The Collar360

Construction general supervisor

Other names

construction programme manager, construction foreman, building programme manager, construction project supervisor, building programme supervisor, construction programme supervisor, construction forewoman, construction supervisor

Site supervision and management

They check building sites for safety, read plans, give jobs to workers, schedule the teams, and work out what materials are needed.

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The work

The work

The tasks come from O*NET (United States) and ESCO (Europe), the world's two occupation databases. How the work is done can differ in Uganda; our team adds the local way where it does.

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    Inspect work progress, equipment, or construction sites to verify safety or to ensure that specifications are met.

  2. 2

    Read specifications, such as blueprints, to determine construction requirements or to plan procedures.

  3. 3

    Supervise, coordinate, or schedule the activities of construction or extractive workers.

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Sources

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Uganda programmes: NCHE accredited programmes and the health, vocational and teacher training bodies

Official record

National Council for Higher Education, UHPAB, UVTAB, the TVET Council, UNMC, AHPC, UNITE and others. Gathered by The Collar360.

Public registers

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Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

Official record

Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

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ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

International classification

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

European Commission reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU): free reuse with attribution

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O*NET 31.0 Database

International classification

Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

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In other languages

français
superviseur de travaux de construction/superviseuse de travaux de construction
español
supervisor general de construcción/supervisora general de construcción
العربية
المشرف العام على البناء / المشرفة العامة على البناء
português
Supervisor de construção
Deutsch
Oberbauleiter/Oberbauleiterin
italiano
supervisore dei cantieri edili

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