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Railway construction engineering supervisors are professional management personnel of railway construction engineering supervision, mainly engaged in the work of railway construction engineering supervision.

Railway Construction Engineering Supervisor

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Railway construction engineering supervisors are professional management personnel of railway construction engineering supervision, mainly engaged in the work of railway construction engineering supervision.

According to the "Decision of the State Council on Cancelling and Adjusting a Group of Administrative Examination and Approval Items" issued by the State Council on January 22, 2016 (Guo Fa [2016] No. 5), the professional qualification license and certification of railway construction engineering supervisors were cancelled. ^[1]

Article 1 In order to strengthen and regulate the supervision of railway construction projects, improve the level of railway construction engineering supervision, and ensure the quality of railway construction projects, these Measures are formulated in accordance with the relevant laws and regulations of the State and the Ministry of Railways on construction engineering supervision.

Article 2 These Measures shall apply to all railway construction projects under supervision. ^[2]

The Construction Supervision Professional Committee of the China Railway Engineering Construction Association (hereinafter referred to as the "Supervision Committee") is responsible for the management of the supervisor's practice qualifications, and accepts the supervision and guidance of the Construction Management Department of the Ministry of Railways. ^[2]

Railway construction project supervisors must take up their positions with a certificate, and the supervisors can only serve as the supervisors of railway construction projects after they have obtained a certificate of practice qualification and registration.

The duties of supervisors are mainly:

I. Implementing the rules and regulations for railway construction, strictly implementing the mandatory standards for engineering construction, abiding by the "Specifications for the Supervision of Railway Construction Projects", and complying with the professional ethics norms for supervisors;

2. On-site supervision work under the guidance of professional supervision engineers;

3. According to the construction contract, check the manpower, materials, major equipment quantity and operation status of the project invested by the contractor, and make a record of the inspection;

4. Review or obtain relevant data of engineering measurement directly from the construction site and sign the original voucher; ^[2]

The State Council's Decision on Cancelling and Adjusting a Group of Administrative Examination and Approval Projects issued by the State Council on January 22, 2016 (Guo Fa [2016] No. 5) canceled the professional qualification license and certification of railway construction engineering supervisors. ^[1]