Construction Site Management
The Principal Designer
In October 2015, the CDM regulations changed and for Non Domestic Projects, a Principal Designer has to be incorporated into the team from the inception of a project. My experience, based on 17 years managing Health and Safety in Construction, the Pre-Construction Environment and Industrial settings means that I am fully conversant in Risk Management and posses sufficient competency to fulfill the role of PD for smaller projects. I am able to:
- Plan, manage, monitor and coordinate health and safety in the pre-construction phase
- Bring together Pre-Construction Information and develop the Pre Construction Health and Safety Plan
- Mitigate foreseeable Health and Safety Risks, assisting other designers to design them out
- Ensuring all parties involved in developing the Pre Construction Information communicates and co-ordinates information effectively
- Liaise with the Principal Contractor both before and during the construction phase
Site Management & Construction Manager:
Managing Construction sites is a complex operation, requiring delegation and oversight of all aspects of the operation. From the management of work-flow activities for multiple sub-contractors to the ordering of plant and materials, maintaining the critical path of a construction project requires organisation, otherwise the timescale will shift and build costs increase.
Key Areas Covered:
- Personnel supervision.
- CDM including Construction Site Health and Safety.
- Critical Path Analysis
- Construction Phase Health and Safety Plans.
- Ensuring Welfare facilities are available.
- Site layout and management.
- Hiring of Plant
- Co-ordinating materials deliveries
- Overseeing costs
- Notifying of the HSE.
- Development of Handover Packs
- Inspection and sign off of works during each phase
- Snagging lists and agreeing sign off.
- Arranging for unforseens (Archeology, Ecology)