Employability skill 

Industry/enterprise requirements for this qualification include: 

Communication 

• Interprets a range of complex and technical documents, including relevant regulatory, legislative and licensing requirements, codes and standards, plans, drawings and specifications, schedules, site files, contracts, orders and organisational policies and procedures
• Analyses and evaluates reports and reference materials
• Provides clear and accurate information to customers about the construction process and requirements and contracts
• Communicates effectively with a range of relevant parties through a range of media
• Articulates complex ideas clearly
• Understands relevant definitions, terminology, symbols and language
• Negotiates contracts as well as conflict and dispute resolution
• Prepares documents, including construction contracts, plans, sketches and drawings and specifications, reports, tenders, schedules, building applications and submissions and file notes
• Reports and records project costs
• Maintains and checks logs, records and documents
• Analyses a range of data, including company and stakeholder resource consumption and waste product volumes

Teamwork 

• Coordinates a range of team members and activities
• Seeks expert advice where appropriate
• Works collaboratively with relevant stakeholders
• Understands various stakeholders' roles
• Relates positively to fellow workers and the management team
• Relates to people from diverse social, cultural and ethnic backgrounds and with varying physical and mental abilities

Problem solving 

• Performs various calculations relating to rise and fall amounts, estimating resource acquisition and costs, comparisons of alternative water management systems; waste management minimisation strategies; and thermal efficiency
• Takes action to minimise contract penalties
• Identifies and rectifies faults
• Responds effectively to hazards, risks and emergencies
• Analyses problems and applies remedial solutions
• Resolves business disputes
• Deals with contract variations
• Takes action to minimise contract penalties
• Analyses rejected building applications and determines the likely success of an appeal or a resubmission
• Devises approaches, implements and reflects on environmental and water, energy and resource efficiency management policies and procedures relevant to work site to improve environmental sustainability and shares alternative approaches as required

Initiative and enterprise 

• Acts with initiative and foresight to ensure legal requirements are applied accurately
• Develops compliant, alternative solutions to construction problems
• Evaluates properties of construction materials and selects appropriate materials based on evaluation
• Identifies opportunities for improved water management
• Evaluates effective strategies for insulating structures
• Develops waste management strategies and dispute resolution procedures
• Identifies environmental and resource efficiency improvements, applies knowledge about resource use to organisational activities and customer service and develops resource efficiency tools

Planning and organising 

• Plans and coordinates various work operations
• Prepares project schedule
• Participates in effective implementation of organisation's operational plans
• Plans and organises on-site activities and implements procedures associated with building and construction work
• Identifies and organises resource requirements and obtains supply information
• Supervises various administrative and work processes, including payments
• Collects, analyses and organises workplace information and data
• Plans and organises inspections
• Organises testing of construction materials to ensure suitability

Self management 

• Manages own performance to ensure required levels of service standards, work quality and professional competence
• Manages work priorities and professional development
• Uses feedback to improve own performance
• Organises and completes daily work activities

Learning 

• Is open to new ideas and techniques
• Seeks feedback on personal performance
• Uses information effectively to improve work performance
• Learns from colleagues as part of effective teamwork

Technology 

• Operates office equipment and computers
• Uses digital cameras
• Uses technology to improve efficiency and effectiveness of managing work