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Construction Plant Technicians

Descriptions & Duties

  • Construction Plant Technicians carry out technical tasks in relation to the design, construction, utilisation, repair and maintenance of construction plants and machinery.

Generic Competencies

Physical Abilities

Physical abilities

  • Physical strength
  • Eye hand coordination / precision / dexterity

 

Importance:3 (Max:5) 

Skill is basically required

 

Technology Skills

Technology skills

  • Computer literacy
  • Application of technology

 

Importance:4 (Max:5) 

Skill is frequently required

 

Cognitive Abilities

Cognitive abilities

  • Creativity
  • Visualisation
  • Logical thinking

 

Importance:3 (Max:5) 

Skill is basically required

 

Comprehension And Expression

Comprehension and expression skills

  • Reading comprehension
  • Oral / written expression

 

Importance:3 (Max:5) 

Skill is basically required

 

Social Skills

Social skills

  • Communication
  • Negotiation
  • Persuasion

 

Importance:3 (Max:5) 

Skill is basically required

 

Organisation And Execution Skills

Organisation and execution skills

  • Planning
  • Organising
  • Judgement
  • Decision making

 

Importance:3 (Max:5) 

Skill is basically required

 

Problem Solving Skills

Problem solving skills

  • Ability to solve simple and complex problems effectively and efficiently

 

Importance:3 (Max:5) 

Skill is basically required

 

Management Skills

Management skills

  • Leadership
  • Management of finance / time / people / other resources

 

Importance:2 (Max:5) 

Skill is occasionally required

 

Trade Specific Competencies

Construction project implementation knowledge and skills

To help Construction Plant Engineers to implement construction projects, Construction Plant Technicians must understand and familiar with their responsible tasks from start to finish. They must coordinate effectively with different professionals, peers and subordinates and have to ensure that the projects are well completed.

Professional knowledge and skills in providing technical support for construction plant operation

Construction Plant Technicians must always apply professional knowledge and skills in providing technical support for construction plant operation in relation to design, construction, utilisation, repair and maintenance of construction plants and machinery in order to complete their tasks at work.

General Requirements

Academic qualification

  • typically have a higher diploma or an associate degree in engineering.

Experience

  • usually have some work experiences in a related occupation

Career Path & Salary

Private Sector

Monthly Salary $10,000-$40,000

Monthly Salary $20,000-$50,000

Monthly Salary $20,000-$60,000

Monthly Salary $20,000-$70,000

Related Education & Training

Work Environment

  • Construction Plant Technicians usually work in office, but may spend a lot of time working at construction sites, where they help solve engineering problems related to construction plant at the construction sites.

Tools

  • Augers - Bucket augers; Hand augers
  • Compression testers - Compression testing machines
  • Concrete or cement testing instruments - Metal cones; Paving sample splitters; Slump cones; Stabilometers
  • Hydraulic rock drills - Rotary rock drills
  • Hydrometers
  • Laboratory burets - Glass burets
  • Laboratory funnels - Wide-mouthed funnels
  • Laboratory graduated cylinders
  • Penetrometers - Pocket penetrometers
  • Permeability testing apparatus - Soil density testers
  • pH meters - pH testers
  • Pitch measuring instruments - Inclinometers
  • Portable data input terminals - Field data collectors
  • Precipitation or evaporation recorders - Precipitation gauges
  • Protective gloves - Safety gloves
  • Safety glasses
  • Sampling syringes - Laboratory bulb syringes
  • Seismic recorders or seismographs - Seismographs
  • Shear strength testers - Torvanes
  • Vibration testers - Vibration monitors

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