Basic Construction Management:
The Superintendent’s Job
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No one person has more control over building operations than the superintendent. Whether your company builds two custom homes a year or a thousand production homes, the superintendent's effective management greatly impacts your bottom line. Basic Construction Management: The Superintendent's Job provides information that superintendents can use to sharpen their skills in maintaining budgets, preparing and meeting schedules, and insuring quality control.

This completely revised and updated version of the popular Basic Construction Management, noted speaker and professor Leon Rodgers places special focus on developing and managing systems to address a number of key areas:

• Project Start-Up
• Quality Control and Inspection
• Cost Control
• Scheduling
• Construction Team Building
• Trade Contractor Management
• Working with the Homeowner
• Safety Management

Basic Construction Management also emphasizes how to computerize your scheduling and reporting systems. New Managers can use this essential reference as a comprehensive training tool, while more experienced superintendents can brush up on the latest techniques and technologies.

Leon Rogers is a professor of Construction Management at Brigham Young @University (BYU). He also is the President of Construction Management Associates, a construction and consulting firm specializing in management systems for residential contractors. He has worked with a number of companies to help improve their management techniques and establish systems to monitor and improve construction operations. He has also developed a number of highly acclaimed employee training programs for construction companies.

One of the National Association of Home Builders' most popular national speakers, Leon Rogers has participated in more than 300 national seminars and has been an active member of NAHB for over 20 years.