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Construction crew leader CV: example and template

This example is for crew leaders at construction firms and subcontractors on house, housing estate and commercial building projects, and for bricklayers, carpenters and steel fixers who want to lead a crew.

The employer wants to know how many people you lead, which works you do, how you plan the day and materials, how inspections go and how you look after safety. We show you how to describe this on your CV.

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Example CV: construction crew leader

All the details in this example are fictional. Treat it as a model of layout and wording, and replace the content with your own experience.

Marek Sobczak

Construction crew leader

Bialystok +48 123 456 789 marek.sobczak@example.com

Professional profile

Construction crew leader with 16 years on building sites, the last 7 leading a building shell crew. I head a team of 12 bricklayers, carpenters and steel fixers on residential buildings of up to 6 storeys. I plan the work and materials with the works manager and keep an eye on health and safety. We delivered the shells of the last 3 buildings on time, and reinforcement inspections passed with no corrections.

Work experience

Construction crew leader

04.2019 - present

Construction firm, residential building, Bialystok

  • Leading a crew of 12: bricklayers, carpenters and steel fixers.
  • The shells of residential buildings of up to 6 storeys, the last 3 buildings on time.
  • The daily plan and requests for materials and equipment agreed with the works manager.
  • Preparing reinforcement and formwork for inspection, inspections with no corrections.
  • Site health and safety, scaffolding, morning briefings and tidy workstations.

Bricklayer, carpenter

05.2009 - 03.2019

Construction firm, Bialystok

  • Building walls and floor slabs.
  • Formwork and system shuttering.
  • Standing in for the crew leader.

Education

Construction technician

2004 - 2008

Construction Technical School in Bialystok

Skills

  • Leading a construction crew
  • Bricklaying, carpentry and steel fixing
  • Reading designs and drawings
  • Planning work and materials
  • Preparing works for inspection
  • Health and safety and scaffolding

Qualifications

  • Qualification certificate for erecting metal construction scaffolding
  • Health and safety training for people managing workers, 2023
  • System formwork training, 2021

Languages

  • Russian: B1

Additional information

  • Driving licence category B
  • Willing to work on sites in the region

I hereby consent to the processing of my personal data for the purposes necessary to carry out the recruitment process, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 (GDPR).

How to write a construction crew leader CV

Professional summary

Write how many people you lead, which works you do and on which sites. Add your experience and a result, for example deadlines or inspections with no corrections. The employer is looking for someone who knows the trade, will organise the crew's working day and will not let an accident happen.

Bricklayer and carpenter with 10 years of experience on residential sites. I build walls, floor slabs and formwork and stand in for the crew leader. I am looking for work as a construction crew leader.

Experience: duties and achievements

Describe the crew, type of works, buildings, planning, inspections and health and safety. Show results, for example deadlines and inspections. Add your work with the works manager and other crews.

Weaker: Leading the crew.

Better: Leading a crew of 12: bricklayers, carpenters and steel fixers.

Weaker: Sites.

Better: The shells of residential buildings of up to 6 storeys, the last 3 buildings on time.

Weaker: Inspections.

Better: Preparing reinforcement and formwork for inspection, inspections with no corrections.

Skills worth listing

List the types of works, reading designs, planning, inspections and health and safety. In your soft skills show firmness, responsibility and good organisation.

Professional skills

  • Crew
  • Bricklaying
  • Formwork and reinforcement
  • Reading designs
  • Inspections
  • Health and safety

Personal skills

  • Firmness
  • Responsibility
  • Organisation
  • Communication
  • Fairness

Qualifications

List scaffolding qualifications, health and safety training for people managing workers and courses in formwork or equipment. If you hold operator qualifications, give them too.

How to become a construction crew leader

Most people move up from bricklayer, carpenter or steel fixer with several years of experience. On your CV show your cover and who you train.

Add reading designs and planning materials. A crew leader is responsible for people, pace and the quality of works.

Tailoring your CV to the job offer

A housing firm looks for building shells and deadlines, a finishing firm for finishing works and tidiness, and a firm building industrial buildings for structures and large areas. Move to the top what the job ad is about.

The most common mistakes on a construction crew leader CV

Questions and answers

What should a construction crew leader put on a CV?

The crew, works, sites, planning, inspections, health and safety, qualifications and experience.

How does a crew leader differ from a works manager?

A crew leader runs a crew and often works alongside it, and a works manager holds building qualifications and is responsible for a whole trade or scope of works.

Which results are worth giving?

Deadlines, inspections with no corrections, workplace accidents and the number of people trained.

Does a crew leader need building qualifications?

No, but health and safety training for people managing workers and scaffolding qualifications help.

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