Construction Job Description

Construction Job Description

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Construction provides leadership and assurance that housing production complies with all life safety codes, policies and procedures as promulgated by accepted standards and safe practices building guidelines.

Construction Duties & Responsibilities

To write an effective construction job description, begin by listing detailed duties, responsibilities and expectations. We have included construction job description templates that you can modify and use.

Sample responsibilities for this position include:

Issue/Manage the Request for Information process during construction and coordinate construction administration with engineers
Manage the safe delivery of the construction phase of a project including developing RAMS and Construction Phase Plans and managing on site Health and Safety
Have a successful track record in managing operational delivery within a construction, or construction related environment
Ensures construction adheres to construction specifications
Reads, interprets, and deciphers all construction documents (schedules, specifications, blueprints, schematics, diagrams, Provides technical assistance and interpretation of drawings, recommending construction methods and equipment as required
Visits construction sites and submits required construction reports to monitor progress against schedule/timelines
Attends meetings as required including design and construction reviews and construction kickoff meetings
Manage and supervise construction activities in the field either directly or through utilizing your Construction Area Managers, Project Managers and Superintendents
Manage the day to day construction at a multitude of sites/projects
Project management and oversight of construction related activities for new builds or general capital projects

Construction Qualifications

Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.

Licensing or Certifications for Construction

List any licenses or certifications required by the position: OSHA, NICET, CPR, FCC, FAA, MRPT, ASME, SCE, CWI, RFS

Education for Construction

Typically a job would require a certain level of education.

Employers hiring for the construction job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and University Degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Construction, Architecture, Education, Technical, Management, Civil Engineering, Business, Associates

Skills for Construction

Desired skills for construction include:

Job site safety ability to complete a company specific safety orientation
Applicable local
Construction
State/province
Federal/national statutes and guidelines
Excel
Practices and procedures of construction and building codes
Building codes
Microsoft Word and Excel
Scheduling

Desired experience for construction includes:

Undergraduate degree in architecture or engineering preferred
Support Project Team – APM’s, PM’s, Snr
Start new build projects from groundwork and manage through to completion overseeing stringent quality control
Must be able to recognize that a problem exists in their area of responsibility and address accordingly
Capable of problem identification, resolution proposal, communication, reporting, and adjudication of same
Oversee subcontractors’ adherence to the plans and specifications, HASP related to the project

Construction Examples

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Construction Job Description

