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Want to find out about a specific career in construction? Or would you rather simply browse through the variety of jobs available in the industry? Simply select a letter and then search through the jobs to find the one that best suits you.
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Plumber
The role of a plumber is highly varied and ranges from installing systems to new buildings to the maintenance of existing ones.
Painter and decorator
The role of a painter and decorator in the construction industry is normally more involved than simply decorating a room in a house. - Oil rigs, bridges and steelwork all need heavy-duty coatings.
Partitioner
Partitioning is one of the last things to be done on a construction project, and by the time the partitioner arrives there could well be people working in the building already.
Planner
It's the planner's job to make sure that a project is completed with the right resources, and to ensure that they're all delivered safely, on time, and in the right amount and quality.
Plant mechanics
As the name suggests, a plant mechanic looks after the machinery found on a construction site, including excavators, cranes, trucks, and more.
Plant operator
Plant operators get to use the large machinery associated with building and construction, including excavators and bulldozers, cranes, forklifts and telescopic handlers.
Plant sales people
This is a sales job that involves meeting with construction companies to negotiate the hire or sale of plant equipment.
Plant technical support
Plant technicians deal with the general running and safety of the plant and machinery used on-site.
Plant Hire Controller
Plant-hire controllers are organisers. It is their job to ensure that plant equipment is in the right place at the right time, and they need to be on hand to sort out any emergencies that might occur.
Plasterer
Most people know one part of the plasterer's work: applying wet finishes to walls, ceilings and floors. This is called solid plastering. That's by no means all they do, though.
Project manager
This is a very varied job, and can often begin at the design stage and run right through to the completion of a construction project.