Building with Confidence: Site Supervisor Practical Skills Workshop

Whether you are a seasoned site supervisor looking to sharpen your skills or an aspiring professional aiming to break into the construction industry, this workshop is tailored to meet your needs and help you achieve your career goals.

As the backbone of any successful construction project, a competent site supervisor plays a crucial role in ensuring that projects are completed safely, on time, and within budget. From organizing the construction site, to managing subcontractors, to ensuring all project deliverables are met, this workshop will provide valuable insights, practical strategies, and tools tailored to meet the unique challenges faced by site supervisors. This workshop is methodically crafted to equip you with the tools and expertise necessary to thrive in this demanding role. Get ready to enhance your leadership abilities, optimize project efficiency, and foster a culture of excellence on the construction site.

Don't miss this opportunity to take your construction site management career to new heights. Enroll today and unlock your potential as a construction site supervisor!

Learning Outcomes

• Communication and Leadership: Develop essential communication and leadership skills to effectively build and manage teams, resolve conflicts, and maintain strong stakeholder relationships. Topics include supervisors as leaders, fundamental functions of management, key attributes of a successful site supervisor, team building and maintenance and more!
• Construction Fundamentals, Project Delivery Methods, and Construction Law: Optimize project efficiency, minimize risk and achieve successful project outcomes by understanding basic principles. Topics include construction project stakeholders, project constraints, project delivery methods, construction law, contracts, specifications, drawings and more!
• Pre-construction Project Planning: Understand one of the most critical phases of any construction project phase which involves comprehensive preparation and strategic decision-making before the actual construction work begins. Investing time and resources in pre-construction planning ultimately pays dividends in the form of smoother project execution, satisfied clients, and a sterling reputation within the construction industry. Topics include development of the construction execution plan, budget, schedule of values, procurement, site-specific safety plan, hoisting plan, traffic management plan, ordering materials, managing labour and more!
• Start-up and Mobilization: Realize how start-up and mobilization lay the foundation for success by putting essential systems, processes, and resources in place. This pivotal phase offers a multitude of benefits to the project by setting the tone for efficient project execution and overall project success. Topics include site logistics, jurisdictional constraints, the physical site, storage areas, building access, movement of workers and materials, emergency response planning, layout planning, security, site offices, temporary services, environmental management planning, waste management planning, material handling, material laydown areas and more!
• Construction Operations: Understand how construction operations is the backbone of a construction project, and how construction site supervisors play a pivotal role in ensuring their success. By mastering the art of coordination, resource management, quality control, safety, and communication, supervisors can navigate the complexities of construction operations with confidence and deliver exceptional outcomes. Topics include safety control, managing costs, schedule, quality control, jobsite documentation control, physical resources, subcontractors, jobsite communication, direct labour, risk, commissioning, deficiencies and occupancy, substantial performance, building turnover and more!
• Construction Closeout: Develop essential skills for closing out a project. As construction projects near completion, the phase of closeout becomes a crucial stage for construction site supervisors. Closeout encompasses a series of essential tasks and procedures aimed at ensuring that the project is finalized smoothly, all requirements are met, and the transition to post-construction activities is seamless. Topics include project cleanup, closing out subcontractors the owner, and the internal team, managing final commissioning, the warranty period and more!

Who Should Attend?

• Current Site Supervisors: Experienced professionals already working in construction who want to enhance their skills, stay updated with industry best practices, and improve their career prospects.
• Aspiring Site Supervisors: Individuals who are working in other roles within the construction industry (such as foremen, or site supervisors) and aspire to advance their careers to become site supervisors.
• Construction Managers and Project Managers: Professionals who oversee multiple construction projects and want to deepen their understanding of on-site management to better coordinate and manage project teams and resources.
• Recent Graduates and Entry-Level Professionals: Individuals who have recently graduated with degrees in construction management, engineering, or related fields and are seeking to enter the construction industry with a strong foundation in site management principles.
• Career Changers: Individuals from other industries who are interested in transitioning into the construction sector and see site supervisor roles as a viable and attractive career path.

Course Materials

Along with instruction time, participants receive the manual. The 600-page comprehensive manual on project processes and procedures for site supervisors serves as an indispensable tool for navigating every aspect of the project lifecycle. It provides clear, step-by-step instructions including checklists and templates, along with best practices and insights gleaned from years of industry experience.

Industry Credits

This course is worth 10 Gold Seal credits

Course Format

• Live, Online, Instructor-led training. This is a highly interactive course facilitated by the instructor on a video platform.
• You will be expected to have your webcam on during the whole class and participate in break-out rooms, small-group discussions, and other activities with your instructor and classmates during the course.
• Course access information will be provided to you in advance of the training by your instructor
• Full attendance and participation in all sessions is mandatory for course completion. If a student misses a class session, we are unable to transfer registration or provide a partial refund of the registration fees.

Course Requirements (Technology & Participation)

This course requires full face-to-face interaction and participation from both the instructor and students. In order to attend, you’ll must make sure you have the following:

• Computer or laptop with webcam (webcams are mandatory): This course will involve 100% on-screen interaction with your instructor and classmates, reading/viewing on-screen content like slides or videos, and interacting via typing with questions or responses. For this reason, you must have a webcam and use a full computer/laptop, and we do not permit students to attend using a tablet or cell phone.
• A quiet space with minimal distractions: Please plan to be fully engaged in the class, and clear your work schedule just as you would for attendance in an in-class program.

Refunds or Transfers: 

• Five (5) or more business days before the course start date: Full refund of registration fees or can be transfers to a different course date.
• Less than five (5) business days before the course start date and course no-shows: No refunds or transfers to future course dates.
• For a complete document on the NRCA Education Policies, click here. 

Other Policies

• Substitution of another member of your company/team is permitted up to the course start date for no additional fee.
• Unless otherwise stated, every person able to see, hear, and observe the virtual course sessions must be a paid participant. Non-compliance of this requirement will result in removal from the course. Refunds will not be issued to students who are removed from the course for non-compliance of this requirement.
• If the NRCA has to postpone or cancel courses due to insufficient enrolment, NRCA will refund the registration fee or, if possible, the attendee may choose to move to an identical session in the future.