Construction Supervisor: Session 10

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Construction SupervisorSession 10
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Construction Supervisor Unit Review

• Concurrent Themes
• Safety
• Communication
• Leadership
• Decision making
• Company Policies and Procedures

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Session 1Construction Supervision

• Understand construction supervision
• Identify common themes associated with
  supervision responsibilities
• Organize and prioritize supervision
  responsibilities
• Demonstrate leadership and motivation
  characteristics
• Build relationships using your leadership styles
• Display your competence to others

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Session 2Company Responsibilities

• Identify the hierarchy of supervision positions
  on the job and in your company
• Understand the intent of your company mission and
  values
• Apply company values to create and sustain a work
  culture and establish expectations
• Interact with Human Resources in hiring,
  evaluating, disciplining and terminating workers
• Recognize diversity in our workforce
• Eliminate discrimination on the jobsite
• Eliminate sexual harassment on the jobsite

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Session 3Safety

• Discuss how safety affects a companys
  competitive position and profitability
• Recognize stress characteristics and their impact
  on safe performance
• Identify hazards and plan ways to eliminate or
  reduce them
• List the direct and indirect costs of an accident
• Discuss how EMR rates affect your companys
  ability to compete
• Understand OSHA administrative requirements
• Recognize the impact of drug and alcohol abuse on
  productivity and safety

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Session 4Communication

• Recognize the supervisors role in the flow of
  communication on the job
• Eliminate barriers to effective communication
• Recognize and define the different forms of
  communication commonly used by construction
  companies and supervisors
• Demonstrate effective oral and written
  communication
• Use electronic communication devices effectively
• Effectively listen
• Handle confrontations effectively
• Give orders and provide instruction

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Session 5Problem Solving and Decision Making

• Accurately identify problems
• Develop a problem-solving attitude
• Identify potential solutions to problems
• Seek opportunities for improvement
• Use the seven-step decision-making process

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Session 6Planning and Scheduling

• Define the importance of planning and organizing
  your work
• Develop a work plan using the eight-step planning
  process
• Utilize schedules to identify activities,
  durations, and activity relationships for
  planning purposes
• Develop a bar chart
• Develop a short term production schedule

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Session 7Improve Productivity

• Make decisions that impact the productivity on
  the job
• Measure the productivity of your crew
• Improve the labor productivity on your job
• Improve the equipment productivity on your job
• Improve productivity of suppliers and specialty
  contractors

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Session 8Cost Awareness

• Understand how a construction estimate is put
  together
• Understand the differences between conceptual and
  detailed estimates
• Perform quantity takeoffs from a plan
• Use unit prices to control labor and equipment
  budgets
• Control the impact of material costs on budget
  constraints

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Session 9Contract Documents

• Utilize different contract documents to define
  roles and responsibilities of those on a
  construction project
• Manage change orders and make them a profit
  center
• Understand different time impacts that can affect
  your schedule and work planning
• Understand that the dispute resolution process
  emphasizes the resolution of disputes at the
  lowest possible level

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Careers in Construction

• Currently 818,000 jobs in the construction
  industry
• Skilled trades
• Supervisors
• Managers
• Job opportunities for all classifications are
  excellent
• Growth projected at 11

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Construction Workforce Career Path

• Job Opportunities
• Who is includedcraftworkers, supervisors,
  managers
• Career Path
• AGC and Other Education and Training Opportunities