A clerk of work is a leader. With his inherent skills and knowledge in construction, he is equipped with great decision-making to resolve issues that arose onsite. They have the charisma to manage the team and lead them to completing a quality project. They will also ensure that the work the team does is aligned with the project's standards and objectives. Here are specific supervisory works that a clerk of work does.

Collaborator of stakeholders

Having a good relationship with stakeholders by doing constant collaboration and good communication can provide great advantages in completing a project. Problems, issues, and grievances can be resolved more promptly - which is very vital when it comes to time - sensitive issues and resource - intensive projects. A good example is a huge, fast moving construction project where delays are expensive. Working closely with stakeholders addresses problems and issues more instantaneously, mitigating potential damage and eliminating delays.

Decision-making Lead

Clerk of works are already equipped with the required skills and knowledge when it comes to construction. These competencies are their primary weapon to analyse situations, formulate solutions, and make sound decisions. Their extensive experience allows them to easily identify a problem, break down the contributing factors and distinguish the root cause. Having known this, it is a known fact that clerk of works are reliable when it comes to decision-making. They can easily manage delays and defects in construction since they are already familiar on how to go about them. Also, always making sure that things are up to quality, really improves their perspective on how decisions are made.

Foremen

Clerk of works are enforcers of quality in the construction field. Part of their responsibility is to make sure that the workforce consistently produces high-quality work. They always check if the final output aligns with the design, specifications, and expectations of stakeholders. Aside from quality assurance, clerk of works also oversee and manage the workforce. One important key in doing this is motivating the team. A healthy, happy and satisfied workforce is more likely to deliver exceptional results. Regular site visits allow them to build familiarity with the team and operations, enabling them to delegate tasks effectively to the most suitable individuals for specific jobs.

Also working as working foremen in the field, clerk of works consistently maintain safety protocols in the construction site. They make sure that the workforce are kept in line in following the rules in safety. They are to conduct safety briefings, inspect equipment and areas for hazard, and provide the adequate measures in any safety concerns that arose. Having this will promote a good safety culture in the construction site.

Reporter

Since the clerk of works obtains a lot of information in the field, it is also their duty to report this information. A clerk of works report is a series of documents produced that details the observations, findings, and recommendations made during their inspections of a construction project. The report is usually prepared for the client or the client's representative to keep them informed about the progress, quality, and any issues related to the construction. The frequency of reports is based on how regularly the stakeholders want them. This could depend on the crucial phases of the project. The more intricate and expensive the project phase, the more frequent reports are demanded.

Streamlining the Work flow Process

Having those roles mentioned above, a clerk of works needs to keep an organised system to have balance and keep things efficient at the same time. Finding a good workflow system also increases productivity, allowing clerk of works to finish tasks much faster. However, this could get messy when using the traditional pen and paper.

Fortunately, with Dashpivot you could create automated workflows with custom notification and digital internal and external sign-off control, so nothing gets missed and all of your important data and evidence lives on the same forms in the same place

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