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Road construction supervisor

Other names

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

Civil engineering, roads and bridges

They watch over the building and repair of roads, give jobs to workers, check the work, and solve problems quickly.

TrainingA fair amount of trainingAn international estimate (O*NET, United States)LicenceSign in to seeWhereroad construction sites, roadsides and work campsPaySign in to see
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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.

  1. 1

    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 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
chef de chantier travaux publics et voirie
español
supervisor de obras viales/supervisora de obras viales
العربية
مشرف بناء الطرق / مشرفة بناء الطرق
português
Supervisor de obras de estrada/Supervisora de obras de estrada
Deutsch
Polier Straßenbau/Polierin Straßenbau
italiano
supervisore della costruzione di opere stradali

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