Occupation Atlasconstruction general contractor
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/ba3bacd4-73e9-4861-a9c0-f89f1f28055a
construction general contractor
Construction general contractors take on the responsibility to deliver a construction project. They participate on bid processes for construction projects and hire subcontractors to deliver the different stages of the construction process from beginning to completion. They make sure subcontractors hold up their part of the agreement and work in the construction site to make sure the project is delivered in time and according to agreed standards.
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Job Zone
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- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
Zone 4: Considerable Preparation Needed
Considerable preparation. Usually a bachelor's degree plus several years of work-related experience, knowledge, or training.
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Occupational interest profile
ECREnterprising · Conventional · Realistic — the three strongest interests, in order
- E Enterprising5.73
- C Conventional4.80
- R Realistic4.68
- I Investigative3.18
- S Social2.35
- A Artistic1.70
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Construction Managers (11-9021.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, its close O*NET match, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (18)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- audit contractors
- check construction compliance
- communicate with customers
- construction product regulation
- contract law
- coordinate construction activities
- ensure compliance with construction project deadline
- follow health and safety procedures in construction
- green building practices
- identify customer objectives
- keep records of work progress
- manage contracts
- monitor construction site
- monitor contractor performance
- monitor parameters' compliance in construction projects
- perform quality control of design during a run
- read standard blueprints
- real estate market
Optional (21)
- advise architects
- building codes
- communicate with construction crews
- coordinate marketing plan actions
- decommissioning
- design principles
- energy efficiency
- energy performance of buildings
- envelope systems for buildings
- inspect construction supplies
- manage health and safety standards
- perform project management
- plan allocation of space
- plan shifts of employees
- project commissioning
- quality assurance methodologies
- quantity surveying
- renewable energy
- review construction projects
- use safety equipment in construction
- zero-energy building design
O*NET equivalents
From the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, strongest match first. A broader occupation takes in this one; a narrower one is a part of it.
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