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Where a road construction supervisor can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a road construction supervisor already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Road construction supervisors monitor the construction and maintenance of roads. They assign tasks and take quick decisions to resolve problems.

Also known as supervisor of road construction, road construction project supervisor, clerk of works, supervisor of road construction operations, road construction foreman, highway construction supervisor, road construction clerk of works, surfacing supervisor.

Technicians and associate professionals 57 skills on file 5 career moves 5 above 60% overlap Closest: rail construction supervisor, 79%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
rail construction supervisor 79% covered crane crew supervisor 78% covered terrazzo setter supervisor 71% covered bridge construction supervisor 68% covered paperhanger supervisor 67% covered road construction supervi… You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from road construction supervisor, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a road construction supervisor already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · What the job itself asks for

A road construction supervisor needs 25 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • types of asphalt coverings engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • plan resource allocation management skills
  • coordinate construction activities communication, collaboration and creativity
  • guide operation of heavy construction equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • inspect construction sites information skills
  • mechanical systems engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • ensure compliance with construction project deadline management skills
  • secure working area assisting and caring
  • conduct quality control analysis information skills
  • react to events in time-critical environments communication, collaboration and creativity
Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a road construction supervisor does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

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Road construction supervisor is filed under Technicians and associate professionals, ISCO major group 3. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a road construction supervisor’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.