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Production managers and directors in construction

Production managers and directors in construction direct and co-ordinate resources for the construction and maintenance of civil and structural engineering works including houses, flats, factories, roads and runways, bridges, tunnels and railway works, harbour, dock and marine works and water supply, drainage and sewage works.

Building services managerConstruction managerDirector (building construction)Owner (electrical contracting)Site manager
£54,947
median salary
£39,477 – £65,702
165,200
currently employed
193,267
projected 2035
Strong growth
4 tasks scored4 AI Assists

Task Bundle Breakdown

How AI interacts with this occupation's task bundle

100%
0%
AI automates
100%
AI assists
0%
Human-led

Task-by-Task Breakdown

Every task scored individually — sorted highest to lowest AI exposure

56

liaises with other managers to plan overall production activity and construction activities, sets quality standards and estimates timescales and costs

AI Assists

AI tools like Microsoft Copilot can assist with scheduling, cost modelling and quality standard documentation, but cross-functional liaison and strategic negotiation require experienced human judgment.

56

receives invitations to tender, arranges for estimates and liaises with client, architects, Chartered architectual technologists and engineers for the preparation of contracts

AI Assists

AI can help analyse tender documents, generate initial cost estimates and draft contract summaries using tools like Procore or Autodesk Construction Cloud, but client relationships and legal negotiations remain human-led.

56

receives reports upon work in progress to ensure that materials and construction methods meet with specifications and statutory requirements and that there are no deviations from agreed plans

AI Assists

AI tools can automatically flag deviations in progress reports against specifications using platforms like Autodesk BIM 360, but interpreting complex compliance issues and making corrective decisions still requires professional judgment.

44

plans, directs and co-ordinates the construction and maintenance of civil and structural engineering works, including demolition, pipelines and pilings

AI Assists

AI-powered project management platforms like Procore or Oracle Primavera can optimise scheduling and resource allocation, but on-site co-ordination, safety decisions and real-time problem-solving require experienced human oversight.

ROI Calculator

Production managers and directors in construction

15hrs
saved per week
720hrs
per year ≈ 19.2 weeks
£21,979
salary-equivalent capacity freed per year

This is not a pay rise — it's 720 hours of productive capacity that AI could return to you, valued at your current rate.

£54,947
value at risk — 100% of role exposed to AI

The portion of your current salary tied to tasks AI can automate or augment. Not a prediction of job loss — a signal of where your role is changing fastest.

How is this calculated?▾

Task weights — each task is weighted by its O*NET frequency rating. Where frequency data is absent, equal weighting is applied.

AI time reduction — tasks scored as "AI Automates" assume 80% time saving; "AI Assists" assumes 40%; "Human-Led" assumes 5%.

Salary equivalent — annual hours saved × (salary ÷ 1,800 working hours/year).

Value at risk — salary × share of role time in AI-automate or AI-assist tasks.

Figures are indicative estimates for planning purposes, not guarantees of productivity gain or job loss risk.