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Fundamentals of Site Supervision

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Practical development for construction supervisors responsible for day-to-day site delivery. Plan and prepare work, coordinate trades, control safety and quality, protect scope and planned site costs, communicate with the crew, develop people and model company values. Includes 13 modules, site scenarios, introduction and recap videos, personal reflections and 15 downloadable PDF visual aids.

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Michael Philips has been in the Construction field for 30 years. He has a Bachelors and Masters Degree and has been teaching for over 20 years in San Francisco.
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Construction leadership · Course 02

Fundamentals of Site Supervision

Prepare the workface, lead the crew and coordinate day-to-day construction delivery. Verify outcomes and raise decisions outside your authority.

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Individual course enrolments will open after pricing and launch checks are complete. For team training, contact FLG.

Who this course is for

New and developing site supervisors, forepersons and leading hands moving into responsibility for daily site delivery.

Your responsibility level: Turn the approved project plan into safe, coordinated daily work.

FLG core capabilities

What you'll learn to do

Lead with clear accountabilityKnow your authority, delegate tasks with limits and checkpoints, and verify the outcomes you control.Modules 1, 2, 11, 13
Plan the workRead the programme, understand dependencies, identify constraints and organise realistic upcoming work.Modules 5, 6, 13
Prepare the workfaceConfirm people, information, access, materials, controls and required releases before work starts.Modules 4–7
Coordinate people and resourcesAlign trades, work areas, deliveries and interfaces so activities follow the programme without avoidable conflict.Modules 2, 6, 7, 10
Control safety and site conditionsConsult workers, verify controls, respond to changed conditions and follow project emergency and incident arrangements.Modules 4, 6, 10, 11
Control quality information scope and planned site costsUse current requirements, protect inspection evidence, prevent avoidable rework and variation, and raise commercial changes.Modules 5, 8, 9, 11
Communicate and consultBrief clearly, listen to concerns, check understanding and close the loop on actions and decisions.Modules 2, 4, 7, 9, 10
Develop people and manage performanceGive factual feedback, address below-standard performance, agree support and actions, and review progress within authority.Modules 2, 12
Model the company values and build the team cultureDemonstrate the values consistently and help the crew put them into practice through behaviour, consultation and feedback.Modules 3, 10, 12
Resolve problems and escalateProtect affected work, establish facts, consider practical options and obtain the right decision promptly.Modules 9, 11, 13
Deliver close out and improveVerify completed work and evidence, identify outstanding items, obtain authorised acceptance and apply lessons.Modules 6, 8, 13

How the learning works

13 modules with realistic site scenarios, introduction and recap videos, learning activities and personal reflections. Fifteen PDF visual aids support the lessons and are available as participant tools.

Practical aids: Responsibility matrix; delegation workflow; company-values self-assessment; contractor monitoring inspection; labelled Gantt example; scope and planned-cost guidance; blank and worked daily supervisor run sheets; workface allocation board; worked ITP and blank ITP; RFI example; prestart and toolbox aids; problem-response guidance; performance feedback and development template.

Work through the modules in sequence, consider the decisions in each scenario and capture your personal learning reflections. Return to the tools as you apply the learning at work.

Course access and learner progress are managed through LearnWorlds.

Course modules

  1. Module 1
    Stepping Up to Site Supervision
  2. Module 2
    Leading the Crew
  3. Module 3
    Model the Company Values and Build the Team Culture
  4. Module 4
    Safety Leadership & Site Control
  5. Module 5
    Planning & Organising the Work
  6. Module 6
    Running the Site Day-to-Day
  7. Module 7
    Coordinating Subcontractors & Trades
  8. Module 8
    Quality & Getting the Work Right
  9. Module 9
    Drawings, Information & Site Documentation
  10. Module 10
    Communication, Prestarts, Toolboxes & Site Meetings
  11. Module 11
    Managing Problems, Change & Site Pressure
  12. Module 12
    Performance, Accountability & Developing People
  13. Module 13
    Controlling the Site from Start to Handover

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View current availability in LearnWorlds or speak with FLG about developing your team.

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