What You'll Do

  • Read specifications, such as blueprints, to determine construction requirements or to plan procedures.
  • Estimate material or worker requirements to complete jobs.
  • Supervise, coordinate, or schedule the activities of construction or extractive workers.
  • Confer with managerial or technical personnel, other departments, or contractors to resolve problems or to coordinate activities.
  • Coordinate work activities with other construction project activities.
  • Order or requisition materials or supplies.
  • Locate, measure, and mark site locations or placement of structures or equipment, using measuring and marking equipment.
  • Record information, such as personnel, production, or operational data on specified forms or reports.
  • Assign work to employees, based on material or worker requirements of specific jobs.
  • Provide assistance to workers engaged in construction or extraction activities, using hand tools or other equipment.

Essential Skills

Coordination 3.88/5
Active Listening 3.75/5
Speaking 3.75/5
Critical Thinking 3.62/5
Management of Personnel Resources 3.62/5
Reading Comprehension 3.38/5
Monitoring 3.38/5
Time Management 3.38/5
Judgment and Decision Making 3.25/5
Learning Strategies 3.12/5
Social Perceptiveness 3.12/5
Complex Problem Solving 3.12/5

Career Fit Overview

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Top passions

  • Leader: Taking charge and moving ideas forward motivates you.
  • Organizer: Bringing order to data and processes satisfies you.
  • Maker: Building and fixing energizes you. You like tangible results and practical tools.

Common styles

Attention to Detail, Dependability, Leadership, Self-Control, Integrity

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Key Abilities

This career demands strong capabilities in the following areas:

Oral Comprehension 4.0/5
Oral Expression 3.75/5
Problem Sensitivity 3.75/5
Information Ordering 3.62/5
Near Vision 3.62/5
Deductive Reasoning 3.38/5
Written Comprehension 3.25/5
Inductive Reasoning 3.25/5

Technologies & Tools

Adobe Acrobat Autodesk AutoCAD Facilities management software FranklinCovey TabletPlanner Graphics software HCSS HeavyJob Inventory tracking software Mi-Co Mi-Forms Microsoft Excel Microsoft NetMeeting Microsoft Office software Microsoft Outlook Microsoft PowerPoint Microsoft Project Microsoft Word Oracle Primavera Enterprise Project Portfolio Management Oracle Primavera P6 Enterprise Portfolio Project Management Oracle Primavera Systems Procore software Prolog

Work Environment & Style

Common Styles for This Career

  • Attention to Detail (High importance: 4.75/5)
  • Dependability (High importance: 4.72/5)
  • Leadership (High importance: 4.72/5)
  • Self-Control (High importance: 4.51/5)
  • Integrity (High importance: 4.5/5)

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How to Become One

This career typically requires vocational school, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree. Some specialized training or certification may also be required.

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