Will AI replace Production managers and directors in construction?

Not as a job, but it is already doing parts of the work. Across the 57 official task statements scored for Production managers and directors in construction (United Kingdom, SOC 1122), 30% of the importance-weighted core work is made of tasks today's AI could already do most of. The overall exposure score is 41 out of 100 (range 35–48, band: partial). That is a statement about tasks, not about headcount: this measures what AI could do, not whether any employer adopts it, whether the law allows it, or whether doing the routine parts faster creates more demand for the human parts. Figures are from release 2026-q4.1.

What should someone working in “Production managers and directors in construction” do about AI?

Start from the ledger rather than the headline: 30% of this job's weighted core work is exposed, and roughly 56% is not. The practical move is to spend more of your week on the tasks that score low, the ones above, and to get fluent at directing AI through the tasks that score high, because those are the parts that change whether or not you are ready for them. This page does not predict your job, and nothing here is career advice tailored to you: the score describes the occupation, not the person.

How is the AI exposure score for Production managers and directors in construction calculated?

Each official task statement for the occupation is rated on five published 0–4 dimensions (output replicability, physical embodiment, licensed accountability, real-time human trust, and data availability) by claude-opus-5 using scoring prompt task_scoring_v1.0. The model never writes the score; a published formula turns the five ratings into a 0–100 number, so every score can be recomputed by hand. The occupation figure is the importance-weighted mean across 57 scored tasks. The prompt, the rubric, the formula and the full dataset are published at https://futureproof.collab365.com/method and https://futureproof.collab365.com/data/2026-q4.1 under CC BY 4.0.

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Production managers and directors in construction

preparing reports on business activities, managing recruitment, placement and evaluation of architecture or engineering project staff and coordinating the work of engineering design teams to achieve project goals. If that's your week, this page is about your job.

The honest answer

AI is already taking a real slice of the routine work here: preparing reports on business activities. That is a slice of tasks, not of you.

Your move: what you can actually do about this ↓

Where the work sits, by task weight

shifting to AI: 30%
changing shape: 14%
staying human: 56%

These bars are tasks changing hands, not people being counted out. The ledger below shows which.

Whole-job exposure score 41 out of 100 (35–48 allowing for uncertainty): partial exposure, across 57 scored tasks. The number is the support for the sentence above it, not a headline about anyone’s future.

How we know this

What is measured: Every published task statement for production managers and directors in construction is rated on five dimensions: can a model produce the output, does the work need a body in a room, does it need a legally accountable person, does it depend on a person being trusted in the moment, and how much data exists. A published formula turns those five ratings into the score; the model never writes the number.

How the bar is built: Each task’s share of the bar is its published importance weight, so a task you do all day counts for more than one you do twice a year.

Release: 2026-q4.1, scores computed 2026-08-04. Read the full method.

That slice is not coming back; the core of the job, implementing key government health and safety legislation throughout the site, stays yours. The tools change, the responsibility doesn't.

Your week, as this page understands it

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. The job title says “production managers” or “directors in construction”: officially one job, two names. The real job is the part underneath: implementing key government health and safety legislation throughout the site. That is the thing someone has to be right about.

The exposed part of this job is specific, and we won’t pretend it is coming back. But production managers and directors in construction is not one task. It is 57 scored ones, and they are nowhere near equally exposed. The most durable of them, on this evidence, is implementing key government health and safety legislation throughout the site, and the ledger below shows exactly why.

Where the work sits, by task weight

shifting to AI: 30%
changing shape: 14%
staying human: 56%

These bars are tasks changing hands, not people being counted out. The ledger below shows which.

How we know this

How the bar is built: Each task’s share of the bar is its published importance weight, so a task you do all day counts for more than one you do twice a year.

Release: 2026-q4.1, scores computed 2026-08-04. Read the full method.

Your job, task by task

These are the official task statements for this occupation, in plain English, sorted by what the evidence says is happening to each one. The official wording sits under every line so you can check the rewrite against it.

8 of this occupation's scored task statements carry a score that was measured under a different occupation's context, because the statement is shared between jobs and has only been scored once so far. Each one names the occupation it was measured under in the free routes below; none is presented as a measurement for this job.
Task clusters are not derived in this release, so the task-cluster field is empty and no Collab365 Space routing is attached to this occupation yet.

Shifting to AI

17 tasks

Tasks today’s tools can already do most of. This is the part we will not soften: where these rows are the bulk of your week, the week changes.

