Four routes, four stages
Each column is a career route. Each row is a stage. Roles get more senior as you move up.
Skilled Trades
Hands-on craft work
Site Coordination
Running the site
Technical & Engineering
Design & planning
Business & Commercial
Projects & operations
Senior
Supervisor / Self-employed / Trainer
4
Senior site / Project / Contracts manager
4
Principal engineer / Technical director
4
Commercial / Operations director
4
Experienced
Specialist / Charge hand
3
Site manager / Foreperson
3
Senior engineer / Design lead
3
Senior QS / Commercial / H&S manager
3
Developing
Qualified electrician, carpenter, plumber…
2
Site / Section supervisor
2
Engineer / Estimator / Planner
2
Quantity surveyor / H&S / Buyer
2
Entry
Apprentice / Trainee
1
Site operative / Assistant
1
Technician / Graduate
1
Administrator / Doc controller
1
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Career Routes
Explore each path in detail
Select a route to see how each stage builds on the last.
● Skilled Trades
● Site Coordination
● Technical & Engineering
● Business & Commercial
You are not locked in
Many careers cross between routes. Skills learned in one place open doors in another.
From the tools to running the site
1
Apprentice electrician
2
Site supervisor
3
Site manager
From technical detail to leading delivery
1
Engineering technician
2
Project engineer
3
Project manager
From admin to commercial leadership
1
Document controller
2
Quantity surveyor
3
Commercial manager
Emerging fields to watch
Construction is changing fast — these areas need new skills and are open to people entering now.
Green building & retrofit
Making buildings energy-efficient and low-carbon
Digital construction & BIM
3D modelling, data, and digital site tools
Modular & offsite
Building in factories, assembling on site
Sustainability & carbon
Measuring and cutting whole-life carbon
Smart buildings & tech
Sensors, automation, connected systems
Drones, robotics & data
New tools changing how we survey and build
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Where I am now
My current route and stage
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Where I want to be
My target route and stage (in ~2–3 years)
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