), including attending regular meetings to keep them informed of progress;
· day-to-day management of the site, including supervising and monitoring the site labor force and the work of any subcontractors;
· planning the work and efficiently organizing the plant and site facilities in order to meet agreed deadlines;
· overseeing quality control and health and safety matters on site;
· preparing reports as required;
· resolving any unexpected technical difficulties and other problems that may arise.
