The construction supervisor is a fundamental professional within a construction company. They are the ones who ensure that the project is executed as planned, with quality, safety, and within the technical standards. 

Their role is to monitor all the phases of the construction, from the start to the delivery, ensuring that processes, contracts, and specifications are strictly adhered to.

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Salary of the construction supervisor

The average salary of a construction supervisor, according to Vagas.com, is around R$ 2,748.00 per month.

It is important to state that this amount may vary according to region, experience, and the size of the company. 

Benefits such as night shift pay, hazard pay, unhealthy work conditions, transportation assistance, and meals can also complement the remuneration.

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Role and responsibilities of the construction supervisor

1. Ongoing monitoring and inspection

The supervisor conducts regular inspections on the site to check the quality of materials, compliance with deadlines, and whether the services are being performed as proposed in the approved project.

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2. Management of contracts and documentation

This professional monitors compliance with contractual obligations, controls documents, prepares detailed reports, and maintains transparency among all parties.

3. Ensuring safety

They oversee safety conditions at work, ensuring that regulations are followed to protect workers and the company's assets.

4. Communication and mediation

They act as a link between engineers, architects, suppliers, and the execution team. They facilitate conflict resolution and promote collaboration on site.

5. Efficient resource management

They control the use of materials and financial resources, avoiding waste and ensuring adherence to the budget.

6. Problem-solving

In the face of challenges such as tight deadlines, changes in the project, or unforeseen events, the supervisor makes quick decisions to avoid delays and additional costs.

Importance for construction companies

The presence of the construction supervisor is essential to:

• Reduce errors and rework: careful supervision prevents failures that could compromise the quality and durability of the construction;
  
  
  
  

• Ensure technical and legal compliance: ensures that everything is within what was approved, the technical standards, and regulations;
  
  
  
  

• Promote safety: prevents accidents and protects both workers and the public involved;
  
  
  
  

• Control costs and deadlines: helps keep the planning on schedule and reduces waste and extra spending;
  
  
  
  

• Improve communication and management: facilitates the flow of information among all parties involved in the project.

5 reasons to make these tasks easier with the use of technology

The construction supervisor deals with tight deadlines, tight budgets, scope changes, and the need for efficient communication between different teams. Therefore, technology can (and should) be an ally in this scenario.

With the use of remote construction management software, such as Visi, it is possible:

1. Ongoing monitoring and inspection

Visi allows the capture of photos and videos on 360° cameras and also with drones. One of the greatest advantages is that it is possible to add all these images to the project's floor plan. 

This way, the construction supervisor can monitor the construction progress from a distance, with immersive and updated images of the site. 

Furthermore, with the INsight Explorer, the AI automatically identifies what has changed between one capture and another, visually showing where there has been progress or delays. 

2. Management of contracts and documentation

The INsight Docs feature allows uploading construction documents within Visi and chatting with the AI about their content. 

Instead of manually searching for clauses or information, the supervisor can ask directly in the chat and receive the answer in seconds. 

All of this with centralized, organized, and easily accessible files.

3. Ensuring safety

The INsight Safety tool uses AI to automatically identify in 360° images whether there are people without helmets on site. 

Upon detecting the absence of PPE, the system creates a visual note at the location in the image and generates automatic safety reports, helping the supervisor keep the construction site within regulations with much less manual effort.

4. Communication

With the Notes feature, the supervisor directly registers pending issues on the plan, adds photos, responsible parties, and deadlines. 

Another possibility is to create checklists, reports (RDO, Photographic Report), etc. 

This eliminates loose messages from WhatsApp and centralizes everything on a single platform. 

5. Efficient resource management

By integrating Visi with the construction schedule, the supervisor tracks physical progress with reliable visual data. 

This way, it is possible to compare what was executed with what was planned and ensure that the investment is being applied correctly, without surprises in the budget.

In addition to having dashboards with the main information from the construction site. 

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