CHAPTER 4 PROJECT SUPERVISOR The mission of the Naval Mobile Construction Battalion   (NMCB)   includes   operational   readiness, construction,   defense,   and   disaster   preparedness operations.  To  achieve  these  assigned  missions,  the NMCB  is  organizationally  structured  for  the  dual purpose    of    construction    and    military    support operations. The  commanding  officer  (CO)  of  the  NMCB has direct  responsibility  for  the  timely  preparedness and successful completion of all construction projects and   disaster   recovery   operations   assigned   to   the NMCB by higher authority. The operations officer (S- 3)  is  responsible  to  the  CO  for  management  of  the construction   and   disaster   preparedness   programs. Additionally,  the  operations  officer  is  granted  direct supervisory   authority   over   the   utilization   of   the battalion’s construction resources: personnel, equipment, and materials. The element in the overall NMCB organization by which the battalion’s mission is accomplished is the company structure (fig. 4-1). The  NMCB  is  composed  of  two  categories  of companies: construction companies and line Figure 4-1.—Model of an NMCB organization. companies. Construction companies are designated as Alfa,  Bravo,  Charlie,  and  Delta.  These  companies have   the   capabilities   needed   for   direct   mission accomplishment.  Headquarters  company  is  the  line company and serves as the military and administration organization for the NMCB. Within  the  battalion,  Alfa  company  has  the primary    responsibility    for    the    operation    and maintenance of all assigned automotive, construction, and weight-handling equipment. Under the construction     concept     of     prime     contractor/lead company,   Alfa   company   performs   as   a   prime   or subcontractor, sometimes both, for assigned construction    projects.    The    prime    contractor    is responsible  for  the  safety,  quality,  and  timeliness  of the    construction    effort    and    directs    subcontract support accordingly. The subcontractor is responsible for  providing  resources  in  sufficient  quantity  and quality  to  accomplish  a   portion   of   a   construction project according to schedules. The    Alfa    company    commander    (A-6)    is directly responsible to the operations officer (S-3) for Alfa  company  assigned  projects.  The  Alfa  company operation  chief  (A-3)  is  responsible  to  the  company commander for all prime and subproject support and normally assigns a projects chief (A-32) to support the management    of    the    construction    projects.    The company  commander,  company  operation  chief,  and projects chief, and usually, the company chief jointly review  the  preliminary  construction  tasking  for  an assigned  prime  project  or  projects.  They  then  select the    project    supervisor(s)    who    is/are    given    the responsibility  to  carry  out  the  project  tasking.  The company  selected  project  supervisor  is  appointed  by the  operations  officer  for  the  assigned  construction project. PROJECT SUPERVISOR RESPONSIBILITIES In  some  commands,  the  project  supervisor  is referred to as the “crew leader.” In this chapter, the term   project   supervisor   refers   to   the   individual assigned  as  the  person  in  charge  of  a  construction project.  This  chapter  presents  the  basic  information you  are  required  to  know  in  order  to  perform  the duties   and   carry   out   your   responsibilities   when assigned as a project supervisor. 4-1