About
This course addresses the skills necessary to interface with and effectively manage field construction. While construction projects are addressed, the project engineer that must manage engineering, procurement, and especially field construction, will find the course particularly useful. The course addresses how to effectively manage field construction to deliver the project on time and on budget. While many projects do front end loading effectively, projects ultimately fail due to poor execution or engineering/construction. With a focus on construction, this course provides the tools necessary to establish the proper field organization to manage engineering and procurement, which are two key inputs to construction success. The case study focuses on a construction project that is challenged in the field (due to prior poor decisions) that the project leader must address to be successful. Exercises, the case study, and class discussions provide learnings that the participant can immediately apply upon returning to work.
This course counts toward PMI Project Development Units (PDUs) through continuing education. Completion Certificates may be submitted to PMI as required to document third-party training.
Target Audience
This course is designed for project managers, project engineers, facilities engineers, construction managers, discipline engineers, operations staff, and all disciplines that work on integrated project teams for onshore and offshore projects.
You Will Learn
- How the construction schedule should drive engineering and not vice versa
- How to use the 'Path of Construction' to drive project success
- What a day in the life of a construction manager looks like
- How to manage the construction contractor and influence their field supervisors to deliver a successful project
- Methods to establish the appropriate owner's construction team given the construction strategy and construction challenges to ensure a successful project
- How to interface with the home office and engineering contractor to ensure field requests for information, engineering drawings, timing of material delivery, etc. support project success
- How to use a three-week look ahead schedule and the daily craft foreman's work plan to ensure the project stays on schedule
- Root causes of poor craft field productivity and what the owner can do to improve productivity to support aggressive project cost and schedule targets
- How to select the right construction strategy given the overall project contracting strategy (e.g. what work should be subcontracted out, what work should the general contractor do via direct hire, what is the owner's role in the field construction organization, etc.)
- The 'Fatal Four' issues associated with construction personal safety
- How to use field project controls and progress monitoring to ascertain construction areas that are challenged and require immediate attention
- Methods to manage the contractor to minimize construction claims and how to handle a claim once it occurs