Task A6 Job opportunities in the Construction Industry
Job Opportunities in the Construction Industry
Bad Teamwork
Building Team
Construction projects will involve a variety of jobs and trades working within deadlines set by the programme of works, if one stage of the project runs over its allotted time it will affect the rest of the teams in the construction project, so good communication skills and working as a team is essential.
Good teamwork can only be successful if you have mutual respect and trust with other colleagues and trades and work together towards a common goal.
Construction Team
Trades Persons
Trades Persons
• Carpenter
• Bricklayer
• Decorators
• Plasterer
• Painter
• Joiner
• Welder
• Tiler
• Dry Liner
• Roofer
• Plumber
• Glazier
• Hard Landscaper
Three Levels of Managers
Senior managers are generally executive-level professionals, and provide direction to middle management who directly or indirectly report to them.
Middle managers, examples of which would include branch managers, regional managers, department managers and section managers, provide direction to front-line managers.
Middle managers communicate the strategic goals of senior management to the front-line managers.
Lower managers, such as supervisors and front-line team leaders, oversee the work of regular employees (or volunteers, in some voluntary organizations) and provide direction on their work.
Management
• Construction managers.
• Contract managers.
• Estimators.
• Planners.
• Site engineers.
• Forepersons.
Management
Architecture
Architecture is one of those fields that include a wide variety of career options, owing to the several topics that fall under its domain.
Architects work on scales starting from a small room in a house to an entire city.
They design, develop, present, and supervise all sorts of projects.
Their knowledge, design skills, and artistic sense make them capable of approaching other paths like graphic design, product design, or even game design.
An architect can opt to be a jack of all trades or just specialize.
Professional Architects
Professional Architects
• Civil Engineers.
• Quantity Surveyors.
• Structural Engineers.
• Service Engineers.
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