Preparing reports on business activities
This is reading one thing and writing another: reports in, a record out. That is the shape today's tools are built for.
importance 85 · 1122/00
Source: “Prepare reports on business activities, expenses, and budgets.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 88 out of 100 (84–92 allowing for uncertainty): very high exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch.
The rating behind it: Pulling cost and progress figures into a report is exactly what reporting software does, with the manager adding commentary.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 4/4 · needs a body in a room 0/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 4/4.
Purchasing materials or services to support operational needs
This is reading one thing and writing another: materials in, a record out. That is the shape today's tools are built for.
importance 85 · 1122/00
Source: “Purchase materials or services to support operational needs.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 70 out of 100 (63–77 allowing for uncertainty): high exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch.
The rating behind it: Ordering materials and services runs through purchasing systems that already handle most of the work.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 0/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 4/4.
Establishing scientific or technical goals within outlines provided by senior management
This is reading one thing and writing another: scientific in, a record out. That is the shape today's tools are built for.
importance 85 · 1122/00
Source: “Establish scientific or technical goals within outlines provided by senior management.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 64 out of 100 (57–71 allowing for uncertainty): high exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch.
The rating behind it: Turning senior management's outline into written technical goals is drafting work done at a desk.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 0/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Identifying environmental threats or opportunities associated with the development and launch of new technologies
This is reading one thing and writing another: environmental threats in, a record out. That is the shape today's tools are built for.
importance 80 · 1122/00
Source: “Identify environmental threats or opportunities associated with the development and launch of new technologies.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 75 out of 100 (68–82 allowing for uncertainty): high exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch.
The rating behind it: Scanning for environmental risks and opportunities around new technology is written research work.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 0/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.

Changing shape

8 tasks

Tasks where the machine takes the producing and a person keeps the checking, the deciding, or the answering-for-it. For most jobs this is the biggest group, and it is where "transformation, not termination" is literally visible.

Reviewing or approving designs, calculations and cost estimates
The software now makes the first pass at designs, calculations and cost estimates, but someone has to be answerable for the result, and it cannot be the software. So the job becomes checking and deciding rather than producing.
importance 85 · 1122/00
Source: “Review or approve designs, calculations, and cost estimates.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 56 out of 100 (49–63 allowing for uncertainty): partial exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; someone qualified has to answer for it.
The rating behind it: Checking designs and cost estimates is document work, though someone qualified must put their name to the approval.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 0/4 · needs an accountable person 2/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Checking design documents with architects
The software now makes the first pass at design documents, but the deciding part still needs a person. So the job becomes checking and deciding rather than producing.
importance 85 · 1122/00
Source: “Check design documents with architects, surveyors and engineers.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 42 out of 100 (35–49 allowing for uncertainty): partial exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch.
The rating behind it: Cross-checking drawings and specifications against each other is document work software handles competently.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Effectivelying manage performance and leading projects through project management
The software now makes the first pass at manage performance, but the part that matters is a person saying it and standing behind it. So the job becomes checking and deciding rather than producing.
importance 85 · 1122/00
Source: “Effectively manage performance and lead projects through project management.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 40 out of 100 (33–47 allowing for uncertainty): partial exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: Plans and tracking can be automated, but leading a project team means working with people directly.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 0/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 3/4.

Staying human

32 tasks

Tasks that stay with a person, because they happen in the physical world, because the rules need someone accountable, or because the value is that a specific person does them.

Administering planning for motorway construction projects
The ratings behind this row put motorway construction projects well outside what today's tools can do on their own.
importance 85 · 1122/00
Source: “Administer planning for motorway construction projects.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 32 out of 100 (25–39 allowing for uncertainty): low exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch.
The rating behind it: Programme and planning paperwork drafts reasonably well, but a motorway scheme's real constraints come from the job itself.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Managing staff and budgets for complex projects in design
The value here is that a specific person handles staff and stands behind it. That is earned, not computed.
importance 85 · 1122/00
Source: “Manage staff and budgets for complex projects in design, construction, and maintenance.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 30 out of 100 (23–37 allowing for uncertainty): low exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: Budget tracking is easy to automate, but managing people on a complex project is not.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Designing building services systems to meet end-user requirements and business needs
The rules require a named, qualified person to answer for services systems, and that person cannot be a piece of software.
importance 85 · 1122/00
Source: “Design building services systems to meet end-user requirements and business needs.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 27 out of 100 (20–34 allowing for uncertainty): low exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; someone qualified has to answer for it.
The rating behind it: Building services design produces usable starting points, but a qualified engineer must stand behind the finished design.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 2/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 3/4.

