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building-inspector/references/skills.md
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Competences — building inspector

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/f0e479d9-7afd-40b1-b60f-b68c400c15fb).

Essential

  • architecture regulations (knowledge)
  • building codes (knowledge)
  • check construction compliance (skill/competence)
  • civil engineering (knowledge)
  • communicate problems to senior colleagues (skill/competence)
  • construction legal systems (knowledge)
  • construction methods (knowledge)
  • energy conservation (knowledge)
  • engineering principles (knowledge)
  • green building practices (knowledge)
  • inspect building systems (skill/competence)
  • liaise with local authorities (skill/competence)
  • manage health and safety standards (skill/competence)
  • quality assurance procedures (knowledge)
  • read standard blueprints (skill/competence)
  • urban planning law (knowledge)
  • use safety equipment in construction (skill/competence)
  • write inspection reports (skill/competence)

Optional

  • advise architects (skill/competence)
  • building materials industry (knowledge)
  • conduct fire safety inspections (skill/competence)
  • conduct land surveys (skill/competence)
  • create solutions to problems (skill/competence)
  • electricity (knowledge)
  • energy performance of buildings (knowledge)
  • fire safety regulations (knowledge)
  • inform on workplace safety standards (skill/competence)
  • issue permits (skill/competence)
  • manage construction archive (skill/competence)
  • monitor parameters' compliance in construction projects (skill/competence)
  • negotiate with stakeholders (skill/competence)
  • perform field research (skill/competence)
  • review construction projects (skill/competence)
  • surveying (knowledge)
  • surveying methods (knowledge)
  • topography (knowledge)

Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 43 ads, as of 2026-07-09)

Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.

Hard skills

  • construction inspection — 56 %