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2.5 KiB

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)

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 %