Alternative Titles:
Team Leader |
Overview of Occupation:
A Leading Hand is usually a qualified operator or other civil works specialist who takes on a more responsible role within a team with limited supervision of others.
This is a ‘hands on’ job requiring the ability to motivate and lead others by example.
Range of tasks performed in the occupation:
Tasks may include:
- Limited supervision within a team
- Overseeing the use of plant and materials
- Providing methodology and technical assistance to labourers, ascertaining any training requirements
- Setting work priorities
- Monitoring safety, quality, OH&S and environmental plans
Personal Requirements:
To be successful in this occupation you should:
- Be able to communicate effectively at all levels
- Have good leadership skills including being able to motivate and lead by example
- Be able to analyse and solve problems
- Have an eye for detail
Education and Training:
Usually you will have completed a traineeship or apprenticeship in civil construction.
The formal qualification on completion of a traineeship/apprenticeship is Certificate III in Civil Construction.
After completing your traineeship/apprenticeship, it is possible to undertake further units of competency in people management skills that could contribute to a Certificate IV in Civil Construction, the formal post-trade qualification for this type of work.
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Employment Opportunities:
If you show initiative as a Leading Hand and have the drive to succeed, you could be in line for promotion into a more senior supervisory or management position, or you could go on to run your own civil contracting business.
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