Create the built environment: management processes
Unit summary
Students will gain an understanding of the construction processes required to create sub and superstructures. Through application of skills, students will gain knowledge and understanding of a range of project management tools and techniques as well as a range of quality assurance and project monitoring processes. Through this unit students will gain knowledge and understanding of the career pathways available to those involved in the construction of the built environment.
Unit details
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05 Construction, Planning and the Built Environment
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05.2
Building and Construction
Task-based controlled assessment
| Learning Outcome |
Assessment Criteria |
| 1 Know about the various stages of construction projects and the technological skills required to deliver each stage of such projects |
1 Stages of the construction project and construction technology
a identify and describe the technological skills used to bring a construction project to a successful conclusion in terms of the following distinct stages of the process:
i groundworks
ii substructure
iii superstructure:
• carcassing
• roofing
• cladding
• first fix
• plastering and dry lining
• second fix
• decoration
iv external works and landscaping
b analyse the development of a construction project in terms of the important stages
c interpret detailed construction drawings, specifications and schedules of work. |
| 2 Be able to compare traditional and modern construction methods (MMC) in terms of cost and efficiency |
2 Traditional methods of construction versus MMC
a appraise the skills used in construction projects in terms of:
i the key methods, techniques, operations and processes used
ii the differences between traditional and modern methods of construction
iii the advantages of modern methods of construction such as:
• lower costs
• shorter project durations
• enhanced health and safety
• fewer environmental concerns
• improved fit with community and society needs. |
| 3 Be able to define personal and project management skills, and use them to manage construction projects |
3 Project management skills
a assess project management roles in terms of:
i personal and practical skills required
• forecasting and project planning
• organising, controlling and coordinating
• communication with other members of design and construction team
• resource management (materials, labour and plant)
• management and co-ordination of sub-contractors and suppliers
• cost and budgetary control
• leadership and motivation
ii roles and responsibilities
• general foreman
• site manager
• site engineer
• quantity surveyor
• contracts manager
iii typical procedures
• liaison with client and architect
• planning (Gantt charts, critical path analyses)
• weekly programming
• monitoring and costing materials, labour, plant and sub-contractors
• conducting site meetings
• supervision, monitoring and quality control
• control of work in progress, materials, plant and waste
• management of delivery schedules
• managing snagging processes both during and after each construction stage
b produce a simple project plan, including:
i risk assessments
ii method statements
iii delivery schedules
iv Gantt charts
v critical path analyses
vi costings. |
| 4 Be able to plan a career in construction up to and including professional membership. |
4 Career opportunities in construction management
The student can:
a compare and contrast career opportunities in the construction of the built environment:
i range and characteristics of career opportunities
ii level of available career opportunities:
• craft
• technical
• supervisory
• professional and management
iii nature of interactions between those who work in construction work
iv progression opportunities available in construction work
v qualifications needed to support career progression
vi role of professional institutions in construction of the built environment. |