Job Description Example
Our company is looking for a construction. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for construction
  • Take overall responsibility for the successful completion of the construction programme, meeting or exceeding all contractual obligations
  • Have a practical understanding of construction techniques and detailing
  • Hold a degree or equivalent qualification in a construction related discipline
  • Work proactively in a very challenging environment a demanding client, remote design teams, KSA statutory bodies, mitigating delays in the construction programme, extensive hours needed at times to meet client needs
  • Review survey cards for construction and customer service in order to direct quality improvement efforts
  • Participate in the planning and formulation of design alternatives and solutions for the construction project
  • Oversee all aspects of the day-to-day management of the construction project
  • Creates capital plan
  • Underwrite new and renewal book of business, totaling approximately $5-7M in total written premium
  • Develop and maintain industry expertise within highly specialized coverage areas
Qualifications for construction
  • Ability to carry new design concepts through exploration, development, and into deployment/mass production
  • Knowledge and experience with large scale mechanical and power systems
  • Proficient in underwriting
  • Accountable for pricing and program development to reflect identified exposures, financial condition, insured’s safety program and claim legal environment
  • Consistently applies all applicable line of business underwriting guidelines when making decisions
  • Execution of marketing, sales, service and relationship management functions relative to a targeted producer group and related book of business
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Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is looking to fill the role of construction. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for construction
  • Insures that the work is in compliance with city or county requirements and building codes
  • Maintain a current working knowledge of all applicable building codes and OSHA job safety regulations
  • Attend construction meetings and training classes as scheduled
  • Responsible for and influences retention
  • Establishes and maintains pipeline
  • Provide exceptional customer service and focus, including expedient responses to inquiries and submissions
  • Effectively manages and develops relationships, internally and externally
  • Other responsibilities as warranted
  • Project Management – Responsible for daily oversight on smaller Capital Projects, selected larger R&M Projects, working from inception to completion
  • Bid Analysis and Cost Control – Must be able to develop concept estimates on potential projects with a minimum of definition of the project concept
Qualifications for construction
  • Leadership skills and able to multi-task
  • Surveying – Conduct individual surveys, as time permits, but must have the capability to manage a surveying Contractor to handle overload, more complex and time consuming surveys
  • Must have a hospital project delivery experience
  • Have excellent oral and written communication skills with the ability to work in close partnership with clients and end users
  • Ensure that sufficient resources are allocated to the works section and that each section has an appropriate level
  • Manage the implementation of systems and processes for the right first time approach
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Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is searching for experienced candidates for the position of construction. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for construction
  • Have a degree or equivalent qualification in a construction related discipline
  • Company representative on site location(s) to administer the construction and ancillary contracts
  • Provide expertise for the resolution of concerns that may arise during construction, equipment installation
  • Provide leadership and guidance to construction management team
  • Utilize Build Pro for trade partner scheduling, notification and invoice approval
  • Inspects and ensures that work is in compliance with City/County/State requirements and building codes
  • Conduct pre-construction meeting and final presentation with customer
  • Monitors progress, reports and resolves problems, trends, or conditions that may affect the success of the project installation
  • Prepares electronic project plans that clearly and completely communicates all aspects of the project
  • Develop and/or administer project budgets and fiscal controls, contracts, and quality control provisions
Qualifications for construction
  • Skilled in the operation and control of hand tools (tape measure, hammer, utility knife)
  • Work with a safety conscious outlook
  • Not afraid to get dirty and handle tools/equipment on a daily basis
  • Ability to be trained and take direction
  • The Ideal candidate will have a minimum qualification of Bachelor in Engineering or equivalent, having a minimum of 12 years’ experience in the industry
  • Demonstrate a high level of expertise in construction management
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Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is looking for a construction. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for construction
  • Plan and schedule all construction activities on homes from start to finish, including but not limited to pre-construction meetings, pre-drywall meetings and final presentation meetings
  • Be involved personally and proactively with any actual or perceived vendor scheduling, communication or payment related issues
  • Maintains BuildPro scheduling, ICE report and community center status of closing dates
  • Manage construction budgets on each home
  • Ensure that all shortages/overages on Construction Budgets are reported
  • Recruit and continuously evaluate subcontractors for quality standards and scheduling deadlines
  • Ensure the understanding of and adherence to the safety program by all construction personnel
  • Ensure that all construction personnel are trained and knowledgeable of our warranty program
  • Continually looks for ways to reduce construction costs and duration of projects
  • Oversee accounts payable, accounts receivables, payroll
Qualifications for construction
  • Able to produce technical reports in English in a clear and concise form
  • Related bachelor's degree, preferably in Construction Management
  • Sensitivity to the other person’s point of view
  • Must have experience with railroad track construction and maintenance
  • Must be able to document items of non-compliance
  • Must have appropriate oral and written communication skills
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Job Description Example
Our growing company is looking for a construction. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for construction
  • Oversee construction of infrastructure projects, contractors and manage site supervisors
  • Manage local construction supervisors, and oversee private sector contractors
  • Must track and coordinate material delivery, schedule construction, and drive completion
  • Oversees the management and development of construction, warranty, and administrative staff team members within their communities
  • Review of constructability of electrical and mechanical system designs associated with the construction of new data centers or the optimization of existing data centers
  • Job costing, lien releases
  • Financial statement preparation, journal entries, reconciliations, budgeting and forecasting
  • Build a good working relationship with the Plant Department to ensure that the correct plant and tools are selected and delivered to the project sites in a timely manner and that they are fit for purpose
  • Work closely with the whole process team (to include operations, preconstruction, commercial, plant, business development and design), to ensure an effective and efficient project delivery
  • Check and sign off all costs, (including hours and bonus) associated with the labour force in line with the company procedures and standards
Qualifications for construction
  • Proficient on a laptop computer (knows MS Word MS Excel )
  • Wants 5-10 years of experience working in construction industry
  • Work within excel, wants someone at least intermediate
  • Collect data from cost of materials, labor, data and blueprints
  • Estimate costs form analyze data
  • Collect costs from vendors regarding supplies and materials

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