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Construction and drones, how they work together on a jobsite

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Modern technology is the need of the day. The industry and our businesses will not flourish if we do not accept technology as a part of our daily lives and the incorporation of it in our businesses will take it to the next level. The growth of the business is to a larger extent dependent on how open we are in adopting technology in our lives and simultaneously in our business. For people who are owners of big construction companies, they might find it extremely difficult to go to every jobsite that is running parallel in different places of the state. It is virtually impossible for him to make a trip to each of its jobsite if they are located in different cities and states. So what can he/she do to get an updated report?

Well, he/she has 2 options. They can either rely on the reports that are sent to them by their men/women or can put in a camera to check in the status of the work in a timely manner. Now again it is not possible to put cameras all over the site and the cameras will all be stationed at one place. They will not be moving which will not portray the correct picture. This means that installing cameras at different locations on the jobsite will not do any good to them as long as they have something that can move throughout the location and can give live updates to him. Here comes the importance of drones. These flying machines can be used to get live pictures of the work happening on the jobsite. The camera of the drones will be always rolling allowing the business owner to see all the progress that is happening on the site and then compare it with the report he/she has received. It is just that the drones are used to provide ground report which can be then compared with the report he/she has on his table.

Allows you have better control on the project while you are holidaying/vacation:-

It is a fact known to every person in the construction industry that owners of big construction houses do not get to spend quality time with their family. It is always business for them and at the end of the day they are so tired that they have nothing left for the family. Now suppose that you have a long planned holiday/vacation and this time you have decided to finally take your family for a vacation. However, you also have an important project going on whose progress you can’t miss to check. You can make use of drones to catch live pictures and correspond with your employees on the ground. In this way you can spend time with your family holidaying in Hawaii and also keep a close watch on the progress of the project.

Using drones can prevent delays in the project:-

By getting regular live pictures, you will be able to identify mistakes happening on the jobsite. You can jump in straight and point it out to the respective supervisor and ask him to correct that rectified. Had this skipped your attention, it could have taken the project on a ride and have caused delays in its completion.

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Role of a site engineer in a construction jobsite

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Every department in the construction jobsite has their own importance and non-performance of any of the departments can have a drastic impact in the overall functioning of the work. Right from the laborers to the project manager, everybody has a role to play and if the coordination amongst the departments is in order, work can be completed real soon. There is also a need to check the progress of the work and if things are moving as per the plan laid down. The job to monitor the performance of different departments and liaise to their needs is done by a site engineer. His role is not limited to just checking the performance of the several departments working in tandem with each other but have to take care of lot other responsibilities.

At times the work of a site engineer becomes hectic than anybody on the entire jobsite and he also becomes liable to answer his superiors in case if things go awry on the site. He is expected to have complete control on the activities of all the departments. For instance, if the operator working on heavy equipment reports an issue that requires the attention of a mechanic, it becomes the onus of the site engineer to ensure that the mechanic walks up to the jobsite and get the machine fixed. In case if it is not done or he misses calling the mechanic, he is taken to task.

Reading and comprehending the plans and designs:-

The layout of the plan is usually prepared by the team of project engineers. The site engineer can also be a part of the team where things are discussed and everyone in the team is aware of how to execute the plan. The site engineer has the capability to read and understand the diagrams and designs and the responsibility of getting the work done falls completely on his shoulder. Apart from the project engineer and the site engineer, there is perhaps none who has the ability to understand the plan layout and this is why the role of the site engineer is quite crucial. The project engineer work is limited to just chalking out the design and make necessary changes to it whenever required but he does not go out to communicate this to the other departments. This work is done by the site engineer.

Checking the supplies are in order:-

For construction work to move smoothly, it is important to keep a tab on the availability of supplies. You will never know when you are out of stock and therefore keeping the count of your stock is very crucial. The laborers are ideally engaged with utilizing the resources/stocks that is available. They might inform the site engineer about it or may skip that completely. But if the supplies get exhausted and the workers do not have raw materials to work, the site engineer becomes answerable. He has to ensure that the raw materials and other supplies are in place. Also if raw materials have been ordered and are in transit, he needs to check how soon it will reach the jobsite.

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