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Writing detailed reports on project progress for stakeholders
shifting to AI
This is reading one thing and writing another: detailed reports in, a record out. That is the shape today's tools are built for.
importance 75 · 1122/00
Source: “Write detailed reports on project progress for stakeholders.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 93 out of 100 (89–97 allowing for uncertainty): very high exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch.
The rating behind it: Progress reports are written from information already recorded, which software does quickly and well.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 4/4 · needs a body in a room 0/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Drafting construction contracts to outline project terms
shifting to AI
This is reading one thing and writing another: construction contracts in, a record out. That is the shape today's tools are built for.
importance 70 · 1122/00
Source: “Draft construction contracts to outline project terms.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 88 out of 100 (84–92 allowing for uncertainty): very high exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch.
The rating behind it: Construction contracts use standard forms, so a solid first draft is straightforward to produce.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 4/4 · needs a body in a room 0/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 4/4.
Monitoring and recording project costs to ensure budget compliance
shifting to AI
This is reading one thing and writing another: project costs in, a record out. That is the shape today's tools are built for.
importance 70 · 1122/00
Source: “Monitor and record project costs to ensure budget compliance.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 88 out of 100 (84–92 allowing for uncertainty): very high exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch.
The rating behind it: Tracking costs against budget is spreadsheet and ledger work software already does very well.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 4/4 · needs a body in a room 0/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 4/4.
Evaluating the impact of environmental policies and sustainable principles on civil engineering projects to support UN SDGs and net-zero carbon emissions
shifting to AI
This is reading one thing and writing another: the impact of environmental policies in, a record out. That is the shape today's tools are built for.
importance 75 · 1122/00
Source: “Evaluate the impact of environmental policies and sustainable principles on civil engineering projects to support UN SDGs and net-zero carbon emissions.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 75 out of 100 (68–82 allowing for uncertainty): high exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch.
The rating behind it: Assessing what environmental policy and net-zero targets mean for a project is written analysis.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 0/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Developing budgets for projects to ensure financial viability and project success
shifting to AI
This is reading one thing and writing another: budgets in, a record out. That is the shape today's tools are built for.
importance 80 · 1122/00
Source: “Develop budgets for projects to ensure financial viability and project success.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 72 out of 100 (68–76 allowing for uncertainty): high exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch.
The rating behind it: Building a project budget from rates and quantities is spreadsheet work software does well.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 0/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 4/4.
Preparing tenders for submission
shifting to AI
This is reading one thing and writing another: tenders in, a record out. That is the shape today's tools are built for.
importance 80 · 1122/00
Source: “Prepare tenders for submission.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 72 out of 100 (68–76 allowing for uncertainty): high exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch.
The rating behind it: Tenders are highly structured documents built from templates and priced schedules.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 0/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 4/4.
Developing policies and standards for engineering work
shifting to AI
This is reading one thing and writing another: policies in, a record out. That is the shape today's tools are built for.
importance 75 · 1122/00
Source: “Develop policies and standards for engineering work.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 72 out of 100 (65–79 allowing for uncertainty): high exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch.
The rating behind it: Writing engineering policies and standards is document work with plenty of published models to follow.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 0/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 4/4.
Assessing project feasibility by analysing technology
shifting to AI
This is reading one thing and writing another: project feasibility in, a record out. That is the shape today's tools are built for.
importance 75 · 1122/00
Source: “Assess project feasibility by analysing technology, resource needs, and market demand.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 66 out of 100 (59–73 allowing for uncertainty): high exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch.
The rating behind it: Feasibility work is analysis and write-up, drawing on figures already held.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 0/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Evaluating environmental regulations or social pressures to inform strategic or operational decision-making
shifting to AI
This is reading one thing and writing another: environmental regulations in, a record out. That is the shape today's tools are built for.
importance 80 · 1122/00
Source: “Evaluate environmental regulations or social pressures to inform strategic or operational decision-making.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 64 out of 100 (57–71 allowing for uncertainty): high exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch.
The rating behind it: Reading regulations and public pressures and writing up what they mean is desk research.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 0/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Coordinating staff schedules and rotas to ensure adequate coverage
shifting to AI
This is reading one thing and writing another: staff schedules in, a record out. That is the shape today's tools are built for.
importance 75 · 1122/00
Source: “Coordinate staff schedules and rotas to ensure adequate coverage.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 64 out of 100 (57–71 allowing for uncertainty): high exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch.
The rating behind it: Rota building is a scheduling problem software solves well, with a person handling awkward requests.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 0/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Developing programmes to improve sustainability in engineering or architecture activities
shifting to AI
This is reading one thing and writing another: programmes in, a record out. That is the shape today's tools are built for.
importance 70 · 1122/00
Source: “Develop programmes to improve sustainability in engineering or architecture activities.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 64 out of 100 (57–71 allowing for uncertainty): high exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch.
The rating behind it: Sustainability programmes are written documents drawing on well-published practice.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 0/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Applying engineering principles, codes and standards to various civil engineering disciplines
shifting to AI
This is reading one thing and writing another: principles, codes and standards in, a record out. That is the shape today's tools are built for.
importance 80 · 1122/00
Source: “Apply engineering principles, codes, and standards to various civil engineering disciplines.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 62 out of 100 (55–69 allowing for uncertainty): high exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; someone qualified has to answer for it.
The rating behind it: Codes and standards are published in full, so applying them is well within reach of software.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 0/4 · needs an accountable person 2/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 4/4.
Ensuring designed systems comply with industry standards and procedures
shifting to AI
This is reading one thing and writing another: designed systems in, a record out. That is the shape today's tools are built for.
importance 80 · 1122/00
Source: “Ensure designed systems comply with industry standards and procedures.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 62 out of 100 (55–69 allowing for uncertainty): high exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; someone qualified has to answer for it.
The rating behind it: Checking a design against published standards is exactly the sort of comparison software does reliably.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 0/4 · needs an accountable person 2/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 4/4.
Monitoring compliance with construction contracts and client quality standards
changing shape
The software now makes the first pass at compliance, but the deciding part still needs a person. So the job becomes checking and deciding rather than producing.
importance 80 · 1122/00
Source: “Monitor compliance with construction contracts and client quality standards.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 49 out of 100 (42–56 allowing for uncertainty): partial exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch.
The rating behind it: Comparing what was delivered against the contract is document checking software handles well.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Reviewing and approving project drawings
changing shape
The software now makes the first pass at project drawings, but someone has to be answerable for the result, and it cannot be the software. So the job becomes checking and deciding rather than producing.
importance 80 · 1122/00
Source: “Review and approve project drawings.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 43 out of 100 (36–50 allowing for uncertainty): partial exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; someone qualified has to answer for it.
The rating behind it: Drawings can be checked automatically for many errors, but approval must carry a qualified signature.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 0/4 · needs an accountable person 2/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Assessing the environmental impacts of engineering
changing shape
The software now makes the first pass at the environmental impacts, but someone has to be answerable for the result, and it cannot be the software. So the job becomes checking and deciding rather than producing.
