You could take a foundation degree, higher national diploma or degree in:

• building studies
• construction management
• surveying
• civil engineering
• construction engineering

Degrees that offer the chance to gain work experience through a year in industry placement or paid internship may give you an advantage when looking for work.

Entry requirements

You'll usually need:

• 1 or 2 A levels, or equivalent, for a foundation degree or higher national diploma
• 2 to 3 A levels, or equivalent, for a degree

You could do a college course to move into site management. Relevant subjects include:

• construction site supervisory studies
• construction site supervision
• construction site management

You normally need experience of working in construction or have a construction-related qualification to do these courses.

Entry requirements

Entry requirements for these courses vary.

You can apply to do a Construction Site Supervisor Level 4 Higher Apprenticeship.

This can take around 3 years to complete. You'll do on-the-job training and spend time with a college or training provider.

Entry requirements

To do this apprenticeship, you'll need:

• 4 or 5 GCSEs at grades 9 to 4 (A* to C) and A levels, or equivalent, for a higher or degree apprenticeship

If you're working in construction or civil engineering, for example as a senior tradesperson or surveying technician, you could move into a supervisory or management role through training and promotion.

You'll need:

• knowledge of building and construction
• to be thorough and pay attention to detail
• leadership skills
• the ability to work well with others
• to be flexible and open to change
• the ability to organise your time and workload
• the ability to accept criticism and work well under pressure
• the ability to motivate and manage staff
• to be able to use a computer and the main software packages competently

You'll need to:

• be able to cope with working at height
• have a full driving licence

As a construction site supervisor, you would:

• agree inspection procedures with subcontractors
• examine building plans to make sure they meet set standards
• manage orders and deliveries of construction materials
• organise staff work schedules
• visit sites to inspect ongoing work and check safety procedures
• check the quality of completed jobs
• audit inspection processes to make sure they are effective
• complete site reports for construction managers

You could work on a construction site, at a client's business or in an office.

Your working environment may be outdoors in all weathers.