Ciaran Maguire

In January 2004, I became self-employed. This employment has provided me with the opportunity to work with various building contractors on various projects.

January 2004 - I worked with Mr Micheal Maguire, gaining valuable skills within commercial building projects.

I developed my skills in reading plans and building per plan.

Taking levels from existing buildings to new buildings.

The use of power tools.

Towards the end of my employment with Mr Maguire, I gained promotion to team leader. Within this role, I was in charge of a squad of builders. This promotion enabled me to develop skills and knowledge in various areas, such as:

Communicating with other builders regarding health and safety, what was to be built, and how.

Communicating with health and safety personnel, and site foreman.

Crockada Contracts - I have worked with Mr Connolly on various private house builds and extensions. This has provided me with opportunities to develop skills in:

• Preparing the work area using tools such as chalk lines, tapes, squares, and levels.
• Day-to-day duties on site, such as building, clearing the site of any debris, and keeping materials organised and replenished.
• Reading plans.

J & N McManus LTD. I have worked with Mr McManus on a variety of private builds at various stages through my self-employment. This has enabled me to further develop my skills in:

• Reading plans.
• Completing work in a timely manner.
• Communicating with the main contractor and clients.
• Ensuring enough materials on site to complete each day's building.

I have worked with Mr Drumm at various stages throughout my self-employment on various projects, some of which have been commercial and private. The skills that I have gained as a result of this are:

• Following guidelines and regulations for listed building restoration.
• Health and safety regulations for extensions to existing commercial buildings, such as schools and factories.
• Taking levels using a laser level.
• On private builds, liaising with clients to ensure they understood the stages of building their house, and what would happen at each stage.

Rockview Engineers - Since 2015 to present, I have worked with Rockview Engineers, building chicken houses and farm buildings. This has further developed my skills in:

• Building with brick, ensuring that brick is correctly jointed and gauged.
• Ensuring site debris is cleared away at the end of every day, as many chicken houses are erected on working farms.
• Health and safety while working in environments where there is a lot of machinery moving.
• Ensuring work is completed on time to meet the overall completion date.

During my employment with Mr Feely, I developed many skills required for building.

• Ratios for mixing mortar, chimney fill, and concrete.
• Following directions from the employer.
• The day-to-day duties on site.
• Cutting bricks and blocks, following specifications.
• Working safely at heights.
• Assisting in the construction of houses by carrying out labour tasks such as unloading materials, replenishing materials, and building scaffolding.
• Reading plans.
• Marking out inside walls and windows.
• Building in lead into chimneys, and where roofs meet.