Introduction to Construction Management

477 Pages·2022·30.683 MB·English

by  Fred Sherratt

Introduction to Construction
Management
Introduction to Construction Management, Second Edition, is the
beginner’s guide to key concepts, terms, processes and practices
associated with modern construction management. The new
edition has been fully updated with new data, case studies and
enhancements and remains the most practical and accessible
book on the subject available. Signifcant new topics have been
added, including construction ethics, coverage of mental health
and wellbeing in the industry, project delivery and Construction 4.0,
to make this the most cutting-edge book available for students on
construction and civil engineering management courses.
Supported by diagrams, illustrations and case studies, the book
starts with a general introduction to the industry and covers the
relevant management theory before providing applied coverage of:
• Production management
• Commercial management
• Quality management
• Health and Safety management
• Environmental management
This is the most approachable text available for anyone starting to
learn about construction management at any level.
Fred Sherratt is a Professor of Construction Sociology and a
Chartered Construction Manager and Chartered Building Engineer.
After more than ten years working in the construction industry for
a large contractor, Fred moved into academia where she spent
a further ten years teaching construction management and civil
engineering students of all levels. She has taught many aspects of
construction management, including planning and programming,
resource management, management theory and practice, and health
and safety management.
Peter Farrell is a Professor of Construction and a Chartered
Construction Manager, Chartered Surveyor and Chartered Engineer.
He is currently Programme Lead for construction and engineering
undergraduate and postgraduate courses at the University of
Bolton. He has taught construction and commercial management
to students of all levels for over 30 years. His industry training
was in construction planning and quantity surveying and his post-
qualifcation experience was working as a contractor’s site manager.

Introduction to
Construction
Management
Second Edition
Fred Sherratt with Peter Farrell
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Second edition published 2023
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Names: Sherratt, Fred, author. | Farrell, Peter, 1955– author.
Title: Introduction to construction management / Fred Sherratt and Peter Farrell.
Description: Second edition. | Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2023. |
Includes bibliographical references and index. | Summary: “Introduction to Construction
Management, Second Edition, is the beginner’s guide to key concepts, terms, processes
and practices associated with modern construction management”—Provided by
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Subjects: LCSH: Building—Superintendence. | Construction industry—Management.
Classifcation: LCC TH438 .S4826 2023 (print) | LCC TH438 (ebook) |
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Contents
Preface xi
Acknowledgements xii
Introduction xiii
Part 1 The construction industry 1
Introduction 1
1.1 What is the ‘construction industry’? 1
1.2 Construction projects 4
1.2.1 What starts a construction project? 5
1.2.2 How is construction work allocated? 6
1.2.3 How are construction projects organised? 10
1.2.4 Who forms the construction project team? 12
1.3 Construction people 13
1.3.1 Construction professions 14
1.3.2 Construction trades 19
1.4 Construction bodies 21
1.4.1 Construction Leadership Council 22
1.4.2 Construction Industry Council 22
1.4.3 Build UK 22
1.4.4 Constructing Excellence 23
1.5 The construction industry: summary 24
Further reading and discussion 24
Part 2 Construction management in theory 29
Introduction 29
2.1 What is management? 30
2.2 Management functions: what do managers do? 30
2.2.1 Forecasting 31
2.2.2 Planning 32
2.2.3 Organising and coordinating 33
2.2.4 Commanding 33
2.2.5 Controlling 34
2.2.6 How important are these functions for a construction manager? 35
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2.3 Principles of management: how do managers do it? 36
2.4 Managing people: the key to successful management? 39
2.4.1 Communication 40
2.4.2 Motivation 41
2.4.3 Leadership 47
2.4.4 Teamwork 48
2.4.5 Managing people in construction: summary 51
2.5 What is construction management? 52
2.6 Construction management in theory: summary 54
Further reading and discussion 54
Part 3 Construction management in practice 65
Introduction 65
3.1 Production planning and control 66
3.1.1 Production parameters 66
3.1.2 Where do these production parameters come from? 68
3.1.3 Production planning 69
3.1.4 Effective production planning 70
3.1.5 Production control 75
3.1.6 Production planning and control: summary 76
3.2 Site management 83
3.2.1 Introduction 83
3.2.2 Legislative requirements 84
3.2.3 Site layout 86
3.2.4 Being a good neighbour 114
3.2.5 Site management control 116
3.2.6 Site management: summary 121
3.3 Time management 129
3.3.1 Introduction 129
3.3.2 Producing a construction programme 129
3.3.3 Establishing key dates and milestones 131
3.3.4 Establishing key activities 131
3.3.5 Establishing durations 133
3.3.6 Allocating resources 136
3.3.7 Establishing the sequence 138
3.3.8 Applying logic 139
3.3.9 Controlling time: monitoring the programme 148
3.3.10 Time management: summary 151
3.4 Cost management 153
3.4.1 Introduction 153
3.4.2 Client cost planning 153
Contents ix
3.4.3 Contractor cost planning 157
3.4.4 Client cost control 165
3.4.5 Contractor cost control 168
3.4.6 End-of-contract reconciliations as a form of cost control 180
3.4.7 Cash fow 183
3.4.8 Cost management: summary 186
3.5 Quality management 189
3.5.1 Introduction 189
3.5.2 What is quality? 190
3.5.3 Defning quality management 191
3.5.4 Quality management standards 192
3.5.5 Managing quality production on site: planning and control 195
3.5.6 Benefts of quality management 205
3.5.7 Quality management: summary 206
3.6 Health and safety management 210
3.6.1 Introduction: Kieron’s story 210
3.6.2 The construction industry’s health and safety profle 210
3.6.3 A safe industry? 211
3.6.4 A healthy industry? 214
3.6.5 How is health and safety managed? 216
3.6.6 What happened to Kieron? 238
3.6.7 Health and safety management: summary 240
3.7 Mental health and wellbeing management 247
3.7.1 Introduction 247
3.7.2 Why mental health and wellbeing? 247
3.7.3 The scale of the problem in construction 248
3.7.4 What causes poor mental health and wellbeing in construction? 249
3.7.5 UK legal obligations for mental health and wellbeing 250
3.7.6 Managing mental health and wellbeing in construction 251
3.7.7 What can construction managers do to help? 257
3.7.8 Mental Health and wellbeing management: summary 258
3.8 Environmental management 263
3.8.1 Introduction 263
3.8.2 What is sustainability? 263
3.8.3 Sustainability and construction 266
3.8.4 A sustainable construction industry for the future 270
3.8.5 What is environmental management? 271
3.8.6 Environmental management tools 272
3.8.7 Environmental management on site 278
3.8.8 Corporate social responsibility 292
3.8.9 Environmental management: summary 294
3.9 Construction management in practice: summary 303
Further reading 303