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November 2023 #15292 Page #66
Job Site 101
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his short article is dedicated to all those in our industry who must occasionally visit a job site but maybe it’s not a part of their everyday By Landon Boucher function or maybe it is, but it’s new to you. Our industry has an Director, Business Design incredible number of people and companies involved with bringing a project from concept to reality. I’ve always had a great deal of admiration (and maybe even a little bit of envy) for those who spend the bulk of their career on a job site either doing the hands on work or supervising those who do, after spending years learning and refining their own skills. The environment of a job site, however, can be intimidating for some. I have known many individuals throughout my career who will avoid job sites as much as possible. I have seen many careers be negatively affected by this lack of interest or, at times, outright refusal to visit a job site. Personally, I’ve never really felt that way. I always embraced the opportunity and took advantage of the experience to develop strong relationships with people who could teach me something new and maybe who I could find a way to help in some way in return. Over the course of the last 20 or so years, I have made a few observations that I thought could be helpful to share. 1. Know Where You Are Going: The last thing a Superintendent wants to see is some unknown character walking around aimlessly on site. The first thing you need to do is find the Super’s trailer, introduce yourself, and get permission to proceed with the work you showed up to do. Even if you had made an appointment with him/her to be there, you still need to check in before doing any work. Things can change daily on a job site and you want to show respect for the ones responsible for managing it by making sure they are still okay with you performing your work at that moment. 2. Come Prepared: This is kind of a follow up to item #1 but needs to be mentioned because of how often this rule is ignored. Time on a job site spent with you is time taken away from something or someone else. Don’t waste it by being unprepared. For instance, do you need construction plan sets to reference? Bring them! Have specific questions to ask? Have them written down ahead of time. Most importantly, communicate with your contact on site well in advance of your arrival, asking them to inform you of all items that they will want to discuss/address with you while you are there and vice versa. This will give you and them the ability to adequately prepare for the visit.
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