# Competences — construction general contractor

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/ba3bacd4-73e9-4861-a9c0-f89f1f28055a).

## Essential

- **audit contractors** (skill/competence)
- **check construction compliance** (skill/competence)
- **communicate with customers** (skill/competence)
- **construction product regulation** (knowledge)
- **contract law** (knowledge)
- **coordinate construction activities** (skill/competence)
- **ensure compliance with construction project deadline** (skill/competence)
- **follow health and safety procedures in construction** (skill/competence)
- **green building practices** (knowledge)
- **identify customer objectives** (skill/competence)
- **keep records of work progress** (skill/competence)
- **manage contracts** (skill/competence)
- **monitor construction site** (skill/competence)
- **monitor contractor performance** (skill/competence)
- **monitor parameters' compliance in construction projects** (skill/competence)
- **perform quality control of design during a run** (skill/competence)
- **read standard blueprints** (skill/competence)
- **real estate market** (knowledge)

## Optional

- advise architects (skill/competence)
- building codes (knowledge)
- communicate with construction crews (skill/competence)
- coordinate marketing plan actions (skill/competence)
- decommissioning (knowledge)
- design principles (knowledge)
- energy efficiency (knowledge)
- energy performance of buildings (knowledge)
- envelope systems for buildings (knowledge)
- inspect construction supplies (skill/competence)
- manage health and safety standards (skill/competence)
- perform project management (skill/competence)
- plan allocation of space (skill/competence)
- plan shifts of employees (skill/competence)
- project commissioning (knowledge)
- quality assurance methodologies (knowledge)
- quantity surveying (knowledge)
- renewable energy (knowledge)
- review construction projects (skill/competence)
- use safety equipment in construction (skill/competence)
- zero-energy building design (knowledge)

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## Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 26 ads, as of 2026-07-10)

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

### Hard skills

- budgeting — **31 %**
- quality control — **31 %**
- schedule management — **31 %**
- scheduling — **27 %**
- construction management — **27 %**
- contract administration — **23 %**
- project management — **23 %**

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