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2.3 KiB

Competences — railway infrastructure inspector

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/511c8e9f-b19e-4ae8-9959-c047e7410441).

Essential

  • assess railway operations (skill/competence)
  • comply with legal regulations (skill/competence)
  • conduct environmental surveys (skill/competence)
  • design wayside signalling interlockings (skill/competence)
  • enforce railway safety regulations (skill/competence)
  • ensure safe operation of railway during repairs (skill/competence)
  • health and safety measures in transportation (knowledge)
  • identify hazards in the workplace (skill/competence)
  • monitor work site (skill/competence)
  • operate railway freight monitoring technologies (skill/competence)
  • perform inspection analysis (skill/competence)
  • quality assurance procedures (knowledge)
  • undertake inspections (skill/competence)
  • write inspection reports (skill/competence)

Optional

  • advise on safety improvements (skill/competence)
  • analyse environmental data (skill/competence)
  • assess performance of rail operations (skill/competence)
  • detect flaws in rails (skill/competence)
  • detect rail track malfunctions (skill/competence)
  • ensure implementation of subsidence mitigation measures (skill/competence)
  • ensure public safety and security (skill/competence)
  • identify preventive actions (skill/competence)
  • liaise with government officials (skill/competence)
  • liaise with rail experts (skill/competence)
  • manage maintenance operations (skill/competence)
  • operate rail-flaw-detection machine (skill/competence)
  • perform rail operations risk management (skill/competence)
  • perform rail track inspections (skill/competence)
  • physical characteristics of railways (knowledge)
  • provide advice on breaches of regulation (skill/competence)
  • provide railway technical advice (skill/competence)
  • rail construction engineering (knowledge)
  • rail infrastructure (knowledge)
  • shunt inbound loads (skill/competence)
  • write rail defect records (skill/competence)

Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 27 ads, as of 2026-07-19)

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

Hard skills

  • quality control — 19 %