building inspector
http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/f0e479d9-7afd-40b1-b60f-b68c400c15fb
Description
Building inspectors perform inspections of buildings to determine compliance with specifications for various focuses of assessment. They observe and determine the suitability of construction, quality and resistance, and general compliance with regulations.
Hierarchy
3 · Technicians and associate professionals → 31 · Science and engineering associate professionals → 311 · Physical and engineering science technicians → 3112 · Civil engineering techniciansRelated skills
- architecture regulations (essential · knowledge)
- building codes (essential · knowledge)
- check construction compliance (essential · skill/competence)
- civil engineering (essential · knowledge)
- communicate problems to senior colleagues (essential · skill/competence)
- construction legal systems (essential · knowledge)
- construction methods (essential · knowledge)
- energy conservation (essential · knowledge)
- engineering principles (essential · knowledge)
- green building practices (essential · knowledge)
- inspect building systems (essential · skill/competence)
- liaise with local authorities (essential · skill/competence)
- manage health and safety standards (essential · skill/competence)
- quality assurance procedures (essential · knowledge)
- read standard blueprints (essential · skill/competence)
- urban planning law (essential · knowledge)
- use safety equipment in construction (essential · skill/competence)
- write inspection reports (essential · skill/competence)
- advise architects (optional · skill/competence)
- building materials industry (optional · knowledge)
- conduct fire safety inspections (optional · skill/competence)
- conduct land surveys (optional · skill/competence)
- create solutions to problems (optional · skill/competence)
- electricity (optional · knowledge)
- energy performance of buildings (optional · knowledge)
- fire safety regulations (optional · knowledge)
- inform on workplace safety standards (optional · skill/competence)
- issue permits (optional · skill/competence)
- manage construction archive (optional · skill/competence)
- monitor parameters' compliance in construction projects (optional · skill/competence)
- negotiate with stakeholders (optional · skill/competence)
- perform field research (optional · skill/competence)
- review construction projects (optional · skill/competence)
- surveying (optional · knowledge)
- surveying methods (optional · knowledge)
- topography (optional · knowledge)
Details
Base · occupation_urihttp://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/f0e479d9-7afd-40b1-b60f-b68c400c15fb
Base · occupation_code3112.1.2
Base · is_in_filter1
Base · is_ancestor0
Base · is_featured0
Translation · preferred_labelbuilding inspector
Translation · alt_labelsasbestos inspector
construction services inspector
construction control surveyor
buildings inspector
building control officer
building services inspector
construction standards inspector
building standards inspector
building control surveyor
construction control officer
construction inspector
construction services inspector
construction control surveyor
buildings inspector
building control officer
building services inspector
construction standards inspector
building standards inspector
building control surveyor
construction control officer
construction inspector
Translation · descriptionBuilding inspectors perform inspections of buildings to determine compliance with specifications for various focuses of assessment. They observe and determine the suitability of construction, quality and resistance, and general compliance with regulations.
