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)