Construction Superintendents - Len Holm, John Schaufelberger

Construction Superintendents

Essential Skills for the Next Generation
Buch | Hardcover
264 Seiten
2019
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-367-00245-9 (ISBN)
179,95 inkl. MwSt
This book fills in the long-standing need for an academic textbook designed as an applied instructional resource suitable for university and college students enrolled in construction management and construction engineering programs.
Construction Superintendents: Essential Skills for the Next Generation is the first college-level textbook designed to prepare you to take on a site supervisor role on a complex jobsite. The book covers the responsibilities of superintendents in relation to the jobsite project management team, the project owners, designers, and municipal services. The book outlines the development of the superintendent and his or her role and responsibilities in twenty-first century construction projects. Using examples and case studies of cutting-edge jobsite practices from the use of computer applications to leadership and capital development, this book lays out all the functions of a modern site superintendent in an easy-to-understand format. The book includes:






coverage of the full spectrum of tasks and skills required from the pre-construction phase, through start-up, operation and close-out, plus advanced topics for those serious about leading the field



real-world case studies, forms, and documentation stored on a companion website



chapter summaries, review questions, and exercises to aid both teaching and learning.

This book fills in the long-standing need for an academic textbook designed as an applied instructional resource suitable for university and college students enrolled in construction management and construction engineering programmes.

Len Holm is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Washington, USA. He has over 40 years’ construction industry experience at all levels and owns his own construction management firm. He is the author of numerous books on construction, including Cost Accounting and Financial Management for Construction Project Managers, 101 Case Studies in Construction Management, and co-author of Introduction to Construction Project Engineering with Giovanni Migliaccio, also published by Routledge. John E. Schaufelberger is Dean Emeritus of the College of Built Environments at the University of Washington, USA. He is the co-author of Management of Construction Projects: A Constructor's Perspective with Len Holm, Construction Equipment Management, 2nd Edition with Giovanni Migliaccio, and Professional Ethics for the Construction Industry with Rebecca Mirsky, also published by Routledge.

List of Figures

List of Tables

Preface

Abbreviations

Section A: Introductory concepts

Chapter 1 Introduction

Superintendents

Construction phases

Preconstruction planning

Start-up and mobilization

Construction operations

Close-out

Terminology and concepts

Case studies

Case study 1, commercial construction project

Case study 2, heavy civil construction project

Case study 3, commercial - industrial hybrid construction

project

Review questions

Chapter 2 Construction management fundamentals

Introduction

Contracting parties

Procurement

Project delivery

Traditional project delivery method

Agency construction management project delivery method

Construction management-at-risk delivery method

Design-build project delivery method

Bridging project delivery method

Integrated project delivery method

Public-private partnership project delivery method

Pricing methods

Contracts

Summary

Review questions

Exercises

Chapter 3 Construction organizations and responsibilities

Introduction

Organizations

Jobsite teams

Responsibilities

Home office responsibilities

Superintendent responsibilities

Removal of stereotypes

Project manager responsibilities

Other team members

Team cohesiveness

Summary

Review questions

Exercises

Section B: Preconstruction planning

Chapter 4 Preconstruction services

Introduction

Formal and informal preconstruction processes

Delivery method impacts, including IPD

Preconstruction contracts and fees

Estimating

Superintendent’s role during preconstruction

Summary

Review questions

Exercises

Chapter 5 Constructability analysis

Introduction

Design phases

Programming

Conceptual design

Schematic design

Design development

Construction documents

Constructability input

Value engineering

Summary

Review questions

Exercises

Chapter 6 Schedule preparation

Introduction

Schedule types

Contract schedules

Planning versus scheduling

Schedule development

Schedules as tools

Summary

Review questions

Exercises

Chapter 7 Superintendent preconstruction plans

Introduction

Risk analysis

Safety planning

Quality control planning

Hoisting plan

Traffic plan

Summary

Review questions

Exercises

Section C: Start-up and mobilization

Chapter 8 Site logistics planning

Introduction

Site logistics drawing

Material management

Lean construction

Off-site prefabrication

Just-in-time deliveries

Environmental considerations

Summary

Review questions

Exercises

Chapter 9 Team development

Introduction

Subcontractors

Subcontract agreements

Foremen

Labor relations

Summary

Review questions

Exercises

Chapter 10 Team building

Introduction

Superintendent and project owner relations

Superintendent and design team relations

Superintendent and city relations

Superintendent and neighborhood and community relations

Summary

Review questions

Exercises

Chapter 11 Mobilization

Introduction

Superintendent’s mobilization

Site surveys

Locating existing utilities

Site camp

Equipment mobilization

Preconstruction meeting with the city

Pre start-up activities

Project manager’s mobilization

Summary

Review questions

Exercises

Section D: Construction operations

Chapter 12 Superintendent control systems

Introduction

Safety control

Cost control

Direct labor management

Whole project direct work labor curve

Work packages

Cash flow management

Change order processing

Extra work orders

Back charges

Pay request processing

Direct labor productivity

Risk management

Summary

Review questions

Exercises

Chapter 13 Schedule control

Introduction

Schedule control techniques

Contract schedule: Status, update and revise

Lean construction techniques: Pull planning

Short-interval schedules

Specialty, area, system, and subcontract schedules

Summary

Review questions

Exercises

Chapter 14 Equipment management

Introduction

Construction tools

Equipment choices

Ownership

Internally owned

Contractor equipment companies

Outside ownership

Subcontractor ownership

Contracting

Operation

Self-operated

Rented and subcontractor-operated

Subcontractor provided

Owner-operators

Equipment safety

Equipment costs

Maintenance expense

Summary

Review questions

Exercises

Chapter 15 Communications and document control

Introduction

Daily job diary

Meetings

Owner-architect-contractor meetings

Foremen coordination meetings

Safety meetings

Requests for information

Submittals

Technology tools including building information modeling

Summary

Review questions

Exercises

Chapter 16 Quality management, including permit and inspection coordination

Introduction

Permit management

Building codes

Building permit

Specialty permits

City inspections

Quality management

Third-party inspections

Subcontractor start-up and testing

Summary

Review questions

Exercises

Section E: Construction close-out

Chapter 17 Punch list supervision

Introduction

Early inspections and in-process punch lists

Formal punch list development

Punch list correction

Final inspections and approvals

Certificate of occupancy

Certificate of substantial completion

Demobilization

Warranty management

Warranty service requests

Warranty response as a customer service

Summary

Review questions

Exercises

Chapter 18 Close-out documentation

Introduction

As-built drawings

Operation and maintenance manuals

Sustainability documentation

Project manager’s close-out

Contract completion

Summary

Review questions

Exercises

Section F: Advanced topics

Chapter 19 Superintendent leaders

Introduction

Home office leadership

Jobsite leadership

Leadership styles

Leadership traits

Motivating subcontractors and craftsmen

Developing leadership skills

Jobsite ethics

Summary

Review questions

Exercises

Chapter 20 Training the next generation of superintendents

Introduction

Formal superintendent educational programs

In-house contractor training programs

Gender and diversity issues

Retirement and the next superintendent chapter

Legacy

Summary

Review questions

Exercises

Appendices

Glossary

References

Index

Erscheinungsdatum
Zusatzinfo 12 Tables, black and white; 71 Line drawings, black and white; 13 Halftones, black and white; 84 Illustrations, black and white
Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Maße 189 x 246 mm
Gewicht 700 g
Themenwelt Technik Bauwesen
ISBN-10 0-367-00245-0 / 0367002450
ISBN-13 978-0-367-00245-9 / 9780367002459
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