Field Operations (46)
about 280,892 hrs/yr
- Daily manpower entry (Daily, about 6,875 hrs/yr) Every day the superintendent records headcount and hours by company and trade in the Procore or field app daily log, the record later used for productivity, back charges, and delay claims.
- Daily equipment usage (Daily, about 6,875 hrs/yr) Each shift, equipment on site is logged in the daily log with hours worked, idle, or down by unit number and cost code, the basis for internal equipment charges and rental verification.
- Weather log (Daily, about 6,875 hrs/yr) Weather conditions, temperature, precipitation, and wind are logged daily in the field app, with lost hours noted, because weather days drive time extension requests and schedule records.
- Site photo capture (Daily, about 6,875 hrs/yr) Field staff capture progress, conditions, and problem photos every day in the mobile app, and each photo is filed in the project platform album by date, area, and trade.
- Delivery log (Daily, about 6,875 hrs/yr) Every delivery is logged with supplier, PO, material, quantity, time, and condition, the record accounting uses to match invoices and the team uses to trace shortages.
- Visitor log (Daily, about 6,875 hrs/yr) Visitors sign in at the gate or in the site app with name, company, purpose, and time in and out, and must complete the safety orientation before walking the site.
- Subcontractor attendance (Daily, about 6,875 hrs/yr) Each day the superintendent confirms which subcontractors showed up and with how many workers, compared against the look-ahead to catch trades that fall behind.
- Foreman daily report (Daily, about 6,875 hrs/yr) At the end of each shift, foremen submit a daily report in the field app with crew, hours, installed quantities, equipment, and issues; it feeds time entry, production tracking, and the superintendent's log.
- Crew time entry (Daily, about 6,875 hrs/yr) Crew hours by employee, cost code, and pay class are entered daily from foreman timesheets or the time app into timekeeping, where they later flow to payroll and job cost.
- Production quantity tracking (Daily, about 6,875 hrs/yr) Foremen report quantities produced each day by cost code, such as cubic yards placed or linear feet of pipe, to measure crew productivity against the estimate.
- Installed quantity tracking (Daily, about 6,875 hrs/yr) Installed quantities from foreman reports are totaled against budget quantities by cost code to give physical percent complete, which feeds the cost forecast and unit-price billing.
- T&M owner signature (Daily, about 6,875 hrs/yr) A T&M ticket needs the owner's representative's signature, usually the same day, as proof the work was directed and performed; unsigned tickets are the hardest extra work to collect.
- Extra work ticket processing (Daily, about 6,875 hrs/yr) Signed extra work tickets are priced at contract rates, logged against a change event, and either billed or rolled into a change order, so no directed field work goes uncollected.
- Material receipt verification (Daily, about 6,875 hrs/yr) When material arrives, the receiver checks the packing slip against the PO for item, quantity, and condition before signing, recording the receipt for invoice matching.
- Delivery damage/shortage report (Daily, about 6,875 hrs/yr) When a delivery arrives damaged or short, the receiver documents it with photos and notes and reports it to the supplier and purchasing before the carrier's claim window closes.
- Site inventory tracking (Daily, about 6,875 hrs/yr) Materials stored on site, such as pipe, rebar, wire, and fixtures, are tracked by laydown location and quantity in a spreadsheet or field app to prevent loss, reorders, and double purchases.
- Tool issue tracking (Daily, about 6,875 hrs/yr) Company tools issued to crews and jobs, from laser levels to generators, are tracked by serial number, borrower, and job, so missing tools are traced and charged to the right job.
- Field purchase request (Daily, about 6,875 hrs/yr) Field staff request small purchases not covered by an existing PO through a requisition in the field app or email, giving cost code, vendor, amount, and justification for approval.
- Short-interval planning (Daily, about 6,875 hrs/yr) Each week the superintendent breaks the next one or two weeks of work into daily tasks by crew, with quantities, crew sizes, and constraints checked, in a short-interval plan spreadsheet or field app.
- Weekly work plan (Daily, about 6,875 hrs/yr) The weekly work plan commits foremen to specific tasks for the week, and the next week's review records percent plan complete and reasons for misses.
- Constraint removal tracking (Daily, about 6,875 hrs/yr) Constraints on upcoming activities, such as open RFIs, pending submittals, and missing materials, are assigned owners and tracked until removed before the planned start.
- Plan-of-day meeting (Daily, about 6,875 hrs/yr) Each morning the plan-of-day meeting sets crew assignments, work areas, equipment, deliveries, and hazards for the shift, and the sheet is filed with attendance in the daily log.
- Toolbox talk (Daily, about 6,875 hrs/yr) Crews hold toolbox talks on a set safety topic, and the signed attendance sheet, filed in the safety app, is the training record for OSHA inspections and owner audits.
