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Industrial Construction Crew Supervisor |
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Select Alternate Year - 2005 - 2006 - 2007 - 2008 - 2009
There have been no changes to this trade in the year of 2009.
The Industrial Construction Crew Supervisor is the immediate supervisor of a crew of skilled construction workers on heavy industrial sites. Commonly used titles for this occupation include foreman, forewoman, foreperson, first line supervisor, front line supervisor, crew leader etc. Heavy industrial construction projects are large construction projects for industrial plants, including the fabrication and assembly of components or modules, plant maintenance and upgrading existing facilities. In Alberta, industrial construction sites include petrochemical processing plants, pulp and paper plants, power generating plants, pipelines, refineries, oil sands plants, and performing “shut downs” or on-going contracted maintenance or upgrading to any existing plants. The scope of industrial construction extends to include fabrication of components for industrial sites, fabrication shops, modular fabrication shops (mod yards) or sites.
The crew supervisor is chosen by the employer to lead small crews of workers who perform a specialized task on a construction site. The crew supervisor is generally picked from the ranks of the skilled workers they will supervise. The industrial construction crew supervisor may be certified in a designated trade, a designated occupation, or be a practitioner of a skilled industrial construction occupation that is not designated under the Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training Act.
The construction trades crew supervisor leads, schedules, coordinates, supervises safety and productivity of crews at the workplace who install/assemble and maintain components of industrial products and structures. As a key participant in the relationship with the contractor, work crew, other contractors, and clients, the crew supervisor is the first level or front line manager of the work crew.
The crew supervisor is responsible for:
The industrial construction supervisor is the leader of a crew of skilled workers. A crew leader has to be able provide the first level of leadership and administration for their crews, and participate in planning and coordination with other the other crews on the job site.
Industrial construction sites may be noisy, and dusty, the work environment could be outdoors in various weather conditions. Travel and/or living in temporary accommodations may be required. Long hours and shift work may be required. An industrial construction crew supervisor may be required to be a “working foreman”. Leaders of smaller crews may still perform tasks of the trade, occupation or craft they are leading. Industrial construction trades occupations and crafts may require lifting objects in excess of 25 kilograms. A “general foreman” will not be required to perform the tasks of the trade occupation or craft they lead, but may still be required to be present where and when the work is taking place. A trade certificate is required for workers including “working foremen” in some industrial construction trades in Alberta.
For information regarding the trades and occupations involved in heavy industrial construction, consult the trades and occupations portion of this website, or the occupational profiles on the ALIS website http://www.alis.gov.ab.ca . Some examples of designated trades found on industrial construction sites include but are not limited to, Electricians, Welders, Steamfitter-Pipefitters, Carpenters, Insulators, Sheet Metal Workers Heavy Equipment Technicians, Ironworkers, Boilermakers, Crane and Hoisting Equipment Operators, Painter-Decorators, Millwrights and Instrumentation Technicians. Designated occupations in the heavy industrial construction sector may include, Construction Craft Labourer, Field Heat Treatment Technicians and Warehousing. Non-designated construction occupations include Scaffolders, Plasterers, Fireproofers, and Equipment Operators.
The industrial construction crew supervisor is often the first step taken by the skilled worker who wishes to move into construction management.
Industrial construction crew supervisors are part of the larger National Occupational Classification 721, "Contractors and Supervisors, Trades and Related Workers". Industrial construction crew supervisors are part of the Alberta construction workforce. It is generally accepted in the construction industry that supervisors make up roughly 10% of the total construction workforce. Construction Labour Relations of Alberta estimates the industrial construction sector has high and low estimates for 3,000 and 6,000 crew supervisors needed between 2007 and 2014. Workers presently in the industry are expected to retire in large numbers in the next few years.
A crew supervisor earns a premium of approximately of $5 to $7 an hour over the hourly rate for a fully qualified tradesperson. ”Working foremen” get the lower rate while “general foremen” receive the higher rate. Hourly rates for the industrial construction supervisors are range from $40 to over $45 an hour depending on the trade or occupation.
Certified industrial construction crew supervisors who have the supervisory and management competencies required by industry, may apply for an Achievement in Business Competencies Blue Seal by contacting an Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training office.
A certificate is not required to work as an industrial construction crew supervisor in Alberta. This is a designated occupation and participation is voluntary.
Job skills and competencies, standards of performance and training programs for industrial construction crew supervisors have been defined and approved under the Apprenticeship and Industry Training Act.
Trainees who register with Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training to participate in occupational training and achieve the established standards of performance are awarded an Alberta Occupational Certificate.
A person who holds a certificate or document from another jurisdiction for a line of work that is much the same as Alberta’s Industrial Construction Crew Supervisor occupation may apply for occupational certification.
An applicable trade certificate may be required for 'working foremen' in some industrial construction trades in Alberta.
Occupational training is available through industry associations and employer-provided training. Recommended formal training programs include eight or more days of leadership/supervisory training, and training in safety management.
The term of training for an industrial construction crew supervisor is a minimum of 24 consecutive months and a minimum of 1,000 hours of work experience within the 5 years prior to the date the person applies for certification.
Entrance Requirements: People become industrial construction crew supervisors through employment in the industrial construction trades and occupations. Employers select the individuals who will be trained to be crew supervisors.
To learn the skills required of an industrial construction crew supervisor, and be issued an Alberta Occupational Certificate, a person must:
When trainees attend formal training, they are required to pay the applicable tuition fee and purchase course supplies.
Student loans, grants, scholarships and other financial assistance may be available for formal training. For more information see Financial Assistance or contact an Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training Office.
To qualify for an Alberta Occupational Certificate based on a certificate issued by another jurisdiction, a person must:
To be connected to any Apprenticeship and Industry Training Office:
