Group 2 (United States of America)

I. Research work on qualifications of Construction Managers in U.S.A.

Company name: BECHTEL GROUP, INC.

Bechtel Corporation is an American engineering, procurement, construction, and project

management company, founded in San Francisco, California, and headquartered in Reston,
Virginia. It is the largest construction company in the United States and the 11th-largest privately
owned American company in 2018.

Area Construction Manager

Essential Job Duties (Roles):

Accountable for successful delivery of all construction activity to support the project

Responsible for safety, quality and productivity of a construction workforce expected to

number several hundred

Line manager oversight for a team of construction management professionals

Coordinates all jobsite activities including actions of Bechtel, subcontractors, suppliers,

clients and their representatives.

Responsible for continuous development of the relationship with the customer. Maintains
client relationship and is the primary contact for client’s communication with the field
activities for the area.

Responsible for total site management including supervision of construction craft

personnel, field engineering, contract administration, cost and schedule, field
procurement, finance and accounting services, and craft resource personnel as
applicable. Responsible for ensuring development and execution of, Environmental
Compliance Plan, safety plan, site survey plan, non-manual staffing plan, and Area
Construction Execution Plan.

Implements Bechtel’s Zero Accident Philosophy, security, housekeeping, and fire

protection on the construction site.

Ensures the field organization is composed of qualified and knowledgeable personnel,

and ensures effective personnel utilization. Ensures performance reviews are conducted
on field staff in accordance with established schedule.

Basic Qualifications:

Degree in an engineering or scientific discipline, construction management, or related

field would be preferred.

Will have delivered projects from pre-construction planning through to construction

completion in role of CM.
Minimum Qualifications:

Will have gained experience in construction management delivered through an

EPC/EPCM delivery model

Will have worked in a construction leadership role on nuclear and/or defense projects

Minimum of 1 UK construction project’s experience of >£100M (from pre-construction

planning through to completion).

Experience managing construction within an operating site environment

Experienced in licensed site aspects, including: control of work, control of modifications,

control of commissioning activities, hold point control

Experienced in nuclear construction (heavily reinforced concrete / seismic requirements)

and maritime structures

Experienced in NEC3/NEC4 contract forms from the point of view of the Client, Project
Manager and Supervisor

II. Organization Structure of BECHTEL GROUP, INC.

III. Create a construction company with Vision, Mission, Goals and Objectives.

Company Name: BUILDMOST

Buildsmost is an entrepreneur in the field of construction comprising engineering and construction

professionals. These professionals are Bravo, Catapat, Chua and Copon.
Buildsmost is a business name that explains itself: it says, this is a company that 'builds most'. And the
‘most’ could refer to its most efficient, most of the quality service, most economical, or simply most
sustainble buildings! Buildsmost is beyond its structure, it provides maximum limit in engineering
capabilities for the people and the nation. The result is a focused brand name with real character
assuring that the plans and owner's perspective will be followed.

More importantly, inspite of building infrastructures, the company tends to maintain the natural
environment.

VISION

The company recognized as the country's top Engineering and Construction Corporation for its
competency in work method, technological innovations and environmental preservations.

MISSION

Buildsmost shall provide quality service through provisioning maximum limit of engineering
performance in construction, operation and management. We are comitted to meet our clients
satisfaction and convenience, while caring for the environment.

GOALS

1. To build a strong connection with customers and stakeholders and create an organization established
by trust, experience, hardwork and teamwork.

2. To build structures going beyond limitations, promoting sustainable development and practicing
environmental preservation.

OBJECTIVES

1. Provide excellent service exceeding clients expectations through unparalleled work performance.

2. Comply with every standard and project time frames by continual improvement of the company's
working methods.

3. Establish efficient work systems through sustainable technological advancements.

Organization Structure of BUILDSMOST

CEO & Chairman: Engr. Adrien Jeremi P. Copon

General Manager: Engr. Francesca Kyle V. Bravo

Construction Manager: Engr. Stephanie Lois C. Catapat

Project Engineer: Engr. Ramuel Mar B. Chua

IV. Gender Awareness in the Construction Industries

According to Kate Sang and Abigail Powell, despite a range of equality legislation and initiatives, the
construction industry remains one of the most male dominated sectors. Women are under-represented
in all construction occupations and professions. Much of the current literature describes the difficulties
experienced by women who work in this sector including cultural and structural barriers, such as
harassment and discrimination, limited networking opportunities and long and inflexible working hours
which often result in poor career prospects and high levels of stress for women.

The findings problematise existing policy recommendations that argue women have different skills that
can be brought to the sector (such as cooperation). Such policies reinforce the gendered nature of the
construction sector's habitus and fail to recognise how the underlying structures and practices of the
sector reproduce gendered working practices.

Sang and Powell (2012) opined that women are under-represented in all construction occupations and
professions. Fielden et al. (2000) reported that over 11 million women are employed in the UK, this
account for half of the total workforce of the nation.

The underrepresentation of women in the construction industry results from numerous barriers which
exist in the industry. The subsistence of these obstacles affects women at three significant levels; at
recruitment, retention and job progress (Sang and Powell, 2012). While the construction industry has
had difficulties recruiting women, it refused to retain the women who find themselves in the industry.