- Pre-task plan (Daily, about 6,875 hrs/yr) Before each task, the crew completes a pre-task plan on paper or in the safety app listing steps, hazards, controls, and required PPE, signed by every worker doing the task.
- JHA/JSA completion (Daily, about 6,875 hrs/yr) Higher-risk tasks such as steel erection, trenching, or work at height need a job hazard analysis that breaks the task into steps, hazards, and controls, reviewed before the work begins.
- Site safety inspection (Daily, about 6,875 hrs/yr) Superintendents or safety staff inspect the site on a set schedule for fall protection, housekeeping, scaffolding, electrical, and PPE, recording findings and corrective actions.
- Quality field inspection (Daily, about 6,875 hrs/yr) Before work is covered, quality inspections verify installation against drawings, specs, and approved submittals, recording pass or fail and deficiencies in the project platform's inspection checklist.
- Deficiency tracking (Daily, about 6,875 hrs/yr) Deficiencies found in quality and safety inspections are tracked by location and trade until corrected and verified, with aging reported to the PM in the weekly report.
- Rework tracking (Daily, about 6,875 hrs/yr) Rework caused by installation errors, damage, or design changes is tracked by cause, cost code, and hours, so the cost can be backcharged to a sub or claimed from the owner.
- Field change documentation (Daily, about 6,875 hrs/yr) Field changes, whether directed by the owner or discovered on site, are documented with photos, sketches, and descriptions in the project platform to support change orders and the as-built record.
- Concrete pour record (Daily, about 6,875 hrs/yr) Each concrete placement is recorded with mix design, batch tickets, slump, air, temperatures, cylinder samples, volume, and location, the quality record for that pour.
- Equipment inspection (Daily, about 6,875 hrs/yr) Operators complete a pre-shift inspection of their machine, checking brakes, lights, fluids, and safety devices on a paper or app checklist, and report defects before the unit runs.
- Hot work permit (Daily, about 6,875 hrs/yr) Welding, cutting, and grinding near combustibles need a hot work permit listing location, fire watch, extinguishers, and cleared combustibles, authorized by a supervisor before work starts.
- Confined-space permit (Daily, about 6,875 hrs/yr) Entry into a permit-required confined space needs a written permit with atmospheric test results, named entrants, attendant, entry supervisor, and rescue arrangements, under OSHA's construction confined space standard.
- Excavation permit (Daily, about 6,875 hrs/yr) Excavation work requires a permit or checklist confirming utility locates, protective systems for trenches five feet or deeper, and a competent person's daily inspection.
- Utility locate tracking (Daily, about 6,875 hrs/yr) Utility locate tickets from the state one-call center are tracked by ticket number, dig area, and expiration date, and renewed before marks expire or excavation moves outside the ticket area.
- Site access/badge administration (Daily, about 6,875 hrs/yr) Workers receive site badges only after completing orientation and any required training for their trade, and badges are deactivated the day they leave the job roster.
- Temporary labor request (Daily, about 6,875 hrs/yr) When crews run short, the superintendent requests temporary labor from staffing agencies or the union hall, specifying trade, headcount, start date, duration, and required certifications.
- Field material requisition (Daily, about 6,875 hrs/yr) Field staff request stocked materials from the company yard or warehouse through a requisition naming item, quantity, job, cost code, and the date needed on site.
- Field-to-office issue escalation (Daily, about 6,875 hrs/yr) Problems the field cannot solve, such as design conflicts, cost disputes, or owner interference, are escalated to the office with photos, location, and urgency, and tracked until someone owns them.
- Daily log completion (Daily, about 2,250 hrs/yr) Each day the superintendent completes the daily log in the field app: manpower, equipment, weather, work performed, deliveries, inspections, visitors, and delays, signed before the next shift.
- Field work order (Daily, about 2,250 hrs/yr) Field work orders direct crews or subs to perform specific tasks, with location, scope, and due date, and are closed when the work is verified complete.
- Lookahead schedule update (Daily / Weekly, about 546 hrs/yr) Every week the three- to six-week look-ahead is refreshed from the master schedule, with activities broken into field tasks and dates adjusted to actual progress reported in daily logs.
- Crane lift plan review (Daily / Weekly, about 546 hrs/yr) Lift plans list load weight, rigging, radius, crane capacity chart, and percent of capacity, reviewed before critical lifts by the lift director or engineer.
- T&M ticket creation (Per event / project, about 150 hrs/yr) When extra work is directed in the field, the foreman writes a T&M ticket listing labor by class and hours, equipment, and materials, before the work is priced.
- Punch item creation (Per event / project, about 150 hrs/yr) Punch items for incomplete or defective work are created with location, description, responsible trade, due date, and photo in the project platform or on Bluebeam sheets.