importance 70 · 1122/00
Source: “Assess the environmental impacts of engineering, architecture, or research and development activities.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 42 out of 100 (35–49 allowing for uncertainty): partial exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; someone qualified has to answer for it.
The rating behind it: Environmental impact assessment follows documented method, but a competent expert must own the conclusions.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 2/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Presenting findings to clients to provide insights and recommendations
changing shape
The software now makes the first pass at findings, but the part that matters is a person saying it and standing behind it. So the job becomes checking and deciding rather than producing.
importance 75 · 1122/00
Source: “Present findings to clients to provide insights and recommendations.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 40 out of 100 (33–47 allowing for uncertainty): partial exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: Findings can be written up by software, but presenting them to a client is personal work.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 0/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Adhering to organisational policies on equality
changing shape
The software now makes the first pass at organisational policies, but the deciding part still needs a person. So the job becomes checking and deciding rather than producing.
importance 70 · 1122/00
Source: “Adhere to organisational policies on equality, diversity, and inclusion.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 40 out of 100 (33–47 allowing for uncertainty): partial exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over.
The rating behind it: Following the organisation’s equality policies is something a person does rather than a document to be produced.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 1/4 · needs a body in a room 0/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Managing recruitment, placement and evaluation of architecture or engineering project staff
staying human
The value here is that a specific person handles recruitment, placement and evaluation of architecture and stands behind it. That is earned, not computed.
importance 80 · 1122/00
Source: “Manage recruitment, placement, and evaluation of architecture or engineering project staff.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 39 out of 100 (32–46 allowing for uncertainty): low exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: Shortlisting and paperwork automate well; judging and placing people still needs a manager.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Presenting findings to collaborative partners for feedback
staying human
The value here is that a specific person handles findings and stands behind it. That is earned, not computed.
importance 70 · 1122/00
Source: “Present findings to collaborative partners for feedback.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 39 out of 100 (32–46 allowing for uncertainty): low exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: The findings write themselves up easily; presenting and defending them is a human exchange.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Approving expenditures to manage financial resources
staying human
The ratings behind this row put expenditures well outside what today's tools can do on their own.
importance 75 · 1122/00
Source: “Approve expenditures to manage financial resources.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 35 out of 100 (28–42 allowing for uncertainty): low exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over.
The rating behind it: Checks and reconciliation can be automated, but signing off spending is a decision that carries personal responsibility.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 1/4 · needs a body in a room 0/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Ensuring construction sites are supplied with necessary materials
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: construction sites, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 70 · 1122/00
Source: “Ensure construction sites are supplied with necessary materials.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 32 out of 100 (25–39 allowing for uncertainty): low exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch; work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Ordering and scheduling deliveries is systems work, but material problems get sorted at the gate.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 2/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Managing and monitoring site productivity to ensure timely completion of the project
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: site productivity, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 70 · 1122/00
Source: “Manage and monitor site productivity to ensure timely completion of the project.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 32 out of 100 (25–39 allowing for uncertainty): low exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch; work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Productivity figures are easy to track, though seeing why work is slow needs someone on site.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 2/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Coordinating the work of engineering design teams to achieve project goals
staying human
The value here is that a specific person handles the work of engineering design teams and stands behind it. That is earned, not computed.
importance 80 · 1122/00
Source: “Coordinate the work of engineering design teams to achieve project goals.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 30 out of 100 (23–37 allowing for uncertainty): low exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: Coordinating design teams is mostly about people agreeing, which needs a person in the middle.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Effectivelying communicate through written, verbal and electronic means, selecting the most appropriate method for different circumstances
staying human
The value here is that a specific person handles communicate and stands behind it. That is earned, not computed.
importance 80 · 1122/00
Source: “Effectively communicate through written, verbal, and electronic means, selecting the most appropriate method for different circumstances.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 30 out of 100 (23–37 allowing for uncertainty): low exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: Written messages are easy to draft, but choosing the right approach with colleagues relies on reading people.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Recruiting and hiring specialised crew and contractors for projects
staying human
The value here is that a specific person handles specialised crew and stands behind it. That is earned, not computed.
importance 80 · 1122/00
Source: “Recruit and hire specialised crew and contractors for projects.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 30 out of 100 (23–37 allowing for uncertainty): low exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: Finding contractors can be automated, but hiring decisions rest on judgement and trust.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Coordinating with teams to facilitate effective project management
staying human
The value here is that a specific person handles teams and stands behind it. That is earned, not computed.
importance 75 · 1122/00
Source: “Coordinate with teams to facilitate effective project management.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 30 out of 100 (23–37 allowing for uncertainty): low exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: Coordination tools can carry much of this, but keeping teams aligned still runs on people talking.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Discussing project specifications with management
staying human
The value here is that a specific person handles project specifications and stands behind it. That is earned, not computed.
importance 75 · 1122/00
Source: “Discuss project specifications with management, production, or marketing staff.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 30 out of 100 (23–37 allowing for uncertainty): low exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: Talking specifications through with other departments is a working conversation between people.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Coordinating with all parties associated with a survey for optimal outcomes
staying human
The value here is that a specific person handles all parties and stands behind it. That is earned, not computed.
importance 70 · 1122/00
Source: “Coordinate with all parties associated with a survey for optimal outcomes.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 30 out of 100 (23–37 allowing for uncertainty): low exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: Getting everyone lined up around a survey is coordination between people.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Directing project design changes
staying human
The rules require a named, qualified person to answer for project design changes, and that person cannot be a piece of software.
importance 80 · 1122/00
Source: “Direct project design changes.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 27 out of 100 (20–34 allowing for uncertainty): low exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; someone qualified has to answer for it.
The rating behind it: Design changes can be drafted quickly, but signing off the change stays with a qualified professional.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 2/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Requesting project support by conferring with officials
staying human
The value here is that a specific person handles project support and stands behind it. That is earned, not computed.
importance 70 · 1122/00
Source: “Request project support by conferring with officials.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 26 out of 100 (19–33 allowing for uncertainty): low exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: Asking officials for support depends on the working relationship behind the request.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Assessing the value of completed work
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: the value of completed work, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 80 · 1122/00
Source: “Assess the value of completed work.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 25 out of 100 (18–32 allowing for uncertainty): low exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch; work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Valuing completed work means measuring what has actually been built on site.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 2/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Following quality procedures to meet quality standards
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: quality procedures, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 70 · 1122/00
