Advanced Site Management

Course details

The Advanced Site Management programme is aimed at those responsible for management of site activities and is suitable for both site and project managers and all those who wish to develop their site management skills to an advanced level. The skills, tools and abilities needed to operate as a tradesman, foreman or supervisor are different to those required to successfully manage a site. The Advanced Site Management course provides the training and essential supporting toolbox to help managers deliver their sites in the areas of quality, cost and delivery.

The Advanced Site Management course is based upon a construction scenario modelled on real examples. Participants on the Advanced Site Management course will develop their skills during a series of 5, workshops that will progress the site from set-up to handover and introduce essential project management tools that have been proven to improve quality cost and cost control and programme delivery.

Each training workshop is complemented by a full set of supporting spreadsheets and documents provided free of charge to the participants for use on their projects. These tools have been successfully used by organisations across the UK and have been specifically produced to meet the needs of real managers on actual projects.

Workshop 1: Site Set-up, Logistics and Contract Framework

The first workshop on the Advanced Site Management course will consider the initial set-up of a project, the regulatory requirements and how early logistical considerations can have a major impact on subsequent delivery.

Understanding the client’s aspirations and how these could be managed within the contractual framework will also be explored. Site logistics and cost control tools and techniques will be introduced together with an exploration of the roles and responsibilities of a site/project manager and the formation of an activity schedule of tasks to be undertaken on a daily, weekly and monthly basis.

Essential Tools Covered

• Site/project manager’s activity checklist
• Site layout and logistics plans
• The importance of zoning and a common site language
• Preliminary cost forecasting and control
• Business cases

Workshop 2: Visual Management, Workplace Organisation & Design Planning and Control

The organisation of a workplace has a well-known and profound impact on Health & Safety. It is less well understood that there is also a significant impact on quality, cost and time. This workshop demonstrates these linkages.

It will also provide a structured approach to achieving good workplace organisation through 5C. The use of visual management will also be explored and how this can be applied at a practical level to improve performance.

The management of detailed design delivery is critical to ensuring programme activities start as planned. The workshop will introduce a range of tools and techniques to help identify, manage and track the delivery of design information.

Essential Tools Covered

• 5C and workplace organisation
• Information required schedules / procurement schedules
• RFI trackers
• Early warning notice & compensation events

Workshops 3 & 4:Four Stages of Planning, Risk Management and Reporting

Planning and controlling the construction activities on a site is a key activity for any site/project manager. The workshop introduces the 2 layers of planning and control to effectively run a site from master planning through to daily stand-ups. The participants will each take the role of site manager or sub-contractor to explore how their different drivers affect their ability to commit and deliver against a programme.

Managing multiple sub-contractors to tight deadlines requires significant management skills. This workshop outlines the principles of how different batch sizes impact on programme delivery and the level of management required. It also identifies how different sized batches are required at different stages of the project. In addition the attendees will conduct a weekly planning meeting to simulate those typically found on site.

The ability to conduct sub-contract meetings is a key requirement for any manager in control of a site but is an area where little formal training has usually been provided. This module focuses on identification, evaluating and reduction of project risk. Participants will learn to understand the value of good risk management and how the proper use of risk tools significantly improve project delivery. Methods of analysing and prioritising risks will be explored. The participants will also gain a clear understanding of how to report in terms of risk to the client and senior management to manage expectations and facilitate shared decision-making.

Essential Tools Covered

• Collaborative master planning
• Tracking batched programmes
• Constraints/ready to build
• Line of balance programme
• Alternatives to Gantt Charts
• Weekly planning
• Daily stand-up meeting
• FMEA / project risk management tool
• Using current risk status in project status reporting

Workshop 5:Quality, inspections and handover

The ability to handover a project on-time is of paramount importance to the credibility and reputation of any construction organisation. The snagging, testing and commissioning stages of a project are often areas where time is lost and weeks are added to programmes.

Designing for this stage of a project early on can ensure that snags are minimised and, importantly, the sub-contractors on site are rectifying the defects as the site progresses. The use of tracking tools will be demonstrated to manage the delivery of large numbers of supporting documentation.

Finally, a number of templates will be explored to ensure that lessons are learnt from one site to the next and captured in a way that is quick and easy to produce. The course will close with the participants each presenting a 5-minute teaching element on what they have learnt.

Essential Tools Covered

• Testing and commissioning tracking spreadsheet
• Inspections checklists
• Standardised work approach
• Lessons learnt templates
• Countdown documents

CPD POINTS

30 CIRI CPD points are awarded upon completion of the Advanced Site Management Programme.

CERTIFICATION

The Advanced Site Management course is part of the CIF’s safety training portfolio.