Bridge construction supervisor jobs in Finland
Bridge construction supervisors monitor the construction of bridges. They assign tasks and take quick decisions to resolve problems.
Bridge construction supervisor - Which skills are essential?
Make sure the materials are fit to be used together, and if there are any foreseeable interferences.
Conduct inspections and tests of services, processes, or products to evaluate quality.
Understand machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
Oversee all personnel and processes to comply with health, safety and hygiene standards. Communicate and support alignment of these requirements with the company's health and safety programmes.
Evaluate how much stock is used and determine what should be ordered.
Work as part of a team in a construction project. Communicate efficiently, sharing information with team members and reporting to supervisors. Follow instructions and adapt to changes in a flexible manner.
Check construction supplies for damage, moisture, loss or other problems before using the material.
Plan, schedule and monitor the building processes in order to ensure completion of the project by the set deadline.
Consult utility companies or plans on the location of any utility infrastructure that may interfere with a project or be damaged by it. Take the necessary steps to avoid damage.
Ensure that the necessary equipment is provided, ready and available for use before start of procedures.
Secure the operation site fixing boundaries, restricting access, placing signs and taking other measures in order to guarantee public and staff safety.
Plan future needs of various resources such as time, money and specific process resources.
Plans shifts of employees to ensure completion of all customer orders and satisfactory completion of the production plan.
Apply the relevant health and safety procedures in construction in order to prevent accidents, pollution and other risks.
Evaluate the need for labour for the work ahead. Evaluate the performance of the team of workers and inform superiors. Encourage and support the employees in learning, teach them techniques and check the application to ensure product quality and labour productivity.
Use infrared techniques to discover defects in concrete.
Oversee the selection, training, performance and motivation of staff.
Receive incoming construction supplies, handle the transaction and enter the supplies into any internal administration system.
Interpret and understand plans and drawings in manufacturing processes which include representations in three dimensions.
Inspect the area of the bridge to identify any possible external risk to its integrity. Make sure body of waters present no dangerous debris. Identify loose rocks or avalanche risks. Estimate whether usage strain on a bridge is within the limits.
Monitor the situation around you and anticipate. Be ready to take quick and appropriate action in case of unexpected events.
Use elements of protective clothing such as steel-tipped shoes, and gear such as protective goggles, in order to minimise risk of accidents in construction and to mitigate any injury if an accident does occur.
Maintain records of the progress of the work including time, defects, malfunctions, etc.
Interpret and understand plans and drawings in manufacturing processes which include representations in two dimensions.
Liaise with managers of other departments ensuring effective service and communication, i.e. sales, planning, purchasing, trading, distribution and technical.
Coordinate the activities of several construction workers or crews to make sure they do not interfere with each other and to ensure that the works are done in a timely manner. Keep up to date on the progress of the teams and update the schedule if called for.
Bridge construction supervisor - Which skills are useful but not essential?
Apply ergonomy principles in the organisation of the workplace while manually handling equipment and materials.
Administer cardiopulmonary resuscitation or first aid in order to provide help to a sick or injured person until they receive more complete medical treatment.
Provide advice on and test a wide range of construction materials.
Make up prices and documents for the products that customers may purchase.
Different types of asphalt covering, based on their bitumen content and composition. The strengths, weaknesses, and price points of each type. Special properties such as porosity, resistance to skidding and noise characteristics.
Hire new employees by scoping the job role, advertising, performing interviews and selecting staff in line with company policy and legislation.
Bring construction materials, tools and equipment to the construction site and store them properly taking various aspects into account such as the workers' safety and protection from deterioration.
Ensure health and safety during the construction project by inspecting the construction site regularly. Identify risks of putting people in danger or of damaging construction equipment.
Regulations on construction products quality standards applied throughout the European Union.
Take measurements on site and estimate the amount of materials required for the construction or restoration project.
The maximum load capacity of the operated piece of machinery, under different circumstances and in different positions and movements. Passive load capacity and active load capacity, which is measure while in motion.
The process of planning, monitoring and adjusting the expenses and revenues of a business in order to achieve cost efficiency and capability.
Understand crane load charts which detail the features of the crane and how its lift capacity varies depending on distance and angle.
Estimate the cost implications of restoring and replacing products or parts.
Order required materials for the construction project, taking care to purchase the most suitable material for a good price.
Maintain required company records and forms in order to report any defective materials or questionable conditions of manufacturing machinery and equipment.
Drive movable heavy equipment used in construction. Load the equipment onto low loaders, or unload it. Judiciously drive equipment on public roads when required.
Use different measurement instruments depending on the property to be measured. Utilise various instruments to measure length, area, volume, speed, energy, force, and others.
Different ways of cutting wood, across the grain or parallel with it, and radial or tangential to the core. The behaviour of cuts of wood under different circumstances and the optimal cut for a given purpose. Influence of special attributes of the wood, like knots or defects.
Provide expert knowledge in a particular field, especially concerning mechanical or scientific subjects, to decision makers, engineers, technical staff or journalists.
Guide a colleague in operating a piece of heavy construction equipment. Follow the operation closely and understand when feedback is called for. Use communication techniques like voice, two-way radio, agreed-upon gestures and whistles to signal the appropriate information to the operator.
Lead and guide employees through a process in which they are taught the necessary skills for the perspective job. Organise activities aimed at introducing the work and systems or improving the performance of individuals and groups in organisational settings.
Check whether a wood element shows signs of rot. Aurally inspect the wood by testing what sound it makes on impact. Check for visual signs of rot.
Take necessary precautions and follow a set of measures that assess, prevent and tackle risks when working at a high distance from the ground. Prevent endangering people working under these structures and avoid falls from ladders, mobile scaffolding, fixed working bridges, single person lifts etc. since they may cause fatalities or major injuries.