Source: “Follow quality procedures to meet quality standards.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 25 out of 100 (18–32 allowing for uncertainty): low exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch; work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Quality procedures are written down, but following them means checking real work in place.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 2/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Managing stakeholders and maintaining effective communication throughout construction projects
staying human
The value here is that a specific person handles stakeholders and stands behind it. That is earned, not computed.
importance 80 · 1122/00
Source: “Manage stakeholders and maintain effective communication throughout construction projects.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 24 out of 100 (17–31 allowing for uncertainty): low exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: Keeping clients, neighbours and contractors on side depends on relationships built by a person.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 3/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Assessing client needs and determining practical engineering solutions considering constraints and opportunities
staying human
The rules require a named, qualified person to answer for client needs, and that person cannot be a piece of software.
importance 80 · 1122/00
Source: “Assess client needs and determine practical engineering solutions considering constraints and opportunities.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 23 out of 100 (16–30 allowing for uncertainty): low exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; someone qualified has to answer for it; the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: Working out what a client really needs takes conversation and professional judgement on the ground.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 2/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Conducting building surveys, cost analysis and risk assessments to support design principles and ensure project buildability
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: surveys, cost analysis and risk assessments, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 80 · 1122/00
Source: “Conduct building surveys, cost analysis, and risk assessments to support design principles and ensure project buildability.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 22 out of 100 (15–29 allowing for uncertainty): low exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; work that happens in the physical world; someone qualified has to answer for it.
The rating behind it: Surveys and risk assessments start with someone walking the building and recording what they find.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 2/4 · needs an accountable person 2/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Discussing project requirements with clients to ensure project feasibility and compliance
staying human
The value here is that a specific person handles project requirements and stands behind it. That is earned, not computed.
importance 80 · 1122/00
Source: “Discuss project requirements with clients to ensure project feasibility and compliance.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 21 out of 100 (14–28 allowing for uncertainty): low exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: Clients discuss what they want with someone they trust, and that conversation shapes everything.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 3/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Implementing procedures for technical tasks to ensure construction project efficiency
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: procedures, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 80 · 1122/00
Source: “Implement procedures for technical tasks to ensure construction project efficiency.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 21 out of 100 (14–28 allowing for uncertainty): low exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch; work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Procedures can be written easily, but making them work needs someone in the site office.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 2/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Minimising the environmental impact of construction projects
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: the environmental impact of construction projects, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 75 · 1122/00
Source: “Minimise the environmental impact of construction projects.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 21 out of 100 (14–28 allowing for uncertainty): low exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch; work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Plans to cut environmental impact are easy to draft; delivering them happens on site.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 2/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Reporting project progress to local communities for engagement and feedback
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: project progress, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 75 · 1122/00
Source: “Report project progress to local communities for engagement and feedback.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 21 out of 100 (14–28 allowing for uncertainty): low exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; work that happens in the physical world; the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: Community meetings work because a person turns up and answers to residents directly.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 2/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 3/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Translating design information to construction teams to facilitate effective and efficient project construction
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: design information, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 80 · 1122/00
Source: “Translate design information to construction teams to facilitate effective and efficient project construction.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 18 out of 100 (11–25 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; work that happens in the physical world; the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: Explaining a design to the gang building it happens on site, often by pointing at the work.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 2/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Directing the engineering of water control
staying human
The rules require a named, qualified person to answer for the engineering of water control, and that person cannot be a piece of software.
importance 85 · 1122/00
Source: “Direct the engineering of water control, treatment, or distribution projects.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 13 out of 100 (6–20 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: someone qualified has to answer for it; the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: Directing engineering work on water schemes rests on judgement and authority a machine cannot hold.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 1/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 2/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Promoting good working relationships
staying human
The value here is that a specific person handles good working relationships and stands behind it. That is earned, not computed.
importance 80 · 1122/00
Source: “Promote good working relationships, consider the needs of others, and advocate for equality and diversity in the workplace.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 13 out of 100 (6–20 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: Good working relationships and fairness at work are built by how a person behaves day to day.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 1/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 3/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Maintaining and promoting workplace health and safety
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: workplace health, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 75 · 1122/00
Source: “Maintain and promote workplace health and safety.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 11 out of 100 (4–18 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; work that happens in the physical world; someone qualified has to answer for it; the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: Method statements and records can be produced automatically, but keeping a construction site safe means the named duty holder walking it.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 1/4 · needs a body in a room 2/4 · needs an accountable person 2/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Ensuring compliance with health, safety and welfare regulations on construction sites
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: compliance, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 75 · 1122/00
Source: “Ensure compliance with health, safety, and welfare regulations on construction sites, identifying and managing potential hazards and risks.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 9 out of 100 (5–13 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; work that happens in the physical world; someone qualified has to answer for it.
The rating behind it: Spotting and controlling hazards means walking the site, not reading about it.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 3/4 · needs an accountable person 2/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Implementing key government health and safety legislation throughout the site
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: key government health, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 85 · 1122/00
Source: “Implement key government health and safety legislation throughout the site.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 5 out of 100 (1–9 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; work that happens in the physical world; someone qualified has to answer for it; the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: Site safety law only bites when someone walks the site and makes people follow it.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 1/4 · needs a body in a room 3/4 · needs an accountable person 2/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Enforcing rules to maintain safety and quality standards on construction sites
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: rules, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 80 · 1122/00
Source: “Enforce rules to maintain safety and quality standards on construction sites.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 5 out of 100 (1–9 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; work that happens in the physical world; someone qualified has to answer for it; the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: Enforcing safety and quality rules means being on site and dealing with people face to face.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 1/4 · needs a body in a room 3/4 · needs an accountable person 2/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 3/4.

