Project records and Project records questionnaire

The project records form asks you to describe your role in managing the construction or alteration of large and/or highly complex building projects.

How to choose appropriate projects

You must choose three recent projects you have worked on.

Project 1 must be current or very recent (completed within the last 2-3 years). You may be required to provide a site diary, photographs or other documentation for this project to support your application if requested by your assessor.

At least one of your projects must include managing the installation of structural elements.

The Project records questionnaire asks you some detailed questions about your work on these projects. You must be able to answer all the questions, so please read through them before you choose your projects. You can use a different project for each topic - use the example below as a guide.

Example:

Use the table on page 7 to help you select the most relevant project for each topic as you work through the questions.

Try and choose projects that demonstrate your skills and experience as widely as possible. The assessor will be looking for evidence of your ability to manage the construction process including:

• managing the building site
• controlling and directing the building project
• managing the project team and personnel
• directing technical supervisors
• managing health and safety and quality assurance.

Your referees will be asked to confirm the competence of your work on your selected projects.

Project records

Each project records form asks for:

Project name: This may be the name of a particular building (eg ALT House) or a name that the project is known by (eg PK supermarket complex, Timona).

Address of project: This should be the physical address, not a postal address (eg PO Box).

Dates and times you were involved in the project: Put the dates and length of time you were involved on the project.

Project value: Give the approximate value of the project.

Client: This means the external client (ie the building owner or the owner's representative).

Designer: Give the name of the architect/designer involved in the project.

Size, type and complexity of building: Briefly state the type of building (eg commercial, industrial, historic place), the elements used (eg range of cladding, framing, roofing materials used) and the approximate building size. There should be greater detail for more complex buildings.

What the work involved: Explain whether each project was a new construction, major renovation, change of use etc, and provide brief details of the scope of the work.

Types of subcontractors/consultants: List the types of subcontractors you were involved with in the project by role (eg roofing installer, door/window manufacturers, HVAC, fire engineer, structural engineer etc), and describe how you were involved with them.

Role you played in the project: Describe your role and your level of responsibility for the project.

Describe the reporting structure for this project: A flow chart or diagram may make it easier for you to show your position in the project.

Describe the most challenging aspects of this project: Examples may include labour and personnel issues, late delivery of materials, building use, compatibility with existing materials, site issues etc.

Note: Your assessor may ask your referees about any of the information you have provided in your project records, to confirm your competence in the work you have described.

Project records questionnaire

The questionnaire asks you to briefly describe what you did at various stages of your selected projects. You must complete all the questions and relate them to your selected projects.

For each topic, choose one of your projects that best helps you complete the questions. You can use a different project for each topic. Make sure that you tick the project that your responses relate to.

Fill in the table below as you work through the questions.

Topic	Project
	1	2	3
1. Managing the building site
2. Controlling and directing the building project
3. Managing the project team and personnel
4. Directing technical supervisors
5. Health and safety
6. Quality assurance