Jobs & Roles

Licensed work, because the consequences of getting it wrong arrive later and land on someone else.

Paced by the line rather than by the person, which is the difference between this and most other jobs.

Makes a small number of large decisions a year, each one bet against weather nobody can forecast that far out.

Consistently ranks among the more dangerous occupations, because the workplace moves and help is far away.

Plans in seasons rather than days, so the results of this month's work show up next year.

Called at the moment you are locked out by definition, and expected to check you own what they are opening.

Diagnosis is the skill and parts are the bill, which is why the two get argued about separately.

Preparation is most of the work and none of the visible result, which is where quality actually differs.

Most of the job is diagnosis rather than repair: finding where water is going takes longer than stopping it.

Works at height and in weather, on a structure that only gets inspected when it has already failed.