Professions Test (Tier 5)

ConstructSafe Professions Assessment

The Tier 5 Professionals Test is the highest level within the ConstructSafe health and safety competency framework. It’s designed for professionals who influence construction safety through design, planning, consultation, and expert advice rather than direct site supervision or management.

The framework for the ConstructSafe Tier 5 Health and Safety Competency Test for Project and Contract Managers includes:

Demonstrates professional-level health and safety competence
Validates their ability to influence safe design and planning
Support career progression in roles that shape construction safety at a strategic level
Recognised across New Zealand construction industry as a standard of competence

The Assessment

Candidates must bring with them a valid ID (Drivers Licence, Passport or Gun Licence) and present to one of the ConstructSafe Testing South Island team and have passed the Foundation (Tier 1) assessment.

This assessment is typically for roles that require in-depth understanding of health and safety by design, legal frameworks, and risk systems thinking.

For more information, download the ConstructSafe Tier5 Competency Framework

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Framework sections

Health & safety by design
Risk Management and Systems Thinking
Leadership and Professional Practice
Legal and Regulatory Framework

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Who is for

Engineers (civil, structural, electrical)
Architects and Designers
Health and Safety Practitioners and Consultants
Project Managers involved in health and safety planning
Other professionals influencing construction safety from a strategic or technical perspective