Position Overview
The Regional Site Supervisor is responsible for the successful delivery of the Project or a portion of the project under his control.
The Regional Site Supervisor must have a detailed knowledge of building and building processes.
The Regional Site Supervisor must be a team player with strong communication skills and the ability to liaise with site management, consultants, colleagues and subcontractors/suppliers.
Recognising that there may be specific project needs, in addition to the duties defined in this position description the Regional Site Manager must be prepared to perform the appropriate roles and responsibilities identified within the relevant Project Plan.
Duties and Responsibilities
People Management
- Ensure site personnel are aware of project goals.
- Effective delegation of tasks to direct report(s) in relation to skill and ability.
- Make recommendations to the Regional Site Manager and Project Manager with regard to the suitability of direct reports and training needs.
- Provide team leadership and motivation to all site personnel. Participate and/or conduct performance and development reviews on direct reports.
Formal Communication
- Issue and respond to all necessary correspondence with clients, authorities, consultants, subcontractors and suppliers.
- Arrange, attend and/or participate in all relevant meetings. Ensure accurate records of meetings are maintained by the site administrator.
- Ensure all personnel on site have been site inducted prior to commencement.
- Coordinate and/or participate in consultative forums e.g. project team meetings, site daily activities prestart meetings, toolbox talks, etc.
Contract Administration
- Coordinate planning and procurement of materials to ensure adherence to the construction program.
- Ensure that all delivery dockets are signed and issued to the site administrator.
- Ensure that material registers on concrete, brickwork, reinforcement, are maintained by the site administrators.
- Identify variations and provide relevant information to the Regional Site Manager and/or Project Manager for action.
- Provide input into subcontractor’s scope of works.
- Maintain accurate site diary notes.
Construction Programing & Site Supervision
- Monitor and action short range programs to meet construction program deadlines and communicate to subcontractors. Provide updates to the Regional Site Manager and/or Project Manager.
- Review and monitor subcontractor’s performance, and in conjunction with the Regional Site Manager or Project Manager and take appropriate
action to ensure compliance with the construction program.
- Add value to construction through innovation and creativity.
- Coordinate site activities under your control.
- Maintain the site (under your control) in accordance with codes of practices and Bennett’s requirements.
- Deal with all site establishment and materials handling requirements.
- ‘Build in’ prototypes and develop staged handover strategies to ensure defects free and on time objectives are satisfied.
- Achieve defects free completion.
Quality, Safety and Environment
General
- Take any reasonable actions consistent with the responsibilities of the position subject to any limitations set by the Project Manager, Chief Operating Officer or General Manager and Bennett’s policies, procedures and guidelines.
- Perform the roles and responsibilities identified in the Project Plan in line with all relevant Bennett management system procedures and contract requirements.
- Perform the roles and responsibilities identified in the Project Plan and comply with all relevant Bennett Management System procedures.
- Comply with all relevant statutory requirements.
- Identify and implement improvements in efficiency, WHS and environmental performance, quality and cost.
- Identify and maintain records of issues relating to on-site activities (e.g. incidents, hazards or non-conforming products, services or systems of work).
- Control non-conforming products, activities and processes until corrected.
- Investigate and recommend solutions to rectify non-conformances or issues.
- Ensure actions are taken to resolve non-conformances or issues in a timely manner, and verified to ensure they are not repeated.
Managing WHS&E
- Achieve zero lost time injury on site.
- Ensure controls identified in the Project Risk Assessment are implemented and monitored for effectiveness.
- Conduct site inspections to ensure that WHS & environmental control measures, site rules and agreed practices are implemented and effective.
- Prepare and/or implement Bennett project documentation (e.g. SWMS and ITP’s), and assist subcontractors with the same as required.
- Review and accept subcontractor’s project safety documents and ensure their compliance with these documents on site.
- Conduct and/or assist in incident investigations as required.
- Ensure incident reports are prepared and issued to Bennett’s Group Manager – Safety as required.
- Lead by example and promote sound QSE practices at every opportunity.
- Ensure plant and equipment on site is maintained and used or operated in a safe manner.
- Correctly use and maintain personal protective equipment and ensure all direct reports do the same.
