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Construction and Building Inspectors - 47-4011.00

O*NET-SOC Description

Inspect structures using engineering skills to determine structural soundness and compliance with specifications, building codes, and other regulations. Inspections may be general in nature or may be limited to a specific area, such as electrical systems or plumbing.

Sample of Reported Job Titles

  • Building Inspector
  • Engineering Technician
  • Construction Inspector
  • Engineer
  • Associate Architect
  • Inspector
  • Plumbing Inspector
  • Building Code Administrator
  • Building Mechanical Engineer
  • Building Official

SOC Occupation Groups

47-0000 Construction and Extraction Occupations
47-4000 Other Construction and Related Workers
47-4010 Construction and Building Inspectors
47-4011.00 Construction and Building Inspectors

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Tasks

  • Approve and sign plans that meet required specifications.
  • Compute estimates of work completed or of needed renovations or upgrades, and approve payment for contractors.
  • Conduct environmental hazard inspections to identify or quantify problems such as asbestos, poor air quality, water contamination, or other environmental hazards.
  • Evaluate premises for cleanliness, including proper garbage disposal and lack of vermin infestation.
  • Evaluate project details to ensure adherence to environmental regulations.
  • Examine lifting and conveying devices, such as elevators, escalators, moving sidewalks, lifts and hoists, inclined railways, ski lifts, and amusement rides to ensure safety and proper functioning.
  • Inspect and monitor construction sites to ensure adherence to safety standards, building codes, or specifications.
  • Inspect bridges, dams, highways, buildings, wiring, plumbing, electrical circuits, sewers, heating systems, or foundations during and after construction for structural quality, general safety, or conformance to specifications and codes.
  • Inspect facilities or installations to determine their environmental impact.
  • Issue permits for construction, relocation, demolition, or occupancy.
  • Issue violation notices and stop-work orders, conferring with owners, violators, and authorities to explain regulations and recommend rectifications.
  • Maintain daily logs and supplement inspection records with photographs.
  • Measure dimensions and verify level, alignment, or elevation of structures or fixtures to ensure compliance to building plans and codes.
  • Monitor construction activities to ensure that environmental regulations are not violated.
  • Monitor installation of plumbing, wiring, equipment, or appliances to ensure that installation is performed properly and is in compliance with applicable regulations.
  • Review and interpret plans, blueprints, site layouts, specifications, or construction methods to ensure compliance to legal requirements and safety regulations.
  • Sample and test air to identify gasses, such as bromine, ozone, or sulfur dioxide, or particulates, such as mold, dust, or allergens.
  • Train, direct, or supervise other construction inspectors.
  • Use survey instruments, metering devices, tape measures, and test equipment, such as concrete strength measurers, to perform inspections.

Detailed Work Activities

  • adhere to safety procedures
  • analyze technical data, designs, or preliminary specifications
  • compare findings with specifications to ensure conformance to standards
  • compile information on findings from investigation of accidents
  • compute product or materials test results
  • compute production, construction, or installation specifications
  • conduct land surveys
  • conduct training for personnel
  • confer with engineering, technical or manufacturing personnel
  • direct and coordinate activities of workers or staff
  • ensure conformance to building regulations
  • ensure equipment is operating to prescribed standards
  • evaluate construction quality
  • evaluate equipment for compliance with standards
  • evaluate new construction industry practices
  • evaluate premises for cleanliness
  • examine permits or licenses to ensure compliance with requirements
  • explain government rules or policies
  • gather physical evidence
  • identify home safety hazards
  • inspect buildings to detect violations of fire codes
  • inspect electrical installation for code conformance
  • inspect facilities or equipment for regulatory compliance
  • inspect or test materials to verify safety standards or ensure meeting of specifications
  • inspect products or systems for regulatory compliance
  • inspect project operations, or site to determine specification compliance
  • investigate complaints, disturbances, or violations
  • issue citation or warning for violation of laws
  • maintain daily logs or records
  • maintain inspection tools or equipment
  • maintain records, reports, or files
  • measure construction dimensions
  • obtain land survey data using surveying instruments
  • operate land or site surveying instruments
  • oversee work progress to verify safety or conformance to standards
  • perform safety inspections in construction or resource extraction setting
  • perform safety inspections in industrial, manufacturing or repair setting
  • prepare reports
  • prepare reports for management
  • prepare safety reports
  • prepare technical reports or related documentation
  • read blueprints
  • read specifications
  • read tape measure
  • recognize public safety hazards
  • recommend action to ensure compliance
  • recommend alterations in construction or specifications
  • record test results, test procedures, or inspection data
  • test electrical/electronic wiring, equipment, systems or fixtures
  • test mechanical products or equipment
  • understand construction specifications
  • understand government construction contracting regulations
  • use electronic calibration devices
  • use knowledge of investigation techniques
  • use knowledge of regulations in surveying or construction activities
  • use land surveying techniques
  • use oral or written communication techniques
  • use pressure gauges

Military Crosswalk Titles

  • Construction Inspector (Navy - Enlisted)
  • Seabee Technical Security Specialist (STSS) (Navy - Enlisted)

Apprenticeship Crosswalk Titles

  • Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspector
  • Field Tech Concrete/Masonry Insp
  • Field Tech Soil/Asphalt Inspect
  • Field Tech Steel/Weld/Fireprof Insp
  • Inspector, Building

DOT Crosswalk Titles

  • Bridge Inspector
  • Building-Equipment Inspector
  • Code Inspector
  • Construction Checker
  • Construction Inspector
  • Gas Inspector
  • Inspector, Boiler
  • Inspector, Building
  • Inspector, Chief
  • Inspector, Electrical
  • Inspector, Elevators
  • Inspector, Heating and Refrigeration
  • Inspector, Plumbing
  • Line Inspector
  • Pipeline Construction Inspector
  • Plan Checker
  • Safety Inspector
  • Street-Openings Inspector