Building, Civil Engineering and Built Environment

Job Descriptions for Principals Jobs in the Building, Civil Engineering and Built Environment industry*
(for reference only)

	Sample Job Title	Description*
TECHNICIAN	Architectural Technician/ Draughtsman	l Interprets the Architect’s initial design concepts and sketches into a practical building solution; l Translates information into submission/contract drawings taking due account of the constraints imposed by economic, environmental, technological and legislative requirements l Involves in Building Information Modeling (BIM) works; l Works, coordinates information and works of other disciplines involved including statutory bodies; l Assists in the checking of shop drawings; l Prepares site sketches for projects at the construction stage from sketch designs; l Prepares general and detailed drawing under the supervision of architects, engineers, surveyors or contractors.
Assistant Safety Officer/Safety Supervisor	l Assists the employer and Safety Officer, where appropriate, in promoting safety and health of persons employed in a workplace or a construction site; l Advises employee on safety standards; l Supervises the observance of such standards for the promotion of safety at work.
Construction Plant Technician	l Performs tasks contributory to the design, construction, utilisation; l Repair and maintenance of construction plants and machinery.
Construction Purchaser/ Storekeeper	l Purchases construction materials; l Plans and co-ordinates deliveries of materials to match progress; l Receives and dispatches materials on site and ensures their security.
Estimator	l Obtains basic data and calculates from plans details, the probable cost of construction projects with reference to factors such as materials, labour, equipment, overheads and profit.
Interior Design Technican	l Plans and designs, under the supervision of an interior designer, the interiors of an existing building.
Laboratory Technician (Construction Materials/Soils)	l Receives, records and tests, in accordance with relevant standard specifications samples of soils, construction materials or components; l Prepares test reports for certification by the appropriate technologist.
Site Foreman	l Supervises, directs and co-ordinates normally under the general control of the site agent, the activities of workers engaged in construction works and requisitions; l Receives and inspects materials and supplies.
Surveying Technician (Building)	l Assists the building surveyor in the planning, administration co-ordination of works to buildings and land.
Surveying Technician (Land)	l Assists the land surveyor in carrying out surveys and setting-out work, supervises chainmen and survey labourers.
Surveying Technician (Quantity)	l Assists the quantity surveyor in preparing bills of quantities by performing taking-off, working-up and abstracting, and measuring and valuating completed works or variations.
Surveying Technician (Town Planning)	l Assists the town planner in the preparation and implementation of town plans at various levels and in the undertaking of planning studies.
Quality Control/ Assurance Technician	l Performs technical tasks, normally under the direction of a quality control/assurance engineer; l Contributory to quality control/assurance of in-coming materials and parts, assembly process, and finished products to ensure compliance with standards and specifications, especially under the ISO-9000 and ISO-14000 series.
Building Services Technician	l Performs technical tasks, either independently or under the direction of a qualified engineer; l Contributory to design, installation, operation, maintenance and repair of building services systems and equipment; l Assists to plan, coordinate and supervise their projects.
Electrical Engineering Technician	l Performs technical tasks, either independently or under the direction of a qualified engineer; l Contributory to design, installation, operation, maintenance and repair of electrical engineering systems and equipment; l Assists to plan, coordinate and supervise their projects.
Mechanical Engineering Technician	l Performs technical tasks, either independently or under the direction of a qualified engineer; l Contributory to design, installation, operation, maintenance and repair of mechanical engineering systems and equipment; l Assists to plan, coordinate and supervise their projects.
Building Services and Engineering Supervisor	l Engages mainly in decoration/renovation work and takes an overseeing position.
Landscape Technician	l Performs studies, grows, tends and transplants flowers/shrubbery/trees/ l other plants; l Prepares landscape drawings.
Environmental Technician	l Monitor the environment; l Investigate sources of pollution by performing laboratory and field tests to solve complex environmental problems that affect public health.
Civil Engineering Technician	l Carries out civil engineering work under the supervision of a civil engineer.
Structural Engineering Technician	l Carries out structural engineering work under the supervision of a structural engineer.
Geotechnical Engineering Technician	l Carries out geotechnical engineering work under the supervision of a geotechnical engineer.
Technical Officer	l Provides technical support for engineers to complete construction works in compliance with contracts, drawings, specifications, workmanship standards and relevant legislation.
Clerk of Works	l Acts as the representative of the owner, inspects building and civil engineering construction works (including all maintenance works) to ensure conformity with contracts, drawings, specifications, workmanship standards and relevant legislation.
Inspector of Works	l Carries out inspection of building and civil engineering construction works (including all maintenance works) to ensure conformity with contracts, drawings, specifications, workmanship standards and relevant legislation.
Works Supervisors	l Plans, manages, instructs and directs staff and construction workers to carry out building and civil engineering construction works (including all maintenance works) to ensure conformity with contracts, drawings, specifications, workmanship standards and relevant legislation.
Site Agent	l Plans, organises, directs and co-ordinates all activities and resources on the construction site through sub-agents and general foremen in accordance with the agreed method, procedure, budget and specifications.
Project Coordinator	l Plans, organises, directs and co-ordinates all activities and resources for construction projects in accordance with the agreed method, procedure, budget and specifications.
Building Information Modelling Technician	l Uses Building Information Modelling (BIM) to perform drawing work l Monitor modelling and update drawing
Utility Technician	l Performs operation and maintenance of utility equipment and systems, including plant steam systems, HVAC Systems, exhaust systems, hot water heating systems/ hot water heat circulating pumps, humidification systems, chillers / HVAC chilled water systems/ chilled water circulating pumps, compressed air systems, building waste systems, domestic water systems.

