Building Professionals
Building professionals within construction play a major role in the design, planning, delivery and management of our built environment. They must ensure that buildings are safe, fit for purpose and properly maintained to achieve their maximum life-span. Different skills, knowledge, expertise and understanding are required for each profession, but they often over-lap during projects on existing and new buildings.
A range of opportunities are available in professional occupations for graduates and non-graduates. A higher education qualification is usually necessary to progress to the top of a profession. A career as an architect, quantity or building surveyor, engineer or conservation officer is a key occupation in building conservation and restoration.
This work requires a high level of technical knowledge and also needs a sound appreciation of craft skills and traditional building methods and materials.
A lot of the principles and knowledge required to work in this sector are unique, but are unlikely to restrict you to repair and restoration, should you wish to change career paths at a later date.
NHTG Professionals Research
First skills analysis of its kind for UK built heritage sector professionals - architects, building control officers, conservation officers and specialists, engineers, planners, surveyors and property managers.
IHBC
The Institute of Historic Building Conservation represents conservation professionals in the public and private sectors in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
CIC is the representative forum for the professional bodies, research organisations and specialist business associations in the construction industry.
