The objective of structural safety is to eliminate or minimise the risks that originate or affect the foundation, supports, beams or any structural element of a building in order to ensure that it does not collapse. It is a transdisciplinary area, since the structural safety is approached from the perspective of the building, fires, materials, etc. The structural safety technician applies the regulations and technical specifications that are established with regard to structural safety. This technician works for engineering companies as well as architecture firms.

• Define the structure of a building and carry out the calculations to ensure its safety. The regulations that refer to structural safety, like the Building Standards Law, indicate that it is one of the basic requirements with regard to building safety. The structure must fulfil certain minimum criteria established by the regulations that seek to ensure the safety of buildings. Therefore, the specialist applies the structural safety regulations to the building's plans. The application of harmonised technical standards like the Eurocodes is particularly noteworthy among these regulations, due to its complexity.
• Verify the application of the structural safety regulations. Once the construction has been completed, the Building Standards Law sets forth the need to verify, among others parameters, that the structure is correct and that it complies with the safety standards. For this reason, the specialist conducts an analysis of the structure and makes sure that it complies with the regulations.
• Assess the existing structures in order to ensure that they have no problems and that they comply with the regulations.

Regulated training and graduates

• Grau: Arquitectura
• Grau: Arquitectura tècnica
• Grau: Enginyeria civil
• Grau: Enginyeria d'obres públiques
• Grau: Arquitectura tècnica i edificació
• Grau: Enginyeria en tecnologies industrials

Complementary training

Other specific skills

Analytical thought: Level 3

Orientation within reach: Level 2

Initiative: Level 3

Concern for order and quality: Level 3

Conceptual thought: Level 2

Team work and cooperation: Level 2

Safety

Those who prefer to work in the field of security enjoy carrying out duties of protection, security and surveillance of individuals, goods, data or information. Activities such as protecting people who work with an entity and their staff in order to prevent offences and crimes, as well participating in processes that investigate criminal activity are examples of the professional tasks that comprise this field. Knowing the laws that are applicable in the field or professional context within which this task takes place is key when carrying out these kinds of activities.

Technician

People who show an interest in the technical field find fulfilment in carrying out activities related to the design and manufacture of objects, machines, vehicles and/or infrastructures. These activities require the application of scientific and technical knowledge (laws of physics, calculations and mathematical formulas, properties of the materials, etc). Creativity is also necessary when coming up with optimal solutions for the functional requirements of the products to be designed. Therefore, the pragmatic application of scientific knowledge in order to develop solutions for the benefit of human beings is the main function of occupations in the technical field.

Technical building work execution auditor

Consultant on mobility

Environmental worksite management technician

Occupational health and safety specialist at construction projects

Building project manager

• Work hours

  Usually a full-time job.

• Salary

  Gross wage from 23.372 to 34.533 euros per year depending on degrees, qualifications and experience. Median:28.412euros annum gross.
  
  Source: Report "Observatory of Jobs and Salaries of the Labour Market. Barcelona Activa", elaborated by ICSA Grupo. April 2015.

• Other features

  Working with design applications like Autocad is required.

• Professional category

  Technician

• Human resources and equipment

  Office, computer and specific software for project execution, such as Autocad 3D.

• Initial investments

  The average cost is some 9500 euros.