How to become a construction foreman
Combine your trade expertise, industry experience, and people skills to lead teams across construction projects and get the job done.
What does a construction foreman do?
Duties and tasks
- Coordinate construction work and allocate general and daily duties according to project priorities and plans.
- Organise schedules and monitor attendance of crew.
- Oversee and ensure work adhere to building legislation and standards of performance, quality, cost and safety.
Professional bodies
- Building Professionals Board (New South Wales)
- Victorian Building Authority
- Queensland Building and Construction Commission
- Service SA
- Building Commission (Western Australia)
- Consumer, Building and Occupational Services (Tasmania)
- Building Practitioners Board (Northern Territory)
- Access Canberra
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Available majors
- Level 4 Subjects - Professional
- Level 4 Subjects - Honours
Undergraduate USQ-CHM-DEG
Bachelor of Construction (Honours) (Construction Management)
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