Underwater construction supervisor
Also called construction diving supervisor, tunnel construction supervisor, marine construction supervisor
Underwater construction supervisors monitor underwater construction projects such as tunnels, canal locks and bridge pillars. They guide and instruct construction commercial divers and make sure they adhere to safety regulations.
What you'd do
Construction supervisors · ILO- Reading specifications to determine construction requirements and planning procedures
- Organizing and coordinating the material and human resources required to complete jobs
- Examining and inspecting work progress
- Examining equipment and construction sites to ensure that health and safety requirements are met
- Supervising construction sites and coordinating work with other construction projects
- Supervising the activities of building trades workers, labourers and other construction workers
- Mostly outdoors
- A mix of sitting and standing
- Constant contact with people
- Some freedom to decide
- Usually 40 hours a week
- Deadlines most weeks
- Some repetitive tasks
Will there be jobs?
Yes, good prospects10 EU countries are short of construction supervisors now, and a typical number of jobs will need filling by 2035.
Solid: measured. Dashed: forecast.
What does it pay?
About averagePay depends a lot on the country: from about €1,600 a month (Bulgaria) to €6,500 (Denmark), before tax.
Pick a country at the top of the page to see typical pay there, for people under 30, and compared with all jobs.
Among technicians and associate professionals in the EU, women earn 16% less per hour than men. Technicians and associate professionals · Eurostat
What do I need to study?
Usually post-secondary or a short degreePost-secondary training or a short degree in law is the usual route.
1,314 institutions in the EU offer business and law bachelor's degrees. Pick a country at the top of the page to see where to study and the official course finders.
Will AI change it?
Very littleAI could help with only small parts of the tasks.
Average task score 0.28 on a scale from 0 (AI can't do it) to 1 (AI could do it fully).
See the score for each of the 6 tasks
Based on what AI could technically do when assessed in 2025. It is not a forecast for a future year, and not a forecast of job losses. Scores for construction supervisors. Source: ILO (2025), adapted (credits).