Career Assessment Tool • 3 mins

Construction Promotion Readiness Checker

Rate yourself on the "invisible" skills that often decide who gets promoted: risk communication, commercial thinking, stakeholder framing, and decision ownership.

Your Progress 0 of 10 questions answered
1 When a risk appears on site, I explain it in plain language that my client, site team, and management can all understand.
Rarely / Never Consistently
2 I can connect technical decisions (design, sequencing, methods) to commercial impact like margin, cash flow, and claims.
Rarely / Never Consistently
Do you naturally "speak numbers" when discussing site issues?
3 Before important meetings, I think about what each stakeholder (client, consultant, contractor, vendor) really cares about.
Rarely / Never Consistently
4 I don't just "escalate problems" — I propose options, trade-offs, and a recommendation when I take an issue to my manager.
Rarely / Never Consistently
5 I take ownership of decisions I influence, even when the outcome is not perfect, and I avoid blaming others.
Rarely / Never Consistently
6 I regularly translate site progress and delays into clear impact on programme, cost, and risk for leadership.
Rarely / Never Consistently
7 In difficult conversations (claims, variations, rework), I stay calm and focus on facts, contract, and outcomes instead of emotion.
Rarely / Never Consistently
8 I proactively update stakeholders before issues explode, instead of waiting for them to chase me for answers.
Rarely / Never Consistently
9 I'm comfortable using commercial language like "margin impact", "cash neutral", "time-risk trade-off" in my discussions.
Rarely / Never Consistently
10 Senior leaders in my organisation see me as someone who can be trusted with bigger, riskier, more visible work.
Rarely / Never Consistently
0.0 / 5.0

Skills Assessed
Risk Communication Commercial Language Stakeholder Framing Decision Ownership
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This is a self-reflection tool, not a formal appraisal. Use your results to start better conversations with your manager and mentors about your career development.