building inspector
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.
Also called: building control officer, construction control officer, construction standards inspector, construction control surveyor, buildings inspector, building control surveyor, building services inspector, building standards inspector
- 18
- essential skills
- 18
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
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Essential skills
18- architecture regulations
- building codes
- check construction compliance
- civil engineering
- communicate problems to senior colleagues
- construction legal systems
- construction methods
- energy conservation
- engineering principles
- green building practices
- inspect building systems
- liaise with local authorities
- manage health and safety standards
- quality assurance procedures
- read standard blueprints
- urban planning law
- use safety equipment in construction
- write inspection reports
Optional skills
18- advise architects
- building materials industry
- conduct fire safety inspections
- conduct land surveys
- create solutions to problems
- electricity
- energy performance of buildings
- fire safety regulations
- inform on workplace safety standards
- issue permits
- manage construction archive
- monitor parameters' compliance in construction projects
- negotiate with stakeholders
- perform field research
- review construction projects
- surveying
- surveying methods
- topography
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