What this job pays, and how many people do it

Median pay: £56,000a year, before tax, the middle of the range, so half earn more and half earn less.ashe-t14, 2025 · ASHE 2025 provisional (reference April 2025)Provisional, because the ONS revises this figure in the autumn.
How we know this
Source: ashe-t14
Reference period: ASHE 2025 provisional (reference April 2025)
Rounding: Shown to the nearest £100. The exact published figure is in the downloadable dataset. We do not render pounds the survey cannot support.
People doing this job: 167,400in the UK, 2026.nomis-aps · Apr 2025-Mar 2026 (latest APS 12-month period)This headcount comes from a survey, not a census, so treat it as a good estimate rather than an exact count.

What is deliberately not here: a forecast of how many of these jobs exist in ten years. Where an official projection exists for a market we publish it with its vintage; where it does not, we leave the space empty rather than borrow the other country’s number.

Why this is shifting

The reason is boringly specific. Most of what is shifting here is reading one thing and writing another: designs, calculations and cost estimates in, a record out. The rows above are exactly that shape: preparing reports on business activities and purchasing materials or services to support operational needs. What it cannot do is be answerable: key government health needs a named person the rules will accept, and software cannot be that person. Which is why this page talks about your tasks changing, not your job ending.

Your move

Over a pint: what I’d tell you if you were my friend

Your week is splitting in two, and which half fills it is the whole question. Preparing reports on business activities is going; implementing key government health and safety legislation throughout the site is not.

So, given all that: 30% of this job's task weight sits in rows the software is already learning, 14% in rows that change shape rather than disappear, and 56% in rows it is nowhere near. That is the position, measured across 57 scored tasks. It is not a forecast about you.

The occupation is an average and you are not, so the first job below is finding out where your own week actually sits.

