Superintendents are the cornerstone of success on every jobsite. This in-depth certification program is designed to help superintendents lead with confidence, communicate with clarity, and control project outcomes with precision. Whether you’re already running jobs or preparing for the next level, this course delivers real-world tools and strategies to sharpen your skills and your impact.
COURSE SCHEDULE
PLANNING & SCHEDULING, November 13 & 14
Instructor: Jonathan Horne, Vice President with Grace Construction
This course will help construction supervisors understand ways in which planning and scheduling save time and money, while increasing quality in the construction process.
- Preparing the project plan
- Communicating the plan
- The critical path
- Computer use in scheduling
- Using the schedule on the jobsite
- Updating the construction schedule
- The schedule as documentation
- Using planning and scheduling
CONTRACT DOCUMENTS, December 11 & 12
Instructor: Arch Willingham, President of T.U. Parks
This course will provide information about contract documents and construction law to help supervisors recognize the roles and responsibilities of all contracted parties, to develop an understanding of how contract documents can be helpful to solve problems and resolve conflicts, and to develop positive relationships between all parties in the construction process.
- Introduction to contract documents and construction law
- Creating a positive environment through partnering
- Contractual relationships
- Contract forms and documents
- Managing general conditions
- Good documentation practices
- Changes
- Differing site conditions
- Time impacts
- Negotiation of resolutions
PRODUCTIVITY AND MANAGING PROJECT COSTS, January 15 & 16
Instructor Jason Medeiros, Owner of PGC Construction
This course covers understanding how project estimates are compiled, how to compare actual project costs with those estimated, and how to control costs to meet the estimate. This course also details how productivity is measured, how the supervisor plays a major role in increasing job site productivity, and how a small increase in productivity can have a significant impact on the time and cost of a project.
- Construction estimates
- Who controls project costs
- Reporting and analyzing actual costs
- Planning for cost control
- Cost control strategies
- Labor cost variances
- Working with project partners
- Managing risk and loss potentials
- Cost control strategies
- Post-project evaluations
- Benchmarking construction productivity
- Improving productivity through pre-planning
- New skills for effective supervision
- Personnel management
- Equipment management for productivity improvement
- Jobsite productivity, planning and scheduling
- Quantifying lost labor productivity
- Record keeping, control, changes, and defect analysis
MANAGING RISK, February 19 & 20
This course will cover the roles and responsibilities of a construction supervisor in accident prevention and loss control.
- Safety leadership, communication and expectations
- Planning for site safety
- Site safety management
- Site security and protection
- Multi-employer jobsite safety
- Construction risk management
- Safety and human resources
- Regulatory procedures, record keeping and documents
LEADERSHIP, MOTIVATION & COMMUNICATION, March 5 & 6
Instructors: Charlie York, York Safety Solutions and Jonathan Lehman, New Blue Construction
This course will describe the value of effective supervision of workers and improve the construction supervisor’s ability to lead and motivate others while teaching skills o be effective communicators on their job site.
- The dollars and sense of people in construction
- The role of the construction supervisor
- Helping people perform better
- Motivating and leading others
- Positive feedback
- Training and orienting crew members
- Teams and team building
- Leadership skills in action
- Effective communication
- Persuasion, negotiation, and confrontation
- Communicating with your crew
- Meetings that work
Register for each session by clicking the course in the schedule
$400 per session for AGC members
$600 per session for non-AGC members
Books must be purchased from AGC of America for each session. Hard copy books (recommended) are $110. Digital books are $50 but aren’t downloadable or printable. A link to purchase will be sent to registered students.
The full course includes five 2-day sessions. Participants can attend one session or complete all five sessions to receive the Certification in Superintendent Training from AGC of America.