Google Links

Follow the links below to find material targeted to the unit's elements, performance criteria, required skills and knowledge

Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Prepare for monitoring building work.
   • Private practice service agreement for monitoring building work and advising on compliance is negotiated and agreed with clients.
   • Duty of care responsibilities of building surveyors for monitoring building work and advising on compliance issues, and individual and organisational liabilities are determined and risk management strategies developed and applied.
   • Documentation required for monitoring building work is obtained from client and specialist consultants and analysed.
   • BCA classes and types of buildings to be monitored and applicable compliance requirements are determined.
   • Resource requirements, including external specialist expertise, are determined and engaged on project.
   • Processes and checklists are prepared to facilitate on-site inspections and the identification and recording of compliance issues.
   • Schedule of inspections of building work is negotiated and confirmed with building contractor and client for specific stages of the project according to service level agreement.
2. Monitor new construction work.
   • Inspection team is briefed and inspection tasks are allocated to team members and external specialists, as required.
   • National Construction Code (NCC) deemed-to-satisfy provisions are analysed and applied to inspections.
   • NCC performance requirements for alternative solutions are analysed and applied to inspections.
   • Compliance issues are identified, discussed with building or services contractors, and recorded.
   • Reports detailing work to be completed are prepared and explained to client and stakeholders as required.
3. Manage compliance upgrade work.
   • Scope of work is analysed and request for tender documentation is prepared and processed in consultation with client and relevant stakeholders.
   • Tenders are assessed in consultation with client and relevant stakeholders and contracts are developed and awarded.
   • Schedule of inspections of compliance upgrade work is prepared and negotiated with contractor.
   • Inspection team is briefed and inspection tasks are allocated to team members and external specialists, as required.
   • Inspections are managed and inspection reports reviewed and approved as required.
   • Remedial work, in the case of defects, is negotiated with contractor and monitored to satisfactory completion.

Range Statement

This section specifies work environments and conditions that may affect performance. Essential operating conditions that may be present (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) are included. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below.
Documentation must include:	architectural drawings: as-built drawings detailed drawings working drawings building permits and attached conditions or approved variations to compliance requirements compliance audit report reports from specialist experts evidence of compliance of materials, components, fixtures and fittings.
Types of buildings must include:	Type A buildings as defined in the BCA, including buildings that are: 3 storeys or more in classes 2, 3 and 9 4 storeys or more in classes 5, 6, 7 and 8 Type B buildings as defined in the BCA Type C buildings as defined in the BCA.
Compliance requirements must include:	Australian standards referenced by building control legislation and regulations and the NCC building control legislation and regulations applicable to the jurisdiction of the construction project or building NCC.

---