construction general contractor
http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/ba3bacd4-73e9-4861-a9c0-f89f1f28055a
Description
Construction general contractors take on the responsibility to deliver a construction project. They participate on bid processes for construction projects and hire subcontractors to deliver the different stages of the construction process from beginning to completion. They make sure subcontractors hold up their part of the agreement and work in the construction site to make sure the project is delivered in time and according to agreed standards.
Hierarchy
1 · Managers → 13 · Production and specialised services managers → 132 · Manufacturing, mining, construction, and distribution managers → 1323 · Construction managersRelated skills
- audit contractors (essential · skill/competence)
- check construction compliance (essential · skill/competence)
- communicate with customers (essential · skill/competence)
- construction product regulation (essential · knowledge)
- contract law (essential · knowledge)
- coordinate construction activities (essential · skill/competence)
- ensure compliance with construction project deadline (essential · skill/competence)
- follow health and safety procedures in construction (essential · skill/competence)
- green building practices (essential · knowledge)
- identify customer objectives (essential · skill/competence)
- keep records of work progress (essential · skill/competence)
- manage contracts (essential · skill/competence)
- monitor construction site (essential · skill/competence)
- monitor contractor performance (essential · skill/competence)
- monitor parameters' compliance in construction projects (essential · skill/competence)
- perform quality control of design during a run (essential · skill/competence)
- read standard blueprints (essential · skill/competence)
- real estate market (essential · knowledge)
- advise architects (optional · skill/competence)
- building codes (optional · knowledge)
- communicate with construction crews (optional · skill/competence)
- coordinate marketing plan actions (optional · skill/competence)
- decommissioning (optional · knowledge)
- design principles (optional · knowledge)
- energy efficiency (optional · knowledge)
- energy performance of buildings (optional · knowledge)
- envelope systems for buildings (optional · knowledge)
- inspect construction supplies (optional · skill/competence)
- manage health and safety standards (optional · skill/competence)
- perform project management (optional · skill/competence)
- plan allocation of space (optional · skill/competence)
- plan shifts of employees (optional · skill/competence)
- project commissioning (optional · knowledge)
- quality assurance methodologies (optional · knowledge)
- quantity surveying (optional · knowledge)
- renewable energy (optional · knowledge)
- review construction projects (optional · skill/competence)
- use safety equipment in construction (optional · skill/competence)
- zero-energy building design (optional · knowledge)
Details
Base · occupation_urihttp://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/ba3bacd4-73e9-4861-a9c0-f89f1f28055a
Base · occupation_code1323.1.1
Base · is_in_filter1
Base · is_ancestor0
Base · is_featured0
Translation · preferred_labelconstruction general contractor
Translation · alt_labelsconstruction project manager
construction site contractor
construction contactor
general contractor in construction
construction site contractor
construction contactor
general contractor in construction
Translation · descriptionConstruction general contractors take on the responsibility to deliver a construction project. They participate on bid processes for construction projects and hire subcontractors to deliver the different stages of the construction process from beginning to completion. They make sure subcontractors hold up their part of the agreement and work in the construction site to make sure the project is delivered in time and according to agreed standards.