Sample Job Title

Description*

TECHNICIAN

Architectural Technician/

Draughtsman

l Interprets the Architect’s initial design concepts and sketches into a practical building solution;

l Translates information into submission/contract drawings taking due account of the constraints imposed by economic, environmental, technological and legislative requirements

l Involves in Building Information Modeling (BIM) works;

l Works, coordinates information and works of other disciplines involved including statutory bodies;

l Assists in the checking of shop drawings;

l Prepares site sketches for projects at the construction stage from sketch designs;

l Prepares general and detailed drawing under the supervision of architects, engineers, surveyors or contractors.

Assistant Safety Officer/Safety Supervisor

l Assists the employer and Safety Officer, where appropriate, in promoting safety and health of persons employed in a workplace or a construction site;

l Advises employee on safety standards;

l Supervises the observance of such standards for the promotion of safety at work.

Construction Plant

Technician

l Performs tasks contributory to the design, construction, utilisation;

l Repair and maintenance of construction plants and machinery.

Construction Purchaser/

Storekeeper

l Purchases construction materials;

l Plans and co-ordinates deliveries of materials to match progress;

l Receives and dispatches materials on site and ensures their security.

Estimator

l Obtains basic data and calculates from plans details, the probable cost of construction projects with reference to factors such as materials, labour, equipment, overheads and profit.

Interior Design

Technican

l Plans and designs, under the supervision of an interior designer, the interiors of an existing building.

Laboratory Technician

(Construction

Materials/Soils)

l Receives, records and tests, in accordance with relevant standard specifications samples of soils, construction materials or components;

l Prepares test reports for certification by the appropriate technologist.

Site Foreman

l Supervises, directs and co-ordinates normally under the general control of the site agent, the activities of workers engaged in construction works and requisitions;

l Receives and inspects materials and supplies.

Surveying Technician

(Building)

l Assists the building surveyor in the planning, administration co-ordination of works to buildings and land.

Surveying

Technician (Land)

l Assists the land surveyor in carrying out surveys and setting-out work, supervises chainmen and survey labourers.

Surveying Technician

(Quantity)

l Assists the quantity surveyor in preparing bills of quantities by performing taking-off, working-up and abstracting, and measuring and valuating completed works or variations.

Surveying Technician (Town Planning)

l Assists the town planner in the preparation and implementation of town plans at various levels and in the undertaking of planning studies.

Quality Control/

Assurance Technician

l Performs technical tasks, normally under the direction of a quality control/assurance engineer;

l Contributory to quality control/assurance of in-coming materials and parts, assembly process, and finished products to ensure compliance with standards and specifications, especially under the ISO-9000 and ISO-14000 series.

Building Services

Technician

l Performs technical tasks, either independently or under the direction of a qualified engineer;

l Contributory to design, installation, operation, maintenance and repair of building services systems and equipment;

l Assists to plan, coordinate and supervise their projects.

Electrical Engineering

Technician

l Performs technical tasks, either independently or under the direction of a qualified engineer;

l Contributory to design, installation, operation, maintenance and repair of electrical engineering systems and equipment;

l Assists to plan, coordinate and supervise their projects.

Mechanical Engineering Technician

l Performs technical tasks, either independently or under the direction of a qualified engineer;

l Contributory to design, installation, operation, maintenance and repair of mechanical engineering systems and equipment;

l Assists to plan, coordinate and supervise their projects.

Building Services and Engineering Supervisor

l Engages mainly in decoration/renovation work and takes an overseeing position.

Landscape Technician

l Performs studies, grows, tends and transplants flowers/shrubbery/trees/

l other plants;

l Prepares landscape drawings.

Environmental

Technician

l Monitor the environment;

l Investigate sources of pollution by performing laboratory and field tests to solve complex environmental problems that affect public health.

Civil Engineering

Technician

l Carries out civil engineering work under the supervision of a civil engineer.

Structural Engineering

Technician

l Carries out structural engineering work under the supervision of a structural engineer.

Geotechnical

Engineering Technician

l Carries out geotechnical engineering work under the supervision of a geotechnical engineer.

Technical Officer

l Provides technical support for engineers to complete construction works in compliance with contracts, drawings, specifications, workmanship standards and relevant legislation.

Clerk of Works

l Acts as the representative of the owner, inspects building and civil engineering construction works (including all maintenance works) to ensure conformity with contracts, drawings, specifications, workmanship standards and relevant legislation.

Inspector of Works

l Carries out inspection of building and civil engineering construction works (including all maintenance works) to ensure conformity with contracts, drawings, specifications, workmanship standards and relevant legislation.

Works Supervisors

l Plans, manages, instructs and directs staff and construction workers to carry out building and civil engineering construction works (including all maintenance works) to ensure conformity with contracts, drawings, specifications, workmanship standards and relevant legislation.

Site Agent

l Plans, organises, directs and co-ordinates all activities and resources on the construction site through sub-agents and general foremen in accordance with the agreed method, procedure, budget and specifications.

Project Coordinator

l Plans, organises, directs and co-ordinates all activities and resources for construction projects in accordance with the agreed method, procedure, budget and specifications.

Building Information Modelling Technician

l Uses Building Information Modelling (BIM) to perform drawing work

l Monitor modelling and update drawing

Utility Technician

l Performs operation and maintenance of utility equipment and systems, including plant steam systems, HVAC Systems, exhaust systems, hot water heating systems/ hot water heat circulating pumps, humidification systems, chillers / HVAC chilled water systems/ chilled water circulating pumps, compressed air systems, building waste systems, domestic water systems.

*The progression pathways may subject to further updates.
*The examples provided are for reference only. Job titles, functions and progression pathways may vary among companies.