A BUILDER
Question: Who is a Builder (or Professional Builder)? Answer: A Builder
(or Professional Builder) is an academically trained specialist and statutorily registered professional responsible for Building Production Management, Construction and Maintenance of Buildings for the use and protection of
mankind and his assets.
THE UNIQUE ROLES OF BUILDERS
The Unique Roles Of Builders In Building
Production And Management
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Study Production Information (i.e. Drawings, Specification, and Schedules, etc)
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Building ability/ Maintainability Analysis of Production Information
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Preparation of or writing report on the following builder’s documents
- Construction Methodology
- Construction Programmes
- Project Quality Management Plan
- Early Warning System Chart
- Information Requirement Schedule
- Monitoring and controlling the implementation of the above builders documents
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Assessing the workmanship skills of craftsmen
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Assessing the organization structure of constructors
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Suggesting solutions to technical problem, etc
The Roles of Builders In Building
Consultancy Services
(a.) Building Surveying Services
(General Roles)
- General Building Site Inspection
- Facility Asset Management (FAM)
- Building Surveys and Due Diligence
- Dilapidations advice
- Defect analysis
- Refurbishment advice and management
- Schedule of Conditions
- Historic building services
- Building Forensic survey & analysis
- Fire Insurance Assessment (Reinstatement) Valuations
- Reducing waste, pollution and environmental degradation
- Energy efficiency, environmental impact and sustainable construction.
- Energy Efficiency & Sustainability
- Energy Performance Certification
- Party Wall matters
(b.) Builders In Building Surveying Services (Specialized Roles)
- Disabled access
- Fire safety engineering
- Energy efficiency and sustainable development
- Construction law
- Historic building inspection
- Forensic inspection
- Property arbitration
- Dispute resolution
- Maintenance of essential services
- Private training and certification
- Building materials Science
- Code development & legislation
- Expert witness
- Alternative building solutions
(c.) New Construction and Refurbishment Services
- Project Management.
- Contract Administration, including:
- Feasibility/ Viability Studies.
- Procurement of works.
- Design and Construction Phase Management (DCPM).
- Construction Design Management (CDM) Co-ordination.
- Building Damage Assessment Report (e.g. Collapsed buildings, Earthquake
damaged, natural, etc)
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*Commercial Energy
Assessment (CEA)
Level 3
and Level 4
(using SBEM),
and Level 5
(using DSM).
- Monitoring of Development Projects for Finance providers, lenders,
investors, or occupiers.
*From CEA, a Building Consulting firm can provide Energy Performance Certification
(EPC) for Commercial and Industrial premises/ buildings (Non-Domestic).
(d.) Building Structural (Engineering) Design
Services (Building/ Struc Vs Civil/ Struc
)
- These are specialized fields, currently being monopolized by
non-builders. Under normal condition, it should be Civil/ Struc and
Building/ Struc.
Any difference? Yes! Civil/ Struc is for Civil Engineering
Structures while Building/ Struc is for Building Structures. These two
roles can be performed by the same consultant if he/ she has the required
adequate design knowledge and certification of both fields or they may be
differently performed as specialized fields by different consultants.
Certification Agencies: Nigerian Institution of Civil Engineers (NICE) -
a division of the Nigerian Society of Engineers and
Nigerian Institute of Building (NIOB) respectively.
The Positions Of Builders In
Construction Companies
- Chairman
- Managing Director
- Executive Director
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Contracts Manager
- Project Manager
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Site Project Manager
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Planning and Resources Manager
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Estimator
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Purchasing Manager
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Total Quality Manager
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Building Surveyor
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Section Manager
Any one of these options may ultimately lead to top management position at the
director’s level which are creative, highly technical and intensely rewarding.
In discharging the above functions, professional builders are expected to be
mindful of the sustenance of the Building Profession ensuring at all times,
efficient services by minimizing the use of construction resource to achieve the
clients requirements within cost and time frame, without sacrificing the
contractual quality while striving to retain public confidence in the Builder
ability to discharge his responsibilities, without fear or favour.
Employment Opportunities
It is relevant to note that the services of Builders are required by Government
Ministries, Parastatals, Housing Corporations at Federal and State levels, Local
Government and organized Private Sectors. The services of builders are also required in the following establishments:
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Building Construction Companies
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Consultancy Firm of Professional Builders
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Property development Companies
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The Federal and State Ministries of Works and Housing
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Various Federal and State Ministries and Department that Commission Construction
Work.
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Works Department of all local Governments in the country
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Parastatals e.g. Federal Housing Authority, Housing Corporation,
NEPA, Nigerian Ports Authority, NIPOST, NITEL, NTA, SON NBRRI, etc.
- Banks/ Financial Institutions
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Nigerian Armed Forces - Army, Navy, Air Force
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Nigeria Police Force
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Nigerian Customs Service
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Nigerian Prison Service
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Commercial and Merchants Banks
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Mortgage Institutions
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Insurance Companies
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Oil and Gas Companies
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Building Materials Research Centres
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Building Surveying Firms
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Building Materials Manufactures and Building Merchants
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Urban and Regional Planning Board and Local Planning Authorities in all the
States of the Federation.
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Local Planning Authorities in all the states of Federation
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Lectures in Tertiary Institutions
- Works Department in Tertiary institutions
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