Why asking for a CV is a total waste of time
A CV will not tell you anything about whether an Engineer is using best practise in setting out. A CV will tell you how many years of experience someone has got, what qualifications, cards and certificates they hold and what projects they have worked on. There are...If you do what you’ve always done, you’ll get what you’ve always got.
If you do what you’ve always done, you’ll get what you’ve always got. I know this is a cliché, but it encapsulates why the construction industry is struggling to attract and retain the skills it needs to deliver on the work that needs to get done. Especially in the...Why we do what we do at Setting Out For Construction!
Many employers just don’t realise a small amount of training can dramatically increase the productivity and output of their site engineers. We KNOW that in spite of the right qualifications, many site engineers have vital gaps in their knowledge and practical skills,...The Unsung Heroes of Construction: The Importance of Site Engineers
The Unsung Heroes of Construction: The Importance of Site Engineers. Setting out correctly isn’t just a necessary step in construction but absolutely critical to ensure the safety, success, and efficiency of a project. But what happens when Site Engineers make mistakes? The repercussions of incorrect doesn’t just impact the construction phase but also the long-term integrity of a structure – leading to potential costs and legal problems for construction companies
How training will reduce human errors in the Setting Out phase during construction
Human error is a fact of life, it is what makes us human. However, allowing human error to significantly inflate construction costs or miss key deadlines is unacceptable to most clients, resulting in contract penalties, compensation, bad public relations or worse, protracted lawsuits.