This week: one thing

Print the task ledger above and put your own hours next to each row. Roughly, in pen, in one sitting. Then look at which group your hours actually pile up in. Twenty minutes, this week.

What you end up holding: your own week, on one page, sorted into what is shifting and what is not
How long it takes: about twenty minutes

If printing it isn’t practical: Read the rows off this page and write the same list on the back of an envelope. Same twenty minutes, same page, and it works just as well said out loud to someone who knows the job. The point is your hours next to the rows, not the paper it is on.

Over the next 90 days

Volunteer toward the durable end, visibly. Over the next ninety days put your hand up for the work in the bottom group (implementing key government health and safety legislation throughout the site) and let people see you doing it. Not a new project: the same job, with your mix deliberately tilted. The point is that when the rota or the reorganisation comes, the version of you people picture is the one doing the part that stays.

Over the next 12 months

Claim a specialism at the durable end and let the other end go. Over a year, deliberately become the person who handles implementing key government health and safety legislation throughout the site, and deliberately stop being the first choice for the rows in the top group. That trade costs something, because the exposed work is often the comfortable work. Decide it on purpose rather than by drift. Before you pay for anything, spend an hour with National Careers Service. It is free and government-funded, and it is listed below with the rest of the free routes.

The roads out of here, and why I am not sending you down them

I looked at the obvious moves out of this job, and here is what I found.

I checked the 12 nearest UK occupations to production managers and directors in construction (nearest by the work that AI is not taking, not by job title), and none of them survived. The closest was construction project managers and related professionals: only about 11% of its durable work is work you already do and it pays 14.9% less. Your own job splits about 30/70: that share of the list sits in the top exposure band and the rest does not. On this evidence the honest move is inside the job rather than out of it. Become the person who owns “administer planning for motorway construction projects”, and let the exposed end go.

How that was checked: this job was compared against all 412 UK occupations in this release on their official task statements, and the 12 nearest were examined one by one. A move that turns on an industry, an employer or a qualification rather than on the work itself will not show up in a check like that. And this release carries no licence register, so anything you are weighing needs that looked up separately.

3 moves I checked and rejected

These are the obvious-looking jumps. They are here with their reasons rather than quietly dropped, because the ones that fail are worth knowing about. It is one less thing to turn over at night.

Construction project managers and related professionals
Why it looked obvious: It came up as a near neighbour because one of your tasks is on their list in the same words: “maintain and promote workplace health and safety”. Across the whole of both lists that adds up to about 10% of the work in that job the software is not taking.
Why I am not recommending it: You would be starting most of it from nothing: about 10% of the durable work in that job is work you do today, and the rest you would be learning while the bills carried on. It is a pay cut, in those words: £47,665 against your £56,021, 14.9% less (ASHE Table 14.7a, 2025 provisional (both)). Retraining to earn less is a decision, not advice.
Look at that job’s page anyway →
Quantity surveyors
Why it looked obvious: It came up as a near neighbour because one of your tasks is on their list in the same words: “assess the value of completed work”. Across the whole of both lists that adds up to about 8% of the work in that job the software is not taking.
Why I am not recommending it: Almost none of it is work you already do: about 8% of the durable side of that job. That is a different job, not a next step.
Look at that job’s page anyway →
Architects
Why it looked obvious: It came up as a near neighbour because one of your tasks is on their list in the same words: “minimise the environmental impact of construction projects”. Across the whole of both lists that adds up to about 8% of the work in that job the software is not taking.
Why I am not recommending it: Almost none of it is work you already do: about 8% of the durable side of that job. That is a different job, not a next step. It is a pay cut, in those words: £47,143 against your £56,021, 15.8% less (ASHE Table 14.7a, 2025 provisional (both)). Retraining to earn less is a decision, not advice.
Look at that job’s page anyway →

What I’d stop worrying about

A friend tells you what not to spend fear on. This is that list.

The headline number you read somewhere
The big “X% of jobs” figures are about the whole economy, not about you. The number that describes your job is on this page: 30% of its task weight, across 57 scored tasks. Every row behind it is printed above with the source. Check ours; ignore theirs.
The whole-job doom story
Nothing on this page says this job ends. It says the mix inside it moves. Half the rows above are unchanged or changing shape, and the plan is about which half your week sits in. That is a very different problem, and a solvable one.
Panic-buying a course
Do the twenty-minute sorting exercise first. Most people who buy a course before they have done it buy the wrong one, and the free services listed below will tell you the same thing without charging for it.
The “obvious” next job everyone suggests
I checked the obvious moves and most of them did not survive. The reasons are printed with the routes above, including the pay and the gate. A move that fails on the numbers is worth knowing about so you can stop turning it over at night.

If you run a team doing this job

If you run a team doing this job, the conversation you owe them is the one on this page, and sooner than feels comfortable. Show them the ledger rather than a reassurance: the rows moving toward the software are preparing reports on business activities, and the rows that are not are where you want your people visible. Ask each of them to do the this-week move and bring the list to your next one-to-one. It turns a rumour into a piece of work, and it tells you which parts of your team's week are actually at stake. And say the thing out loud that a team lead usually leaves unsaid: a shrinking team is your exposure too, so do the move yourself as well.

