What You'll Do

  • Determine schedules, sequences, and assignments for work activities, based on work priority, quantity of equipment, and skill of personnel.
  • Monitor employees' work levels and review work performance.
  • Examine objects, systems, or facilities and analyze information to determine needed installations, services, or repairs.
  • Participate in budget preparation and administration, coordinating purchasing and documentation and monitoring departmental expenditures.
  • Counsel employees about work-related issues and assist employees to correct job-skill deficiencies.
  • Requisition materials and supplies, such as tools, equipment, or replacement parts.
  • Compute estimates and actual costs of factors such as materials, labor, or outside contractors.
  • Interpret specifications, blueprints, or job orders to construct templates and lay out reference points for workers.
  • Conduct or arrange for worker training in safety, repair, or maintenance techniques, operational procedures, or equipment use.
  • Investigate accidents or injuries and prepare reports of findings.

Essential Skills

Monitoring 4.0/5
Management of Personnel Resources 3.88/5
Speaking 3.75/5
Critical Thinking 3.75/5
Coordination 3.75/5
Judgment and Decision Making 3.75/5
Time Management 3.75/5
Reading Comprehension 3.62/5
Active Listening 3.62/5
Quality Control Analysis 3.62/5
Operations Monitoring 3.38/5
Active Learning 3.25/5

Career Fit Overview

Use this summary to understand the kind of profile this role rewards. It helps you judge whether this career looks like a stronger match than your current role, a nearby move worth exploring, or a broader path to compare more seriously.

Top passions

  • Leader: Taking charge and moving ideas forward motivates you.
  • Organizer: Bringing order to data and processes satisfies you.
  • Maker: Building and fixing energizes you. You like tangible results and practical tools.

Common styles

Dependability, Leadership Orientation, Attention to Detail, Cooperation, Cautiousness

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Key Abilities

This career demands strong capabilities in the following areas:

Oral Comprehension 4.0/5
Written Comprehension 4.0/5
Oral Expression 4.0/5
Deductive Reasoning 3.88/5
Inductive Reasoning 3.88/5
Near Vision 3.88/5
Problem Sensitivity 3.75/5
Information Ordering 3.75/5

Technologies & Tools

Autodesk AutoCAD Automated inventory software ComputerEase construction accounting software Computerized maintenance management system CMMS Cost accounting software Database software Email software HCSS HeavyBid HCSS HeavyJob IBM Domino IBM Notes Infor ERP SyteLine Internet browser software Inventory management software Maintenance management software Microsoft Access Microsoft Dynamics Microsoft Excel Microsoft Internet Explorer Microsoft Office software

Work Environment & Strengths

Common Strengths for This Career

  • Dependability (High importance: 4.77/5)
  • Leadership Orientation (High importance: 4.76/5)
  • Attention to Detail (High importance: 4.46/5)
  • Cooperation (High importance: 4.38/5)
  • Cautiousness (High importance: 4.35/5)

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How to Become One

This career typically requires vocational school, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree. Some specialized training or certification may also be required.

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Also Known As

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