Atlanta Electrical Contractors Association Classes from September thru December 2008

Intermediate Estimating Course – Part 4 COST - $150

In Level I, supervisors learned they spend as much as 80% of their time communicating. It’s critical, time consuming & pervasive. In this session, you’ll come to understand the importance of active listening and how to use those skills when it comes to dealing with all of your different customers. In Level I, the various key jobsite documents were reviewed, including job logs, time cards, record drawings and field authorizations. Level II will give supervisors an understanding of the importance of pre-planning for jobsite safety, enable them to recognize and correct unsafe behavior, and re-familiarize them with “new worker” safety orientation.

Proper verbal communications can go a long way in helping to build a support network for successful supervisors; networking is the informal process of getting to know, and to create confidence amongst other people --- for mutual benefit of career advancement. Do you know how to take full advantage of this tactic? In earlier modules on written communications, we went over documents supervisors created and documents developed by the company off-site. In Level III, we’ll go over project documentation from outside the company and how to effectively track and organize them. In the previous safety classes, safety fundamentals and developing a jobsite safety plan were outlined. In this safety segment we’ll focus on keeping the jobsite safe --- practices which enable employees to become proficient at avoiding hazards and unsafe acts.

Legislation, as it is related to EEO and Affirmative Action, will be reviewed. Do’s and don’ts of interviewing and termination procedures will also be discussed. The investment a contractor makes in tools is considerable. The cost of tool loss, damage and repair can be as much as half the profit on a job. Material can represent 40% to 60% of a project cost and just a small amount of waste in this area can eat up most of the profit. Do you see the contract for your jobs? Should you see the contract for your jobs? Do you get into contracting situations in the field? What does the contract achieve? What are the contractual expectations? All these questions will be answered in detail.

Will talk about the importance of evaluating performance. This kind of appraisal is an opportunity for supervisors and employees to monitor achievements and to review or set new goals. This process can either be formal or informal, as needed. Will discuss how more and more materials on jobsites can present hazards to the workers. Electrical Project Supervisors must know what these materials are and the proper handling equipments of each of these. In Level I of Part A, the various key jobsite documents were reviewed, including job logs, time cards, record drawings and field authorizations. In Level II, we’ll address the differing needs of internal and external customers.

Procedures were reviewed on do’s and don’ts of interviewing, as well as termination procedures in the earlier labor relations modules; this module will deal with managing diversity in the workplace, we’ll focus on steps and methods you can use to manage jobsite materials. A material handling checklist will be gone over and you’ll discuss special handling requirements. What can be done to minimize repetitive material handling?

The objective of this class is to introduce basic concepts about the design of operations so supervisors can apply them, in order to analyze and improve operations. A number of analytical tools used to evaluate and improve operational efficiency will be introduced.

In Level I, you found that studying operations can make improvements and first line supervisors can have a significant impact on their job by studying and improving the production of their crew. During this session, you’ll learn the importance of paying more attention to the design and management of operations and techniques for doing so.