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Electrical Project Supervision

Electrical Engineering · Level 6  ·  6 Chapters

Compiled by: Susan Githaiga

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What Electrical Project Supervision covers

Work schedules, risk management, team direction, stock control and commissioning make up Electrical Project Supervision at Electrical Engineering Level 6. Work scheduling covers scope, resources, tasks, logistics, organisation structure, policies, time span and project crashing. The safety work plan deals with risk identification, analysis, mitigation and review. Directing project teams involves job descriptions, delegation, adherence to safety rules, training and results agreement management. Supervising tools and equipment covers inventories, audits, classification and maintenance. Monitoring tracks quality and progress through reports, and commissioning ends in a panel, end-user training and project handover.

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Careers after Electrical Project Supervision

Electrical Project Supervision prepares graduates to lead the people, tools and schedules of an electrical job to completion, with safety planned from the start.

  • Site supervisor posts with building contractors in Kiambu - prepare the work schedule, delegate activities and direct teams on the expected output.
  • Safety officer roles on construction projects in Nakuru - identify risks, run risk analysis and prepare mitigation plans.
  • Store and equipment control roles in Nyahururu - audit, classify and maintain tools, materials and equipment, and keep an up-to-date inventory of them.
  • Project monitoring posts with development projects in Kitui - prepare monitoring tools and reports, and assess quality of work.
  • Commissioning teams in Kakamega - constitute a commissioning panel, prepare documents and train end users.

Each of the six outcomes of the unit appears across these roles, from the first schedule to the final handover, so the unit suits supervisors, store controllers and monitoring officers alike.

Chapters

1
Prepare Work Schedule
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2
Prepare Safety Work Plan
20 topics
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3
Lead Project Team
33 topics
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4
Supervise Materials Tools and Equipment
24 topics
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5
Monitor Project Implementation
21 topics
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6
Commission Electrical Project
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What Electrical Project Supervision covers: 40 main topics in 6 chapters

1. Prepare Work Schedule

  1. 1.1 Determination of Scope of Work
  2. 1.2 Identification of Project Work Resources
  3. 1.3 Identification of Project Work Tasks
  4. 1.4 Identification of Project Logistics
  5. 1.5 Develop a Project Organization Structure
  6. 1.6 Develop Project Policies
  7. 1.7 Determine Project Time Span
  8. 1.8 Project Crashing

2. Prepare Safety Work Plan

  1. 2.1 Meaning of Terms
  2. 2.2 Identification of Risks
  3. 2.3 Conduct Risk Analysis
  4. 2.4 Determine Risk Mitigation Plans
  5. 2.5 Continuous Monitoring and Review

3. Lead Project Team

  1. 3.1 Identification of Project Team
  2. 3.2 Develop Job Descriptions of the Team
  3. 3.3 Communicate Objectives of the Project
  4. 3.4 Delegate the Project Activities
  5. 3.5 Adherence to OSHA and EHS
  6. 3.6 Training of Project Team
  7. 3.7 Direct Teams on the Expected Output
  8. 3.8 Results Agreement Management (RAM)

4. Supervise Materials Tools and Equipment

  1. 4.1 Identification of Tools, Materials and Equipment
  2. 4.2 Perform Auditing of Tools, Materials and Equipment
  3. 4.3 Develop Tools, Material and Equipment Inventory System
  4. 4.4 Classification of Tools, Materials and Equipment
  5. 4.5 Maintenance of Tools, Materials and Equipment

5. Monitor Project Implementation

  1. 5.1 Meaning of Terms
  2. 5.2 Preparation of Monitoring Tools
  3. 5.3 Monitoring Project Activities
  4. 5.4 Assessment of Quality of Work
  5. 5.5 Planning for Short Range Action
  6. 5.6 Evaluation of Project Progress
  7. 5.7 Preparing Monitoring Reports

6. Commission Electrical Project

  1. 6.1 Constitute a Commissioning Panel
  2. 6.2 Develop a Program with Requirements
  3. 6.3 Adherence to Safety Procedures
  4. 6.4 Preparation of Documents
  5. 6.5 Prepare Report and Share with Relevant Parties
  6. 6.6 Conduct End-User Training
  7. 6.7 Project Handover

Revise this unit

Exam-style questions 84 Written to CDACC standard, with answers Test yourself 237 Multiple-choice, one at a time Practise questions 95 Quick recall — check you know the facts
3 more for this unit
Oral exam preparation 57 What the assessor asks, and how to answer out loud Worked calculations 29 Step-by-step maths with the common mistakes Quick cards 1,188 Myth busters, skill tips and scenarios

Beyond the syllabus

Decision simulator 6 On site, what would you do? Workplace scenarios 80 Real site situations — what would you do? Turn this into income 61 Where this skill earns — what to charge, how to find clients

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