You must be able to demonstrate:

Act ethically and contribute to safe outcomes

  • Upholding ethical principles to promote safe outcomes

  • Acting conscientiously and professionally at all times

  • Proactively reporting problems as soon as they arise

  • Carefully ensuring compliance with the rules, regulations and following instructions

  • Asking questions and clarifying queries

  • Being mindful of the limits of own experience and works within the limits of own competence

  • Being open to seeking advice from others

  • Challenging unsafe behaviours and activities, reporting where necessary

  • Being observant of sustainability and environmental considerations at all stages of operations

  • Acting respectfully to all and applying the principles of inclusivity

Demonstrate effective teamwork and communication as an individual and as a member of a team:

  • Prioritising a commitment to a strong safety culture

  • Engaging in teamwork and effective communication when working as part of a team

  • Striving for impeccable time management skills by being dependable and punctual and managing own time effectively

  • Recognising and respecting lines of communication

  • Professionally communicating with other tradespeople to meet project deadlines and maximise productivity

  • Being open to engaging in collaborative processes

  • Providing feedback to others on site on the progress of works

Manage individual competence and contribute towards organisational competence:

  • Being motivated to managing own competence

  • Honestly assesses own level of existing competence

  • Considering organisational documentation about the requirements of own role

  • Being motivated to follow reporting procedures and protocols for competence

  • Reflecting on own level of competence and open to making plans to take action and upskill

  • Willing to undertake personal development activities to maintain competence and contribute to a learning culture

  • Seeking out ways to keep up to date with best practice, new technology, terminology, techniques and materials

  • A readiness to value own potential and open to continuously learn as part of a lifelong learning process

  • Remaining professionally curious

Demonstrate personal responsibility and accountability:

  • An understanding of personal role and responsibilities with particular reference to safety

  • Accepting and managing accountability for individual actions; and

  • An understanding of responsibility and accountability for collective actions

  • The responsibility for own actions and for the actions of those under their supervision or direction.

  • Managing boundaries/interfaces of responsibility and communicating these effectively to others.

  • Anticipating, identifying and challenging unsafe or inappropriate behaviours and escalating concerns through reporting or whistleblowing mechanisms.

  • Identifying and providing feedback on unsafe process, equipment, procedures, construction products, building systems, standards or quality

Understand and respect duty of care to others including building occupants:

  • Being mindful to tailor methods of communication of information to various audiences

  • Responding respectfully to any risks or concerns being reported

  • Considering other points of view and being empathetic and respectful

  • A willingness to set and manage realistic expectations

  • Being confident of own decisions and resists negative influences

  • Being inclined to maintain perspective

  • Being motivated to see things through to the end

  • Being respectfully polite, approachable and responsive to the needs of the client and any building occupants at all times

  • An awareness of the differing approaches for interacting with other trades and building occupants

  • An awareness of the differing requirements for a live site environment compared to an occupied environment

  • Being inclined to protect members of the public and any building occupants from any inconveniences