£9,880 Average salary at age 20
£51,480 Average Salary
41 Average hours per week

Description

Production managers and directors in construction direct and co-ordinate resources for the construction and maintenance of civil and structural engineering works including houses, flats, factories, roads and runways, bridges, tunnels and railway works, harbour, dock and marine works and water supply, drainage and sewage works.

Main Tasks

  • Liaises with other managers to plan overall production activity and construction activities, sets quality standards and estimates timescales and costs;
  • Receives invitations to tender, arranges for estimates and liaises with client, architect and engineers for the preparation of contracts;
  • Plans, directs and co-ordinates the construction and maintenance of civil and structural engineering works, including demolition, open-cast mining works and pipeline and piling;
  • Receives reports upon work in progress to ensure that materials and construction methods meet with specifications and statutory requirements and that there are no deviations from agreed plans.

Qualifications

There are no pre-set entry standards. Entry is possible with either a degree or equivalent qualification and/or relevant experience, via apprenticeships or S/NVQs in Management at levels 3 to 5. On-the-job training is provided and professional qualifications are available.

What Production managers and directors in construction studied in higher education

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What Production managers and directors in construction studied in higher education
Occupation Percentage Value
(L4) Social policy1
(L7) Human & social geography1
(W2) Design studies1
(C1) Biology1
(H3) Mechanical engineering1
(F7) Science of aquatic & terrestrial environments1
(F8) Physical geographical sciences2
(W8) Imaginative writing1
(H8) Chemical, process & energy engineering1
(L2) Politics2
(K2) Building42
(K1) Architecture9
(H1) General engineering1
(H2) Civil engineering14
(R1) French studies1
(N5) Marketing1
(W4) Drama1
(M1) Law by area1
(M2) Law by topic1
(N8) Hospitality, leisure, sport, tourism & transport1
(V5) Philosophy1
(L1) Economics1
(N1) Business studies4
(X3) Academic studies in education1
(K4) Planning (urban, rural & regional)2
(C6) Sport & exercise science2
(N2) Management studies5
(V1) History by period1
(I1) Computer science1

UK Prospects

170000 Workforce Size
3.42% Predicted growth 2024 - 2027
22904 Predicted Replacement 2024 - 2027

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