V Skill HF-D9.4-002 sector-specific 9 skills
Construction work preparation
Translates a construction assignment into planning, bills of materials, costing and work instructions, and aligns delivery and deployment with site and suppliers.
How hrmforce measures this
- Assessment method
- Work sample test · rho 0.33 (SD 0.09)
- hrmforce instrument
- Work sample test, Knowledge test (client-specific)
- Competency (50-framework)
- Planning and Organizing
- Trainability
- high
- Demand outlook 2026 to 2030
- declining
The candidate performs a representative work sample under standardised conditions.
Behavioural anchors
| Level | Behaviour at this level |
|---|---|
| N1 Guided | Collects data from drawing and specification under guidance and completes the bill of materials in the standard format. works under supervision and follows instruction · routine, one variable at a time · own task |
| N3 Proficient | Independently draws up planning and bills of materials for a project, requests quotations and aligns delivery moments with the site. sets own approach and seeks input proactively · several variables, some ambiguity · own team or process |
| N5 Leading | Develops the company's work preparation method, standardises costing benchmarks and guides preparers through complex projects. sets the standard and the policy · strategic, under high uncertainty · organisation, value chain or profession |
N2 and N4 are deliberately not anchored. Raters place them between the anchors, following the O*NET convention.
Underlying skills
These skills inherit the assessment route and the behavioural anchors of this construct.
| T | Skill | Definition | Demand outlook 2026 to 2030 |
|---|---|---|---|
| V | Preparing a construction estimate Construction estimating | Calculates quantities, labour, material and equipment into a substantiated tender sum or unit price. | declining |
| V | Reading a specification document Specification reading | Reads the specification and tender drawings and derives requirements on material, execution and responsibilities. | stable |
| V | Building a construction schedule Construction scheduling | Converts activities, duration and dependencies into a bar chart schedule with critical path and milestones. | declining |
| V | Preparing a bill of materials Bill of quantities | Derives the required quantities per material from drawing and specification and turns them into an order advice. | declining |
| V | Sourcing subcontractors and suppliers Subcontractor sourcing | Requests prices and availability from subcontractors and suppliers and compares the offers. | stable |
| V | Recording variations to contract Variation orders | Records changes relative to the contract with description, price and client approval. | stable |
| V | Writing a site work instruction Work instruction | Converts drawing and specification into an instruction that is workable step by step on site. | declining |
| V | Coordinating site logistics and delivery Construction logistics | Plans supply, storage and crane use on site so that work does not stall and space stays available. | rising |
| T | Using construction planning software Microsoft Project · Primavera P6 | Works out a construction schedule in software such as Microsoft Project or Primavera and tracks progress. | stable |