Construction Team Organisation

Construction Management is for the maximise construction efficiency and minimise interferences with other activities at the site. The Construction Management is to control and manage the construction activities in accordance with the construction document and materials deliveries to the site as per the construction sequence. The Construction Management team evaluates and develops the optimum level (number) of construction labour mobilisation plan and minimisation of additional site works (e.g., re-do, preservation works etc.) through the construction cost and schedule control and management as well as the construction HSE and Quality management.

Construction Team Mobilisation is required in the beginning of the project for home office construction activities including development of the construction execution plans (e.g., temporary facility planning and subcontracting plan) and constructability studies. The Construction Team moves or mobilises at the site when the construction drawings and materials are supporting site construction works and activities continuously without serious interference with engineering and procurement work, approximately 60% of engineering progress is achieved.

Construction Organisation (Site Organization) consists of the management, administration, field controls (Schedule and Cost), field engineering, field material control, construction supervision (subcontractor management), safety (site), quality (quality control and inspection), pre-commissioning team and hand-over tam, etc., at the site or field. The Construction Management Organisation is normally a Project Task Force (TF) Organisation and a full time assignment.

Home Office Construction Management is the construction planning and coordination activities with all various organisations to determine how to best perform the construction effort at the site. The Home Office Construction Management is performed during the engineering and early procurement phase to develop the construction planning such as the selection of construction technologies, performing the constructability study, development of construction organisation, schedule, budget, and resources requirement, and detailed construction methods and procedures including temporary facilities, construction sub-contracting plan, etc.

Site Manager (or Construction Manager) is an overall responsible person for the project construction management at the construction site. The Site Manager is required to keep within the timescale and construction budget of a project, and manage any delays or problems encountered on site during a construction period. Also, responsible for the managing of the quality control, HSSE (health, safety, security, and environment), and dealing inquiries and communications with consultants, clients, engineers, inspectors, and the public for the construction activities at the site. The Site Manager ensures that drawing and materials are delivered on time and construction resources are available on the work including the construction subcontractor, construction equipment and tools, and required procedures, and construction utilities, etc. The Site Manager involves the project initiation and planning stage as a home office construction planning before site activities are commenced, and responsible for managing communications between all parties involved in the site development of the project. (Refer to the Construction Manager)

Construction Manager is responsible for direct construction activities such as erection and installation of equipment and materials reporting to the Site Manager, and supported by construction superintendents, supervisors, and construction subcontractors. Normally, the Construction Manager is a Site Manager of a small size of construction project. (Refer to the Site Manager (or Construction Manager))

Construction Foreman is a responsible person of the construction crew, normally a senior construction worker or labour.

Construction Labour (Labor) is normally an unskilled construction worker or labour.

Craftsman is a person who is skilled in a particular craft.

Crew is a group of people who work together, especially all those who work on and operate a ship, plant, etc.

Superintendent is a person who is in charge of work done in a particular position that is in between a supervisor and manager.

Supervisor is a person who manages and controls people within an organisation, and the activities. The Supervisor has the first level of management responsibility.

Tradesman is a manual worker of construction in a particular trade or craft requiring skill normally in the building industry. Tradesmen are contrasted with unskilled workers.

Welder is a skilled labour or tradesman who specialises in welding techniques and materials together.

Construction Equipment is the heavy construction vehicles and machines that includes for Civil: Backhoe, Bulldozer, Compactor, Excavator, Grader, Loader, Paving, Concrete Mixer, Pile Boring Machine, Skid Steer, etc. ; Erection and Installation: Crawler Crane, Telescopic Crane, Truck Crane, Tower Crane, etc.; Heavy and Tall Equipment Erection: Gin Pole, Hydro Jackup Crane (Cramo, Master); Piping and Pipeline: Pipe layer; Transportation: Track, Forklift, Material Handler, etc.; Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM), etc.

Construction Material refers to the Consumable Material.

Consumable Material (or Construction Material) is supplied or purchased on a bulk basis, and incorporated into other goods and lost their identity in the assembly: welding rods, gases, paints, shims, etc. The Construction Consumable Material is normally procured by a field material control team, or supplied by a construction subcontractor.

Quantity Survey (QS) is a professional working in the construction industry concerned with construction costs of the ​materials and ​labour ​needed who manages all costs relating to the projects, from the initial calculations to the final figures. A Professional Quantity Surveyor has a detailed and comprehensive knowledge of construction activities and methods, as well as the laws relating to construction projects and accounting, in order to provide cost and financial advice. The Quantity Surveyor may work for either the client or the contractor, working in an office or on site who can involve in a project from the start, preparing estimates and costs of the work. When the project is in progress, quantity surveyors keep track of any variations to the contract that may affect costs and create reports to show profitability. 

Subcontractor is a company or individual being contracted by a main contractor to perform work or carry out or deliver services, labour, or materials as a part under the main contractor management. The Subcontract is an agreement or arrangement with the main contractor in which any person of the subcontractor do not stand in the relationship of a company employer and employee. (Refer to the Contractor)