Course summary

This course is designed to cover job roles such as Assistant Design Co-ordinator or Design and Build Co-ordinator. In the case of SME construction companies the roles are likely to include Design Co-ordinator or Design Manager. They are associated with the co-ordination of design information on construction projects and are based on construction sites with occasional time in offices. The main duties and tasks of a Construction Design and Build Technician are:

• Identification of client requirements in construction projects

• Identification of health and safety risks in the design of projects

• Checking of compliance with regulations on a construction project

• The minimisation of the environmental impact of construction projects

• Assisting architects with the development of detailed design on a construction project

• Co-ordinate design information on a construction project

• Monitoring of quality on a construction project

• Assisting commercial staff with the monitoring of costs on a construction project