Who is a builder, what does he do, features of the profession

Construction profession - main tasks

If you use the search queries Google, Yandex, as well as Wikipedia, then the task of a builder is multifaceted and not as simple as it seems at first glance. Most employers posting vacancies on the Internet require from the builder not only “golden hands”, but also the ability for creative thinking, command, and endurance.

Of course, the main task of a builder comes from the etymology of the word - to build. Builders are building from large-scale cottages to playgrounds for children.

Where to work as a builder

Construction professions are in high demand. Graduates of universities and secondary vocational educational institutions quickly find work in their specialty. You can work:
✎
In factories
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In private construction companies
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Manufacturing enterprises
✎
Repair teams
✎
Take individual orders

Depending on the specialization, there may be seasonal declines in the demand for builders. For example, masons often have less work in winter than in the warm season.

Pros and cons of the construction profession

A distinctive advantage of the profession is that education is relatively cheap compared to education in higher sciences. If we talk about the specialization of a builder, vacancies can be found without much difficulty.

Pros:

Great salary;
Demand in the labor market;
Relevance out of season;
Opportunity to receive education remotely;
Career growth.

The disadvantages are also obvious:

Working in bad weather;
Hard physical labor;
Not always loyal employers (fraudsters);
Injuries dangerous to the normal functioning of the body;
Not always a good team that can be easily managed.

Description of the profession

In the broad sense of the word, a builder is a specialist who is engaged in the construction of various buildings and structures.

But there are many masters of narrow specialties who are each responsible for their own area of work. These are crane operators, painters, plasterers, carpenters, roofers and others.

The organization and control of all work is carried out by engineers - qualified specialists with higher education. Architects develop plans, make the necessary calculations and drawings.

Qualities required by a builder

It may sound funny, but a builder must simply be an excellent speaker, as well as a commander. His speech must be clear, loud, and precise. After all, building in a team is a whole psychological process: with its own levers of pressure.

Lazy people are not liked in this profession, therefore, if a person decides to “splurge” for big money, he is unlikely to succeed. The second, no less important quality is endurance. In any weather, with heavy building materials, and sometimes complicated projects. Often, due to disorganization, management asks to redo something, so resistance to stress and endurance are qualities that are given priority.

"Construction. Professions"

Summary of the integrated lesson

in the preparatory school group

compensating orientation

on the topic “Construction. Professions"

Teacher-defectologist Lobacheva E.Yu.

Purpose of the lesson

: To clarify and systematize children’s knowledge about construction professions, to introduce them to the general word builder.
Teach children to group and unite people’s professions based on common characteristics. Systematization and activation of the dictionary on the topic “Professions in construction” ( labor, profession, work, benefit, builder, bricklayer, painter, hammer, trowel, brush, screwdriver
).

Tasks

Educational:

Review time concepts: parts of the day, days of the week, months, seasons.

Clarify children's understanding that houses are different.

Strengthen the skill of forming relative adjectives (brick, wood).

Expand ideas about the construction profession, about construction specialties, the tools they need, about the necessity and importance of the work of builders.

Improve the grammatical structure of speech (education, use of complex words (multi-story, mason, etc.).

Train in plane orientation.

Strengthen children's knowledge about geometric shapes.

Clarify and consolidate the sequence of numbers of the first ten.

Educational:

Cultivate responsiveness through a game situation.

Develop respect for other children through the ability to listen.

Foster mutual assistance when correcting incorrect answers.

Foster activity, initiative, respect for people, and a desire to work.

Correctional and developmental:

Develop attention when performing graphic dictation.

Develop memory through repeated repetition of the material covered.

Develop thinking.

Develop perception.

Develop speech when answering questions.

Develop imagination during a game situation.

Develop general speech skills, coherent speech, coordination of speech with movement, articulation and fine motor skills.

Techniques for managing the activities of children in educational institutions:

1. Techniques for enhancing children’s activities in the process of educational activities: conversation, creating a developmental environment, creating a problem situation, examination, analysis and conclusions.

2. Techniques for organizing children’s practical activities: showing slides, commenting, defining, productive activities.

3. Techniques for maintaining children’s interest: physical education break, musical accompaniment, alternating types of children’s activities.

4. Methods of assessment and self-assessment: encouragement, joint determination with the teacher and children of the quality of productive children's activities, mutual assistance of children.

