Prepare and lay bricks, concrete blocks, structural tiles or other masonry units
Estimate materials, labour, tools and equipment
Lay bricks, stone or similar materials to provide veneer facing
Construct and install prefabricated masonry units
Prepare tenders and quotations
Build patios, garden walls and other decorative installations
Read sketches and blueprints to calculate materials required
Work at heights, on scaffolding or swing stages
Cut and trim bricks and concrete blocks to specification using hand and power tools
Instruct apprentices
Lay bricks or other masonry units to build residential or commercial chimneys and fireplaces
Supervise other workers
Lay radial bricks to build masonry shells of industrial chimneys
Lay or install firebricks to line industrial chimneys and smokestacks
Operate CADD and other computer software systems
Line or reline furnaces, kilns, boilers and similar installations using refractory or acid-resistant bricks, refractory concretes, plastic refractories and other materials
Restore, clean or paint existing masonry structures
