CEM

• Construction Engineering and Management (CEM)


  • Bringing the project on time and within budget despite all variables and specialties
  • Planning and management of construction process for different infrastructure projects
  • Requires knowledge of management principles, business procedures, and human behavior
• Importance of CEM


  • Since construction project varies in size and complexity: planning, organizing, and controlling of people and resources in necessary
  • Minimizes the risks on scheduling and costs, thus enhancing the probability of the successful completion of a project
  • Helps facilitate better communication to all construction stakeholders
• Four Basic Management Functions


  • Planning
  • Organizing
  • Leading
  • Controlling
• Planning


  • Pre-determines what are the courses of actions to be done
  • Forecasting
  • Developing Objectives
  • Scheduling
  • Budgeting
• Organizing


  • Arranging people who will carry out the plans
  • Developing systems and procedures
  • Developing organizational structure
  • Delegating tasks
  • Developing relationships
• Leading


  • Influencing people to take effective action
  • Decision-making
  • Communicating
  • Motivating
  • Developing people
• Controlling


  • Assessing and regulating the work in progress
  • Correcting performance
  • Developing performance standards
  • Measuring performance
  • Evaluating performance
• Typical Members in a Construction Team


  • Project Manager
  • Project Engineer
  • Safety Engineer
  • Estimator/Cost Engineer
  • Procurement
  • Quality Assurance/Quality Controller
  • Time Keeper
  • Foreman
  • Leadman
  • Skilled/unskilled Workers
• Project Manager


  • Develop a project plan
  • Manage deliverables according to plan
  • Recruit project staff
  • Lead and manage the project team
  • Determine the methodology used on the project
  • Establish a project schedule and determine each phase
  • Assign tasks to project team members
  • Provide regular updates to upper management or client
  • Ensure that the schedule and budget is within the threshold limits
• Project Engineer


  • Ensure everything gets done according to the plans and specifications
  • Cooperating and communicating with project manager and others to create more efficient project methods and to maintain project's profitability
• Safety Engineer


  • Ensure the health and safety of
  • Ensure that state laws and requirements are followed
  • Facilitate safety-related trainings
• Estimator/Cost Engineer


  • Prepare detailed cost estimates of the detailed design
  • Prepare cost estimates during the preparation
  • Check quantity cost for variations of works, assist project manager in certifying monthly statements
• Procurement


  • Look/purchase for suppliers of materials
  • Maintain standard maximum/minimum quantity of construction items
  • Works with project engineer with regards to material specification to site requirements
  • Works with estimator with regards to the quantity of items to be purchased
  • Identify excess items
• Quality Assurance/Quality Controller


  • Perform inspections and determine quality assurance testing models
  • Prepare, document, and execute detailed test plans, test cases, and defect reports
  • Conduct onsite inspections to verify if the actual project is following the specifications
• Time Keeper


  • Keep track of the project and maintain time sheets to monitor progress
  • Verify attendance, tardiness, and overtime of workers
• Foreman


  • Implement and manage construction tasks as directed by project manager/engineer
  • Manage and guide workers
  • Peacefully resolve any emerging problems and issues on site
• Skilled/unskilled Workers


  • Deliver task based on their specialty trade
  • Follow program prepared by project manager
  • Follow specifications of the project