Yes. I think they use it when there isn't a suitable pre-existing icon for the job, and the job is related to colonization
Speaking of new UI elements being thin in some places, I notice that the station construction structure that you dock at doesn't have a 3D model in the dashboard radar thingy, but the light source of its non-existent holo model is still projected, illuminating the dash. Once you're allied, it's a green glow coming from empty orange holos so it becomes much more obvious
