General Foreperson
A general foreperson is a worker or tradesman who is in charge of a construction crew.
Responsibilities
* Conducting health and safety inspections
* Makes sure building codes are met
* A general foreperson may oversee a project from his inspection
* Supervises the work crew
* Secure supplies and material and equipment for daily work use
* Supply work zones on site for employees and public safety
* A general foreperson is required to have an understanding of different construction techniques.
* A General foreperson may be responsible to report workplace injuries.
* A general foreman is sometimes known as a site supervisor or construction works manager
Roles
* A foreperson acts as an intermediary between workers and the upper management
* The foreperson depends on the orders of upper management and makes sure everything is done to company specifications
* Since the foreperson works directly with the workers and they know the workers better than the management, usually the foreperson brings grievances to the bosses.
* Do a workers briefing every time a phase is completed or yet
to be completed.
Construction Project Manager (CPM)
A Construction project manager is the one that is trusted upon to nurture the project until the end. General needs as a CPM includes to have the capability to ask the right questions, resolve clashes and have good managerial skills.
Responsibilities
* Building accordingly to expectations
* Manage time, to make sure deadlines are met;
* Manage scope, to meet clients expectations;
* Manage quality, by ensuring that the best quality is displayed according to budget;
* Carrying out risk assessment
* Have good analytical and organizational skills
* Monitoring sub-contractors to ensure guidelines are maintained
* Recruiting specialists and sub-contractors
Roles
* Create achievable and clear objectives;
* Promote a...