Course Title: Manage construction work

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term1 2022

Course Code: BUIL6236C

Course Title: Manage construction work

Important Information:

Please note that this course may have compulsory in-person attendance requirements for some teaching activities.

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School: 530T Built Environment and Sustainability

Campus: City Campus

Program: C5256 - Diploma of Building and Construction (Building)

Course Contact: Thierry Demathieu, Program Manager

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 8359

Course Contact Email: thierry.demathieu@rmit.edu.au

Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Michael Kenna

michael.kenna@rmit.edu.au

Nominal Hours: 150

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

Pre-requisites and Co-requisites

Nil

Course Description

In this course you will cover the outcomes required to manage construction work and/or projects, which may involve fulfilling single or multi-site commercial contractual obligations.
To successfully manage construction projects requires knowledge of relevant industry legislation, codes, standards, methods, procedures and practices as well as the ability to communicate effectively with others.

National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:	CPCCBC5010B Manage construction work
Element:	1. Establish site communication processes.
Performance Criteria:	PERFORMANCE CRITERIA 1.1. Site communication processes are established and managed to comply with organisational quality management requirements. 1.2. Dates and times of site meetings are organised and relevant personnel are notified.
Element:	2. Establish and review OHS, welfare and risk management procedures.
Performance Criteria:	PERFORMANCE CRITERIA   2.1. Organisational requirements for on-site first aid facilities are identified, established and reviewed in accordance with relevant OHS, welfare and risk management legislation and regulations. 2.2. Plant and equipment usage policy and practices that require certificated operators are established and managed to comply with risk management procedures. 2.3. Hazard management procedures are established and implemented, and precautionary measures are instigated. 2.4. Responsibilities for safe handling of materials are addressed through organisational policy and procedures. 2.5. Construction safety procedures are established and managed in accordance with OHS, welfare and risk management requirements and key personnel are identified. 2.6. Safety induction procedures are established and managed in the event of dangerous incidents, injuries and accidents. 2.7. Safety reporting processes and documentation are developed and implemented in accordance with organisational and legislative requirements.
Element:	3. Manage supply of materials and installation of equipment.
Performance Criteria:	PERFORMANCE CRITERIA     3.1. Process for placing orders for materials is established and managed to ensure the timely and cost effective supply of materials and installation of equipment. 3.2. Procedures are established, managed and monitored for equipment hire and maintenance.
Element:	4. Manage on-site operations.
Performance Criteria:	PERFORMANCE CRITERIA       4.1. On-site operations are managed to implement and maintain a safe and cost-effective work environment in accordance with appropriate schedules and the contract. 4.2. Subcontractor operations are managed and coordinated to ensure compliance with company obligations. 4.3. System to deal with problems and delays affecting performance is established and managed. 4.4. Processes to manage industrial relations are established in accordance with company policy and regulatory guidelines. 4.5. Revisions are made to project schedules when required and variations are documented to comply with quality management procedures. 4.6. Project quality management is effectively implemented to provide for a continuous improvement environment in which safety procedures are monitored continuously, reports are analysed and procedures reviewed as required. 4.7. Contact with statutory authorities and parties to the contract are facilitated when variations are made to approved contract drawings and specifications. 4.8. Multi-site management plans are implemented in accordance with organisational policy and site conditions.
Element:	5. Manage the processing of progress claims and payments.
Performance Criteria:	PERFORMANCE CRITERIA         5.1. Progress claims are managed and approved in accordance with contract requirements. 5.2. Project expenditure is managed and claims against scheduled projected costs are checked for accuracy.

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this course you will have developed and applied the skills and knowledge required to demonstrate competency in the above elements.

 

Details of Learning Activities

Assessment will incorporate a variety of methods including written, oral, practical tasks and activities. You will be asked to personally demonstrate to your teacher/assessor the practical skills gained during this course to the relevant industry standards. Assessment activities will occur throughout this course and feedback will be provided at regular intervals.

Teaching Schedule

Week	Topics	Key Dates
Week 1	Introduction to MCW & Context of the organisation	Assessment 1 - Released: Site Roles, Stakeholders and Communication Plan  Portfolio - (In class activities)
Week 2	Roles & Identify Stakeholders	Portfolio - (In class activities)
Week 3	Leadership and the PCG & Communication	Portfolio - (In class activities)
Week 4	Decision making & IPMP (Integrated Management Plan)	Assessment 1 Due: (online submission) Portfolio - (In class activities)
Week 5	Evaluating Risk and Quality & Tendering and RFI	Assessment 2 - Released: Procurement and the Project Management Plan Portfolio - (In class activities)
Week 6	Procurement & Preliminaries and resources	Portfolio - (In class activities)
Week 7	Operational planning & Site specific inductions	Portfolio - (In class activities)
Week 8	Toolbox meeting & SWMS (Safe Work Method Statement)	Portfolio - (In class activities)
Mid Semester Break	Mid Semester Break
Week 9	Onsite services & Site diary	Portfolio - (In class activities)
Week 10	Document control & Variations	Assessment 2 Due: (online submission) Portfolio - (In class activities)
Week 11	EOT (Extension of Time) & Architects instructions	Assessment 3- Released: Site safety, Inductions, toolbox and SWMS Portfolio - (In class activities)
Week 12	Excavating and earthmoving & Industrial relations	Portfolio - (In class activities)
Week 13	Conflict management & Crisis management	Portfolio - (In class activities)
Week 14	Crunching schedules & Finance	Assessment 3 Due: (online submission) Portfolio -  (In class activities)
Week 15	Progress claims & Handover	Assessment 4- Released: Finance and progress claims
Week 16	Defects & Catch up	Assessment 4 Due (online submission)
Week 17	Resits moderation and deferred assessments
Week 18	Resits moderation and deferred assessments

Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts

References

Other Resources

Overview of Assessment

Assessment will incorporate a variety of methods including written,oral, practical tasks and activities. You will be asked to personally demonstrate to your teacher/assessor the practical skills gained during this course to the relevant industry standards. Assessment activities will occur throughout this course and feedback will be provided at regular intervals.

