Construction Site Supervisor

Typical job roles associated with this apprenticeship can include Assistant Construction Site Supervisor, Assistant Site Manager or Assistant Project Manager in the construction and the built environment sector. In the case of SME construction companies, the roles are likely to include Site Manager or Site Supervisor. Such roles are associated with the supervision of specialist contractors and workers on construction projects and are based on construction sites, with occasional time in offices.

The typical duration for this apprenticeship is three years but this will depend upon the previous experience of the apprentice and the access they have to opportunities to gain the full range of competence.

Successful apprentices will gain a Level 4 HNC in Construction Management (Construction Site Supervisor Pathway) that meets the knowledge requirements of the apprenticeship standard. Please see the relevant course page for more information.

English and Maths at Level 2 will need to be achieved before taking the End Point Assessment and will be included in the Level 4 qualification.

This apprenticeship will include the knowledge, skills and behaviours typically required to achieve Technician status or the equivalent with the industry’s recognised professional bodies. The final assessment process for this apprenticeship will typically be partly representative of the review process required for professional registration.

You need to be highly motivated and working in the construction industry. Your job role and responsibilities should allow you to provide evidence for the knowledge, skills and behaviours of this apprenticeship standard. DCG assessors will check your job description and advise accordingly. 

In addition, you should have at least one of the following:

• A Level 3 qualification with an overall grade equivalent of “Merit”. This could be a Level 3 qualification in Construction or construction-related field, three A-levels in relevant subjects or a Level 3 qualification in Engineering. An international equivalent of these is also accepted.
• Relevant work/industrial experience of five years (full-time). If this work experience is not supported by education qualifications such as GCSEs, then a minimum proficiency in Maths and English at Level 2 needs to be evidenced.

Offers of a place on the course are dependent on your achieved qualifications and a successful interview.

Please note: ‘In line with the Consumer Act and as articulated in our Student Protection Plan, we reserve the right to close a course if there are insufficient students to make the course viable’.

This apprenticeship includes the requirement to achieve the HNC in Construction Management (Construction Site Supervisor Pathway). Please visit the relevant course page for this HNC on DCG’s website for more information.

Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours

Knowledge required

• Construction Management: Understand management principles and the project management lifecycle
• Planning and Organising Work: Understand the importance of project planning and resourcing and be able to analyse different techniques
• Monitor Quality: Be able to define the quality required on a finished construction project
• Monitor Costs: Understand the importance of cost control on a construction project

Skills required

• Health and Safety: Identify risk of activities and encourage all employees to demonstrate safety-conscious behaviours
• Sustainability: Assess, identify and record the environmental impact of projects
• Construction Technology: Assist in the implementation of the most appropriate solutions for construction projects
• Project Management: Use effective management principles and be able to supervise construction workers
• Planning and Organising Work: Understand the overall plans for projects and measure and record progress against plans
• Monitor Quality: Assess and report on quality standards and assist in the commissioning of finished construction projects
• Monitor costs: Understand financial and legal constraints and measure and record progress against budget

Behaviours required

• Professional Judgement: Be able to work within own level of competence and know when to seek advice from others
• Commitment to Code of Ethics: Work within Rules and Regulations of Professional Competence and Conduct for the industry’s recognised professional bodies
• Continuing Professional Development: Identify own development needs and take action to meet those needs. Use own knowledge and expertise to help others when requested
• Commitment to Equality and Diversity: Understand the importance of equality and diversity and demonstrate these attributes so as to meet the requirements of fairness at work
• Communicate Effectively: Be able to contribute effectively to meetings and present information in a variety of ways including oral and written
• Work in Teams: Be able to work with others in a collaborative and non-confrontational way
• Demonstrate Innovation: Be able to identify areas for improvement and suggest innovative solutions

This programme entails a combination of work-based learning with the help of an assessor and learning at the College by completing an HNC qualification on a part-time basis. Please visit the course page for the HNC qualification on DCG’s website for more information.

You need safety boots and Personal Protective Equipment, such as a hard hat and overalls, which should be supplied by your employer. You will need to purchase a scientific calculator and technical drawing equipment. For voice-over PowerPoint presentations, you will need access to a microphone. 

You will also need access to a computer or laptop with Internet, Windows 7 Operating System or above, Microsoft Office 2010 or above, and the ability to run Revit or AutoCAD Architecture which can be downloaded for free from Autodesk for students. 

The purchase of appropriate books and e-books is encouraged and guidance on which books to purchase will be given by subject specialists.

Once the apprentice has achieved the HNC and Level 2 English and Maths, completed a digital portfolio and satisfied the off-the-job training requirements of the Employer Gateway, an End Point Assessment will take place which will be delivered in the following order: 

• Online Test – the Online Test underpins the knowledge required to work as a Construction Site Supervisor so it needs to be completed and passed as the first element of the End Point Assessment process.
• Project – apprentices must pass the Project before taking the Professional Discussion.
• Professional Discussion – ideally, the Professional Discussion should be taken and achieved by the end of Month 5 following the Gateway.

For the assessment of the HNC qualification, please visit its course page on DCG’s website.

The purpose of the HNC qualification included in this apprenticeship is to develop students as professional, self-reflecting individuals able to meet the demands of employers in the construction and built environment sector and to adapt to a constantly changing world. The qualification aims to widen access to higher education and enhances the career prospects of those who undertake it. Graduates can perform key modern methods of construction tasks, understand processes and operations, and work effectively.

You could progress to an HND at Level 5 or to a BSc/BEng degree or degree apprenticeship (Level 6) in a related discipline, drawing on the broad knowledge base you will have gained from this course.

Completing this apprenticeship standard will pave the way to employment in one of the following job roles:

• Assistant Construction Site Supervisor
• Assistant Project Manager
• Assistant Health and Safety Manager
• Construction Site Supervisor
• Construction Site Manager
• Project Manager

We encourage you to join the CIOB at student membership level during your study of this course.

For more information, contact Derby College Group on 0800 0280289 or enquiries@derby-college.ac.uk