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Building control inspector CV: example and template

This example is for inspectors at Polish county and provincial building control authorities, and for investors' site inspectors and site managers who want to work on the supervision side.

The employer wants to know which inspections you carry out, how you prepare decisions and acceptances, how you deal with unauthorised construction and building disasters and which qualifications you hold. We show you how to describe this on your CV.

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Example CV: building control inspector

All the details in this example are fictional. Treat it as a model of layout and wording, and replace the content with your own experience.

Marcin Olszewski

Building control inspector

Suwalki +48 123 456 789 marcin.olszewski@example.com

Professional profile

Building control inspector with 7 years at a county building control authority, before that 6 years as a site manager. I hold building qualifications in the structural and building speciality. I carry out about 120 inspections a year, proceedings on unauthorised construction, occupancy permits and inspections after building disasters. The time to issue an occupancy permit fell from 30 to 18 days.

Work experience

Building control inspector

03.2019 - present

County building control authority, Suwalki

  • About 120 inspections of sites and buildings a year.
  • Proceedings on unauthorised construction and the poor technical condition of buildings.
  • Occupancy permits and notices of completion, time from 30 to 18 days.
  • Inspections and proceedings after building disasters.
  • Decisions and rulings under the building law and the code of administrative procedure.

Site manager

04.2013 - 02.2019

Construction firm, Bialystok

  • Building residential and commercial buildings.
  • The site diary and acceptances.
  • Work with investors' site inspectors.

Education

Master's degree, civil engineering

2008 - 2013

Bialystok University of Technology

Skills

  • Site and building inspections
  • Building law
  • Administrative procedure
  • Occupancy permits
  • Unauthorised construction
  • Assessing the technical condition of buildings

Qualifications

  • Building qualifications in the structural and building speciality without restrictions
  • Member of the Polish Chamber of Civil Engineers
  • Building law amendments training, 2024

Languages

  • English: B1

Additional information

  • Driving licence category B

I hereby consent to the processing of my personal data for the purposes necessary to carry out the recruitment process, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 (GDPR).

How to write a building control inspector CV

Professional summary

Write which authority or company you work for, which inspections and proceedings you handle and which qualifications you hold. Add a result, for example shorter decision times. The employer is looking for someone who knows construction from the inside and applies the rules reliably and impartially.

Site manager with 6 years of experience on residential buildings, with structural and building qualifications. I keep the site diary, run acceptances and work with site inspectors. I am looking for work at a county building control authority.

Experience: duties and achievements

Describe inspections, proceedings, permits, unauthorised construction, disasters and decisions. Show results in numbers. Add your site experience, because it helps when assessing buildings. Also say which rules you apply most often.

Weaker: Inspections.

Better: About 120 inspections of sites and buildings a year.

Weaker: Unauthorised construction.

Better: Proceedings on unauthorised construction and the poor technical condition of buildings.

Weaker: Permits.

Better: Occupancy permits and notices of completion, time from 30 to 18 days.

Skills worth listing

List inspections, building law, administrative procedure, permits, unauthorised construction and assessing buildings. In your soft skills show impartiality, firmness and accuracy.

Professional skills

  • Site inspections
  • Building law
  • Administrative procedure
  • Occupancy permits
  • Unauthorised construction
  • Technical condition

Personal skills

  • Impartiality
  • Firmness
  • Accuracy
  • Communication
  • Resilience under pressure

Qualifications

List building qualifications with their full scope, chamber membership and building law training. At building control authorities qualifications are often required or welcome.

How to become a building control inspector

Most people move from site manager, investor's site inspector or designer. On your CV show the buildings and acceptances you know.

Add knowledge of administrative procedure. Work at an authority also means decisions and letters, not only site inspections.

Tailoring your CV to the job offer

A county authority looks for inspections and proceedings, a provincial authority for appeals and oversight of the counties, and an investor for a site inspector on a specific project. Move to the top what the job ad is about.

The most common mistakes on a building control inspector CV

Questions and answers

What should a building control inspector put on a CV?

The authority or company, inspections, proceedings, permits, unauthorised construction, decisions, qualifications and site experience.

How does an authority inspector differ from an investor's site inspector?

An authority inspector is an official of the supervisory body, and an investor's site inspector represents the investor on a specific project.

Are building qualifications needed?

Often yes, or they are a big plus. Check the requirements in the notice.

Which results are worth giving?

The number of inspections, decision times, closed proceedings and the number of buildings.

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