CNST 2140 - Job Site Management

4.5 Credits

Students go beyond the physical erection of a project and concentrate on the procedures and methods used by contractors during the construction and post-construction phases of a project: systematic planning, organizing, managing, controlling, and documenting job site activities.

Prerequisites: (1) CNST 1030

Lecture Hours: 4.5
Lab Hours: 0.0
Internship Hours: 0.0
Clinical or Practicum Hours: 0.0

Course Objectives

Dramatize the roles and responsibilities of today’s project managers and superintendents.
Explore and record the use of the various documents used in the construction process.
Create a working knowledge of submittals, samples and shop drawings.
List and demonstrate the use of documentation on the Jobsite.
Explain and discuss the layout and control of the Jobsite.
Explore meetings, negotiations, and dispute resolution.
Discuss labor relations and control.
List safety requirement for personnel.
Relate to working with subcontractors and related purchasing requirements.
Define time and cost control.
Explore time and cost control.
Explore and list management tools available though electronics.
Relate to the need for changes in the construction process.
Examine the process of progress payments.
List the process of closing the project.

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