5. Use of teaching aids, visual material, multimedia support.

Where to study

Areas of study:

Construction equipment and technologies (08.00.00)
Universities:

Moscow Automobile and Highway State Technical University (MADI) Road Construction Faculty
Moscow State Academy of Water Transport (MSAWT) Faculty of Water Transport Infrastructure Operation
Russian State Geological Prospecting University named after. Sergo Ordzhonikidze (MGRI-RGGRU) Faculty of Exploration and Development Technology
Moscow State University of Civil Engineering National Research University (MGSU) Institute of Construction and Architecture; Institute of Hydraulic and Energy Construction; Institute of Engineering and Environmental Construction and Mechanization
Moscow State Transport University (MIIT) Institute of Track, Construction and Structures
Russian State Agrarian University MSHA named after. K.A. Timiryazeva (RGAU-MSHA) Faculty of Hydraulic, Agro-Industrial and Civil Engineering
Peoples' Friendship University of Russia (RUDN) Faculty of Engineering

How much does a builder earn?

Builders make money in different ways. The level of earnings depends on the following factors: ✔ Work experience and length of service.

A beginner worker can receive only
30,000 rubles
, while sought-after specialists can earn
150,000 rubles and more
.
✔ Specialization.
Salary ranges vary across construction industries.
✔ Region.
In Moscow and the Moscow region, construction workers have vacancies with salaries ranging from 60 to 250 thousand rubles, and in other Russian regions it is less.
✔ Position.
An ordinary worker at a construction site receives less than a foreman, engineer or architect.

The income level of self-employed builders also largely depends on the niche, reputation and region.

General information

The profession described is classified as: Technician. It is impossible to do without creative thinking, because it is necessary to design, install, assemble and adjust technical objects. Having graduated from a university and received this specialty, you will not have to spend a lot of time looking for a job.

Such a specialist will be hired by any large company. Today there are not enough professionals in this field of activity, and competition is quite low. A civil engineer is a general specialist. This person is responsible for the entire range of activities during construction and has great responsibility.

It is necessary to work with contractor organizations and be responsible for the delivery time of materials. He ensures that work is carried out in accordance with the established schedule and that facilities are put into operation on time. This person is responsible for the quality of work performed, monitors compliance with safety regulations, and much more. A civil engineer must have the following qualities:

Creative thinking.
Accuracy.
Attentiveness.
Precise eye.
Good visual memory.

In addition, you need to have good physical health and endurance, because you will have to work in different weather conditions, and most often not at all in the office.

Wage

The salary of a civil engineer largely depends on his specific specialization and the region of the country. The minimum salary in Russia for such a specialist is 30 thousand rubles. As for the average income, it fluctuates around 50-56 thousand rubles. The maximum fixed salary reaches 413 thousand rubles.

Sources:

https://doklad-i-referat.ru/soobshchenie/okruzhayushchij-mir/professiya-stroitel-2-4-5-klass
https://nsportal.ru/detskiy-sad/raznoe/2019/02/24/znakomstvo-s-professiyami-stroitel-arhitektor-inzhener
https://letidor.ru/obrazovanie/kak-rasskazat-rebenku-o-professii-inzhenera-kotoraya-budet-populyarna-eshe-mnogo-let.htm
https://proforientator.ru/professions/inzhener-stroitel/
https://delai-vibor.com/inzhener-stroitel.html

Where to begin

Any construction begins with the selection of a site. Experts study the soil, determine the likelihood of flooding, freezing and other features of the place. Then the possibility of connecting communications is determined - water supply, sewerage, gas mains, electricity.

In the city, vacant lots are the first to be developed. This is convenient, since there are roads and communications nearby. When developing new territories, everything must be done anew.

The next stage is the construction of the foundation. The foundation for a wooden house can be shallow, solid with water insulation. For the foundation of a multi-story building, a deep, reliable foundation is required, for which a foundation pit is dug. Then the piles are driven in and the concrete foundation of the future house is poured.

Control over all surfaces and angles is carried out by a surveyor. He makes sure that all vertical elements do not deviate, all horizontal planes are horizontal. The quality of the building depends on its work.

Rice. 1. Surveyor at a construction site.

Responsibilities

A civil engineer may have different responsibilities depending on his specialization, but the standard list looks like this:

It is necessary to develop technical and methodological materials, schedules and regulatory documents related to the project.
Carry out the work provided for in the construction plan.
Look for ways to optimize resources and justify decisions made.
Analyze the technical and economic characteristics of the facility being built. Participate in research work concerning the use of building materials, systems and other equipment, and then prepare reports and conclusions.
Ensure that all construction sites are provided with building materials, documentation and technical information.
Use modern automated systems in the implementation of a construction project to create an economic effect.
Compose applications, instructions, maps, diagrams, deal with orders, observing the form and time of submission.
Provide professional assistance to colleagues.
Conduct examinations of documents and processes, fully control the progress of work.

A civil engineer has to understand a lot of things and has a wide and varied range of responsibilities. There are high demands on such a specialist.

Extracurricular event on the topic “Introduction to construction professions”