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
battalions
construction
resources:
personnel,
equipment, and materials. The element in the overall
NMCB organization by which the battalions 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.
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