Skills General Foreman/woman - Residential Construction near Vancouver (BC)

Find out what skills you typically need to work as a general foreman/woman - residential construction in Canada. These skills are applicable to all Contractors and supervisors, carpentry trades (NOC 72013).

Tasks

  • Prepare production and other reports
  • Supervise workers and projects
  • Co-ordinate and schedule activities
  • Oversee apprenticeship training
  • Recruit and hire workers and carry out related staffing actions
  • Train or arrange for training
  • Prepare bids
  • Manage own company
  • Estimate costs and materials
  • Operate CADD and other computer software systems
  • Set up equipment
  • Ensure health and safety regulations are followed
  • Recommend personnel actions
  • Establish methods to meet work schedules
  • Read blueprints and drawings
  • Requisition materials and supplies
  • Requisition or order materials, equipment and supplies
  • Resolve work problems and recommend measures to improve productivity

Skills and Knowledge Checklist

The following skills and knowledge are usually required in this occupation.

Skills

Analysis Help - Analysis
  • Projecting Outcomes
  • Planning
  • Analyzing Information

Analysis

Examining and evaluating information.

Projecting Outcomes
Estimating the results of an action or a series of actions.
Planning
Determining phases and steps, defining activities and tasks and establishing schedules to complete objectives on time and within budget.
Analyzing Information
Examining data or facts to determine appropriate actions or recommendations.
Service and Care Help - Service and Care
  • Protecting and Enforcing

Service and Care

Taking care of the needs of people and animals.

Protecting and Enforcing
Responding to public safety and security needs and ensuring compliance to rules, standards or laws.

Operating and Repairing Equipment, Machinery and Vehicles

Working with and/or repairing vehicles, machinery or stationary equipment.

Management Help - Management
  • Co-ordinating and Organizing
  • Recruiting and Hiring
  • Supervising

Management

Taking charge of the direction and resources of an organization.

Co-ordinating and Organizing
Organizing and co-ordinating the activities of groups and individuals to align their activities with organizational objectives.
Recruiting and Hiring
Acquiring the right talent to achieve the organization's mission.
Supervising
Directing and monitoring the performance of others.
Communication Help - Communication
  • Teaching and Training

Communication

Using communication skills to share information, advise and influence.

Teaching and Training
Facilitating the acquisition of new knowledge and skills.
Information Handling Help - Information Handling
  • Processing Information

Information Handling

Creating and using systems for the storage and retrieval of knowledge and data.

Processing Information
Inputting, recording, transcribing and updating data using electronic or manual information systems.

Handling Goods and Materials

Working with goods and materials manually or with machines.

Creative Expression

Using various materials and formats to create work that is intended to be artistically satisfying, entertaining, instructive or functional.

Building

Working with materials to construct, renovate and maintain structures.

Working with Technological Equipment and Machinery

Working with technical equipment, instruments, machinery and other systems.

Knowledge

Social Sciences and Arts

Knowledge related to culture, origins and patterns of human activity, and the development and expression of thought.

Mathematics and Science

Knowledge related to specialized areas of research such as measurement, living organisms, physical substances, and properties and relationships of quantity, space, and matter.

Manufacturing and Production

Knowledge related to the delivery of a series of operations in large-scale production or processing of goods or crops, according to safety and quality standards.

Law and Public Safety Help - Law and Public Safety
  • Public Safety and Security

Law and Public Safety

Knowledge related to the provision and enforcement of laws and regulations that safeguard the effective functioning of a democratic society.

Public Safety and Security
Knowledge of public safety and security operations and systems, of policy, regulations and procedures for the protection of people, data and property.
Business, Finance and Management Help - Business, Finance and Management
  • Business Administration
  • Client Service

Business, Finance and Management

Knowledge related to organization and control of business activities.

Business Administration
Knowledge of the principles and practices of managing businesses.
Client Service
Knowledge of principles and practices of providing service to clients to maintain and build organizational success.
Engineering and Technology Help - Engineering and Technology
  • Building and Construction

Engineering and Technology

Knowledge related to the design, building, use or repair of machinery, equipment, systems, and structures.

Building and Construction
Knowledge of materials, methods, tools and equipment involved in the construction and repair of buildings or other structures such as highways, roads, mines or products.

Education and Training

Knowledge related to the theory and practice of teaching, and the methods used in the design, delivery and evaluation of the provision of knowledge or information.

Communications and Transportation

Knowledge related to the provision and transmission of systems of communication and entertainment and the delivery of consumer goods or services.

Health Services

Knowledge related to the provision of medical science and technology for the physical and mental well-being of others.

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