Construction Supervision and Site Management
This domain tests the supervisory engineer's (مهندس ناظر) daily practice under Mabhas 2: staged reporting, verification, instruction and documentation, together with site coordination and programme control.
Core duties
- Stage reporting: the supervisor reports defined milestones (start of work, foundation, structural frame, roofs, masonry, finishes, completion) to the municipality and the engineering organisation, and records non-conformities.
- Verification: check dimensions and levels against approved drawings, review test certificates, witness sampling, and confirm that approved revisions - not outdated sheets - are on site.
- Instruction and escalation: issue written notices; where safety or structural integrity is at risk, order the work stopped and notify the authority.
- Documentation: daily log, site instructions, minutes of meetings, as-built records and photographs; undocumented instructions are unenforceable.
- Coordination: reconcile structure, services and architecture before pours and before ceiling closure.
Worked example
A delivery of 16 mm bars carries no mill certificate and the tags are missing. Correct sequence: refuse the delivery; record the refusal in the daily log; direct the contractor to quarantine the bars; request retesting of samples at an accredited laboratory; instruct that no fixing of that consignment proceeds until results are approved; notify the client in writing. Do not "accept provisionally with a note" - provisional acceptance shifts the risk to you.
Traps
Reporting stages after the concrete has been poured. Signing a progress statement covering work you never inspected. Relying on verbal instructions. Assuming the contractor's quality plan equals your supervision plan.