You are reading the United Kingdom figures

The United States splits this work across more than one official group, of which Construction Managers is the closest. The pay and employment figures are not directly comparable, and we do not average them together.

Switch to the United States page →partial match

In US official statistics this job is counted as Construction Managers. Pay and employment stay on this page’s own group; the task list and the scores do not cross over.

Your route through this

Where to go next, and what it costs

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Will AI replace Production managers and directors in construction?: Not as a job, but it is already doing parts of the work. Across the 57 official task statements scored for Production managers and directors in construction (United Kingdom, SOC 1122), 30% of the importance-weighted core work is made of tasks today's AI could already do most of. The overall exposure score is 41 out of 100 (range 35–48, band: partial). That is a statement about tasks, not about headcount: this measures what AI could do, not whether any employer adopts it, whether the law allows it, or whether doing the routine parts faster creates more demand for the human parts. Figures are from release 2026-q4.1.
Which tasks in “Production managers and directors in construction” can AI already do?: The highest-scoring tasks in release 2026-q4.1 are: “Write detailed reports on project progress for stakeholders” (93/100, very high); “Prepare reports on business activities, expenses, and budgets” (88/100, very high); “Draft construction contracts to outline project terms” (88/100, very high). Each score comes from five published 0–4 ratings turned into a number by a published formula, and each carries the model's one-sentence reason on the page.
Which tasks in “Production managers and directors in construction” stay human?: About 56% of this job's task weight sits in work that scores low for AI exposure. The lowest-scoring tasks in release 2026-q4.1 are: “Enforce rules to maintain safety and quality standards on construction sites” (5/100, minimal); “Implement key government health and safety legislation throughout the site” (5/100, minimal); “Ensure compliance with health, safety, and welfare regulations on construction sites, identifying and managing potential hazards and risks” (9/100, minimal). Low scores usually mean the task needs a body in a room, a legally accountable human, or trust built in real time. Those are the three things the scoring rubric treats as gates rather than obstacles.
What should someone working in “Production managers and directors in construction” do about AI?: Start from the ledger rather than the headline: 30% of this job's weighted core work is exposed, and roughly 56% is not. The practical move is to spend more of your week on the tasks that score low, the ones above, and to get fluent at directing AI through the tasks that score high, because those are the parts that change whether or not you are ready for them. This page does not predict your job, and nothing here is career advice tailored to you: the score describes the occupation, not the person.
How is the AI exposure score for Production managers and directors in construction calculated?: Each official task statement for the occupation is rated on five published 0–4 dimensions (output replicability, physical embodiment, licensed accountability, real-time human trust, and data availability) by claude-opus-5 using scoring prompt task_scoring_v1.0. The model never writes the score; a published formula turns the five ratings into a 0–100 number, so every score can be recomputed by hand. The occupation figure is the importance-weighted mean across 57 scored tasks. The prompt, the rubric, the formula and the full dataset are published at https://futureproof.collab365.com/method and https://futureproof.collab365.com/data/2026-q4.1 under CC BY 4.0.

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This headcount comes from a survey, not a census, so treat it as a good estimate rather than an exact count.
The match between this job and its counterpart in the other country is partial, so the two pages count slightly different groups of people.
8 of this occupation's scored task statements carry a score that was measured under a different occupation's context, because the statement is shared between jobs and has only been scored once so far. Each one names the occupation it was measured under in the free routes below; none is presented as a measurement for this job.
Task clusters are not derived in this release, so the task-cluster field is empty and no Collab365 Space routing is attached to this occupation yet.

Task statements: gaisi-indexProcessing: catalogue-bridge → ssc-relatedness-weighting → task-scoring → score-aggregation
Task weights: gaisi-index (relatedness)
Scores: Rubric task_scoring_v1.0, model claude-opus-5, computed 2026-08-05.
Pay and employment: ashe-t14 (ASHE 2025 provisional (reference April 2025))nomis-aps (Apr 2025-Mar 2026 (latest APS 12-month period))

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Collab365 (2026). Collab365 Futureproof: task-level AI exposure for US and UK occupations, release 2026-q4.1 (methodVersion 2.0.0, promptVersion task_scoring_v1.0). https://futureproof.collab365.com/data/2026-q4.1. Licensed CC BY 4.0. Built with O*NET data (USDOL/ETA, CC BY 4.0); ONS data (Open Government Licence v3.0); GAISI task framework (arXiv:2507.22748, MIT); BLS data (public domain).

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@misc{collab365futureproof2026q41,
  title        = {Collab365 Futureproof: task-level AI exposure for US and UK occupations, release 2026-q4.1},
  author       = {{Collab365}},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://futureproof.collab365.com/data/2026-q4.1},
  note         = {Release 2026-q4.1, methodVersion 2.0.0, promptVersion task_scoring_v1.0, CC BY 4.0}
}

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