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construction-engineer/references/skills.md
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Competences — construction engineer

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/2a914d26-42aa-46b5-acf3-097d51ba4617).

Essential

  • advise on building matters (skill/competence)
  • apply numeracy skills (skill/competence)
  • architectural design (knowledge)
  • building codes (knowledge)
  • communicate with construction crews (skill/competence)
  • consider building constraints in architectural designs (skill/competence)
  • construction methods (knowledge)
  • define technical requirements (skill/competence)
  • engineering principles (knowledge)
  • execute feasibility study (skill/competence)
  • integrate building requirements in the architectural design (skill/competence)
  • integrate measures in architectural designs (skill/competence)
  • integrated design (knowledge)
  • monitor construction site (skill/competence)
  • oversee construction project (skill/competence)
  • satisfy technical requirements (skill/competence)
  • technical drawings (knowledge)

Optional

  • adapt existing designs to changed circumstances (skill/competence)
  • adjust engineering designs (skill/competence)
  • advise customers on building materials (skill/competence)
  • airtight construction (knowledge)
  • architectural theory (knowledge)
  • building materials industry (knowledge)
  • civil engineering (knowledge)
  • create solutions to problems (skill/competence)
  • design building air tightness (skill/competence)
  • design building envelope systems (skill/competence)
  • design geothermal energy systems (skill/competence)
  • design passive energy measures (skill/competence)
  • design the insulation concept (skill/competence)
  • design window and glazing systems (skill/competence)
  • develop architectural plans (skill/competence)
  • ensure compliance with construction project deadline (skill/competence)
  • envelope systems for buildings (knowledge)
  • evaluate integrated design of buildings (skill/competence)
  • integrate engineering principles in architectural design (skill/competence)
  • monitor parameters' compliance in construction projects (skill/competence)
  • negotiate with stakeholders (skill/competence)
  • perform energy simulations (skill/competence)
  • quantity surveying (knowledge)
  • satisfy aesthetic requirements (skill/competence)
  • spatial planning (knowledge)
  • sustainable building materials (knowledge)
  • types of glazing (knowledge)

Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 30 ads, as of 2026-07-10)

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

Hard skills

  • construction management — 27 %
  • quality control — 20 %