Assessment Tasks

Students must pass each of the following assessment tasks to demonstrate competent.Assessment 1

Assignment 1 Site roles, communication and stakeholders

Assessment 2 Assignment 2 – Procurement and Project Management Plan

Assessment 3 Part A- Site safety, Inductions, toolbox and SWMS
Assessment 3 Part B- Finance and Progress claim

Assessment 4 In class Knowledge Assessments

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Assessment Tasks

Assessment 1           

Assignment 1 - Site roles, communication and stakeholders

 

Assessment 2            Assignment 2 – IPMP & Procurement

Assessment 3 Part A           

Part A- Site Induction and Toolbox, SWMS

 

Assessment 3 Part B           

Part B- Finance and Progress claim

 

Assessment 4 Knowledge Test

Assessment Matrix

Element	Performance criteria
		Assessment        Task 1: Assignment 1	Assessment  Task 2: Assignment 2	Assessment  Task 3: Assignment 3	Assessment  Task 4: Knowledge Test
1. Establish site communication processes.	1.1.  Read, interpret and follow organisational quality management requirements.	AT1 Part 2 B			AT4 Part B Task 5
1.2.   Establish and manage site communication processes.	AT1 Part 2 B			AT4 Part B Task 1
	1.3  Organise dates and times of-site meetings and notify relevant personnel.	AT1 Part 2 A			AT4 Part B Task 11
2. Establish and review OHS, welfare and risk management procedures.	2.1.   Establish and implement on site safety and welfare requirements to meet WHS legislation and make available to all workers on site.		AT2 Part 1 Appendix A: section 10 and 9		AT4 Part B Task 10
2.2.    Identify plant and equipment that require operator licensing to comply with risk management procedures and state and territory licensing requirements.		AT2 Part 1 Appendix A: section 10,9,   4 (4.5)		AT4 Part B Task 8
2.3.   Establish and implement hazard management procedures and instigate precautionary measures.		AT2 Part 1-2 Appendix A: section 10	AT3 Part 1.1	AT4 Part B Task 4
2.4.   Address hazardous manual handling tasks and inform workers of their responsibilities.		AT2 Part 1 Appendix A: section 11.1 and 11.2	AT3 Part 1.3
2.5.   Establish construction safety procedures and identify key personnel.		Appendix A: OHS section 10 of IPMP	AT3 Part 1.1,1.2,1.3	AT4 Part B Task 4
2.6.   Establish and manage safety induction procedures in the event of dangerous incidents, injuries and accidents.			AT3 Part 1.1,1.2,1.3	AT4 Part B Task 4,10
2.7.   Develop and implement safety reporting processes and documentation in accordance with organisational and legislative requirements.		AT2 Part 1-2 Appendix A: section 10	AT3 Part 1.1,1.2,1.3
3. Manage supply of materials and installation of equipment..	3.1.   Establish and manage a timely and cost-effective process for ordering, receiving, checking and safely stacking and protecting materials.		AT2 Part 1-2 Appendix A
3.2.   Establish, manage and monitor procedures for selecting, hiring and maintaining plant and equipment.		AT2 Part 1 Appendix A: Section 4.5
4. Manage on-site operations.	4.1.   Maintain a safe and cost-effective work environment to achieve schedules and meet contractual obligations.		AT2 Part 1 Appendix A: Section 8		AT4 Part A Task 5
4.2.   Manage and coordinate human resources and subcontractor obligations to ensure compliance with company operations.		AT2 Part 1 Appendix A: Section 4.4
4.3.   Apply contingencies to deal with problems and delays affecting performance and project timelines.		AT2 Part 1 Appendix A: Section 7 and 8
4.4.   Manage industrial relations issues in accordance with established company policy and regulatory guidelines.				AT4 Part B Task 12
4.5.   Revise project schedules, as necessary, and document variations to assist with meeting of timeframes.		AT2 Part 1 Appendix A: Section 7.2		AT4 Part A Task 6.
4.6.   Implement a quality management system to create a continuous improvement environment in which operational procedures are monitored, analysed and reported.		AT2 Part 1 Appendix A: Section 13
4.7.  Facilitate variations to approved project plan and specifications with contractual parties and statutory authorities.				AT4 Part A  Task 3
4.8.   Implement multi-site management plans in accordance with organisational policy and site conditions.		AT2 Appendix A: Section 4,6,9,10,11,12
5. Manage the processing of progress claims and payments.	5.1.   Validate and approve progress claims and payments in accordance with contract requirements.		AT2 Appendix A	AT3  Part B
5.2.   Manage project expenditure and check claims against scheduled project costs for accuracy		AT2 Appendix A	AT3 Part B

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