Congrid has published a guide on the role of supervisors in construction projects. T
he publication explains importance of construction project supervision in general and from the main contractor’s and client’s perspective. It highlights, that properly conducted supervision helps the project to stay on budget and schedule, reduces risk and accidents and improves quality. To ensure this, the supervision process must be planned, and the supervisor must follow the plan and make additions and changes into the plan when needed.
A supervisor has an important two-part role in construction projects. Primarily, the supervisor acts as the client’s contact person and ensures that matters proceed as planned. At the same time, they work closely with contractors and instruct them as needed. Supervision of construction projects is one of the most important tasks to ensure projects meet quality, safety, schedule, and budget targets.
Project success is a collective effort, and including all stakeholders in the supervision process is vital for a project’s success. With digital tools, the supervision process is made transparent and misunderstandings regarding quality and HSE are minimised, benefitting all parties. Supervision also helps to improve workers’ attitudes towards their work. Additionally, training stakeholders to use digital tools used in supervision helps to ensure they are used correctly utilised fully.
With digital supervision tools, all phases of the installations can be recorded and all stakeholders are included in the supervision process, creating a transparent project environment that benefit all parties. With quality supervision, a project can prevent all possible defects at all project phases that could accumulate and escalate, critically affecting the project outcome.