Occupational competency within the Asset Surveying role
When we source asset surveyors for a project, we carry out the necessary checks but so often assume they are:-
- Competent to do the work (Skills, data accuracy and knowledge)
- Effective communicators
- Focused and work diligently at all times
- Familiar with the project and customer legal requirements
- Aware of the value of the data they are collecting
- Understand the customer’s objectives to obtain quality asset data to support decision making
Determine the requirements
Awareness of Expectations
What are the required Competencies?
Industry stakeholders feedback recommended the following:-
A general knowledge of Asset Management practice
- Good to strong technical knowledge of asset functionality
Certification within a core discipline to an approved standard
- Surveyors should undertake a series of robust testing and assessment prior to starting a survey
Define skills needed
Acknowledge Skills Gap
Competency
Categorisation
Relating to the required competencies for an asset surveyor, where would you position the competency level of your current Asset Surveying team as a whole?
Foundation
Reasonable
Competent
Expert
- If there are development needs to improve standards this can be achieved
Create a COMPETENT team
Take Action / Up Skill