The Construction Site Managers Impact on Risk
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The Construction Site Managers Impact on Risk
Abstract
Risk management in construction is traditionally based on the experience and
individual judgements made by site managers, especially in smaller projects.
The site managers in construction should also be regarded as key individuals,
with a prevailing picture of being tough and possibly also risk prone in their
behaviour.
This study follows up a previous study by the researcher which found that the
management system itself does not have such a large influence on the way
risks are managed at a construction site. The construction site manager, as an
individual, is regarded as having a greater impact on the project performance
related to risk. The question raised in this study is therefore what individual
impact the site managers have on the effects of risk management. To be able to
answer this question, it is also important to determine the extent to which it is
possible to measure the effects of risk management at construction site level.
The results of this study present a model for measuring the effects of risk
management on site and at individual level in a construction project, using
specific indicators. These indicators are related to profit, safety, quality
performance and predictability. Further, this model has been tested using
authentic data from a construction company. These data do not reveal strong
correlations between the chosen indicators and, as a result, reliance on profit is
dominant. The individual impact on risk management performance focuses on
two aspects of the character of an individual; personality and background
information, such as education, age and experience. Personality traits measured
by the PAPI test reveal three significant traits that correlate to economic
performance on site. They are need for change, need to be forceful and social
harmoniser. None of these traits was, however, found to be related to risk
Abstract
Risk management in construction is traditionally based on the experience and
individual judgements made by site managers, especially in smaller projects.
The site managers in construction should also be regarded as key individuals,
with a prevailing picture of being tough and possibly also risk prone in their
behaviour.
This study follows up a previous study by the researcher which found that the
management system itself does not have such a large influence on the way
risks are managed at a construction site. The construction site manager, as an
individual, is regarded as having a greater impact on the project performance
related to risk. The question raised in this study is therefore what individual
impact the site managers have on the effects of risk management. To be able to
answer this question, it is also important to determine the extent to which it is
possible to measure the effects of risk management at construction site level.
The results of this study present a model for measuring the effects of risk
management on site and at individual level in a construction project, using
specific indicators. These indicators are related to profit, safety, quality
performance and predictability. Further, this model has been tested using
authentic data from a construction company. These data do not reveal strong
correlations between the chosen indicators and, as a result, reliance on profit is
dominant. The individual impact on risk management performance focuses on
two aspects of the character of an individual; personality and background
information, such as education, age and experience. Personality traits measured
by the PAPI test reveal three significant traits that correlate to economic
performance on site. They are need for change, need to be forceful and social
harmoniser. None of these traits was, however, found to be related to risk