SITE MANAGEMENT
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Total Duration: 16 Weeks
Monday to Friday
SITE MANAGEMENT
A successfully executed project relies heavily on the effective coordination and management of site day-to-day activities. For this reason, Corplex believes that a project management team that understands the processes, procedures and general requirements of managing a project site, is at an advantage of successfully executing a project on time and on budget.
This module has been designed to help you develop your understanding by:
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allowing you to participate in managing day to day activities alongside the Site Manager;
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participating in the induction of all plant, equipment and subcontractors;
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participating in managing OH&S requirements; and
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participating in site meetings with clients, site managers, project team members and contractors.
What happens on our sites?
The hustle and bustle on site starts early! Workers can arrive as early as 5:30 am. A typical start of the day begins with planning. This involves a discussion of the health and safety measures required to undergo the day’s tasks (i.e. wearing appropriate protective clothing for particular hazards). Afterwards, workers will change into their work clothes which include hi-visibility jackets, hard helmets, work boots, safety goggles, and gloves. Now, once there is enough natural light to see safely, it’s time to start working!
Construction work is highly risky. For example, an object may fall from above causing serious injury, a heavy plant machine may collide with a worker, or a worker may get caught in a trench or excavation. For this reason, it is crucial for all site workers to adhere to the health and safety procedures and site processes and procedures so that the project can be safely executed throughout its lifetime.
Now when construction work finally gets underway, there could be numerous jobs taking place simultaneously. With an experienced site manager to oversee and manage the day’s tasks, so the progress of the site remains on track. For this reason, you will work closely with the site manager. As this will develop your understanding of how a construction site is set-up, and managed on a day-to-day basis.
TASKS
To help you develop your working knowledge of site management, we require the following completed:
1. Areas of Learning Form - Site Management
You need to have the activities in the attached Areas of Learning - Site Management signed off by your site manager at the end of your time at each site. All areas are to be completed by the end of your completion of this module.
Please note: you may need to download and print a number of these as you will move locations.
2. Daily Photo Journal
You are required to keep a daily photo journal of your experiences on-site. Please complete all items in the attached Photo Journal Checklist.
3. Online Daily Experience Journal
You are required to make a journal entry of your experience on-site at the end of each day. To access your journal, click here.
4. 2 Module Quizzes
Complete the 2 online module quizzes in your time within this module. Remember, you may need to investigate the answers with your site team.
Once you have completed the quiz, you will be provided a copy for your record.
Access each quiz with the following links:
It is important that you answer the questions as best you can and as detailed as you can, as this will allow you to gain knowledge and expand your experience in this module.
5. Weekly Reflection Log
Reflection is fundamental for learning for many reasons. As it helps you link experiences and prior learning, and is a way of you to monitor your progress and learning. To access your reflection log, click here.
6. Weekly Evaluation Form
At the end of each week, you will complete a Weekly Evaluation form. Completed with yourself and your Site Manager.
This will give you an opportunity to provide any feedback of the program and helps us with the continuous improvement of our Graduate Program.To access this form, click here.
7. 4 Site Management Online Weekly Quizzes
You are required to make time to watch the following training videos once per week. There are questionnaire for you to complete at the end of each video.
Access each weeks quiz via the following links:
OUTCOMES
Please note that the Construction Manager may choose to move you from site to site so that you can experience the most significant experience and cover all aspects of the Site Management module within the 12 weeks.
It is expected that throughout the period that you are on site, you achieve the following outcomes:
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open up the site every morning;
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participate in the induction of all plant, equipment, and subcontractors;
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participate in managing all day to day activities alongside the Site Manager;
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have the ability to read design documentation and understand its application on-site/construction;
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understand the OH&S requirements of site management and participate in implementing our OH&S policies and procedures for all sites;
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be an advocate for safety- ensuring you are always wearing your appropriate PPE and conducting yourself safely;
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build key relationships with all site personnel, subcontractors and suppliers;
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participate in calling contractors and suppliers when the Site Manager requires you to;
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have the ability to take down important information and follow through with issue resolution as needed in site meetings;
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learn how to deal with all the different personality types that you will come across on site - from subcontractors and suppliers to union representatives and authority figures;
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learn how to pay attention to detail and the importance of making considered, educated decision whilst always consulting with the office project team;
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understand the urgency that is necessary for running a site on time and on budget;
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understand the sequence of events that occur in a project;
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learn how to be good at time management by observing your site manager; and
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improve on your technical knowledge by asking a lot of questions, especially from the subcontractors who know the most about their trade.