Construction Inspectors
Job description
These individuals inspect the construction and maintenance of buildings, bridges, roads, and factories. They ensure compliance with specifications and building codes. They ensure the safety of construction sites.
Environment
- Controlled ambient temperature
- Climatic conditions
- Uncontrolled ambient temperature
- Hazardous workplaces
Main tasks
- Examine plans and layouts for new or renovated buildings.
- Inspect construction and engineering work to ensure compliance with plans, specifications, and building codes.
- Inspect various structures (electrical installations, plumbing, steel structures, concrete forms, etc.).
- Inspect sewer lines and pipelines.
- Inspect construction sites and ensure compliance with safety standards.
- Detect and note any defects that may affect safety.
- Inspect homes and provide reports on the physical condition of the property.
Advancement and mobility
- Experience leads to management positions.
Hourly wage
The hourly wage is calculated by averaging wages from 2022 to 2024.- Minimum
- $25.40
- Median
- $35.00
- Maximum
- $43.90
Job prospects for 2024-2028
Job prospects for 2024-2028
Job prospects
All of Québec
All of Québec
Total jobs for 2023
All of Québec
All of Québec
Gender distribution
All of Québec
- 22.2% Female
- 77.8% Male
- 22.2% Female
- 77.8% Male
Job types
All of Québec
- Full time
- Part time
- Full time
- Part time
Yearly wage on 2020
All of Québec
All of Québec
Other characteristics
All of Québec
- Non traditional for women
- None
All of Québec
- Non traditional for women
- None
Sectors of activity
All of Québec
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NAICS 9134% of jobs
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NAICS 5413, 541428% of jobs
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NAICS 2317% of jobs
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NAICS 534% of jobs
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NAICS 222% of jobs
-
Others15% of jobs
All of Québec
-
NAICS 9134% of jobs
-
NAICS 5413, 541428% of jobs
-
NAICS 2317% of jobs
-
NAICS 534% of jobs
-
NAICS 222% of jobs
-
Others15% of jobs
Training and requirements
Formation
Most training programs are offered in French only.
College
DCS in architectural Technology
Placement rate: 59.1%
38.7% of graduates pursue further studies
DCS in building Systems Technology
Placement rate: 63.5%
34.6% of graduates pursue further studies
DCS in civil Engineering Technology
Placement rate: 48.5%
48.9% of graduates pursue further studies
ACS in estimation en construction du bâtiment
Placement rate: 73.9%
4.3% of graduates pursue further studies
Also required
- Several years of related experience or as a skilled worker in one of the construction trades (plumbing, carpentry, electrical, etc.).
Sometimes required
- Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification may be required.
Main skills and characteristics
Skills
- Data collection
- Active listening
- Reading comprehension
- Critical thought
- Oral expression
- Information processing
- Solving complex problems
- Quality control analysis
- Written expression
- Judgment and decision-making
- Active learning
- Result evaluation
- System analysis
- Coordination
- Systems evaluation
- Time management
- Mathematics
Abilities
- Awareness of issues
- Inductive reasoning
- Deductive reasoning
- Written comprehension
- Oral comprehension
- Verbal skills
- Written expression
- Near vision
- Information organization
- Speech clarity
- Classification
- Perception speed
- Processing flexibility
- Visualization
- Distance vision
- Speech recognition
- Selective attention
- Mathematical reasoning
Knowledge and attributes
- Critical thinking
- Sense of responsibility
- Honesty
- Rigour
- Respect standards and regulations
- Knowledge of engineering and technology
- Sense of observation
- Commitment to quality
- Knowledge of public safety and security
- Knowledge of buildings and construction
Interests
- Draft, communicate, and inform
- Watch, defend, and secure
- Work with numbers
Personality profiles (RIASEC)
- Realistic
- People with this profile prefer carrying out concrete tasks and being physically involved in what they do.
- Investigative
- People with this profile prefer relying on theoretical knowledge before acting. They like observation, analysis and problem solving.
- Conventional
- People with this profile prefer specific, well-defined tasks. They like to respect the order of things and follow established rules.
Official name of the NOC 22233
Construction inspectors
Job titles
- Construction field inspector
- Compliance inspector - buildings
- Maintenance inspector - construction
- Home inspector
- Highway construction inspector
- Construction safety officer
- Energy advisor
- Pipeline inspector foreman/woman
- Building construction inspector foreman/woman
- Pipeline construction inspector foreman/woman
- Highway construction inspector foreman/woman
- Construction inspector and tester
- Sand and gravel inspector - construction
- Closed circuit tv sewer inspector
- Refinery equipment inspector
- Building inspector
- Electrical energy installation inspector
- Industrial electric installation inspector
- Reinforced concrete inspector
- Pre-stressed concrete inspector
- Electrical wiring inspector - construction
- Wiring inspector - domestic installation
- Wiring inspector - industrial installation
- Structural steel inspector
- Structural ironwork inspector
- Flood damage inspector - construction sites
- Electrical safety inspector
- Canada mortgage and housing corporation (cmhc) inspector
- Bridge inspector
- Bridge inspector - construction and maintenance
- Bridge and building inspector
- Soil inspector - construction
- Building inspector - structure
- Waterworks construction inspector
- Boiler installation inspector
- Masonry inspector
- Public works inspector - construction
- Building inspector - electrical wiring
- Construction inspector
- Sewer construction inspector
- Home construction inspector
- Building construction inspector
- Dam construction inspector
- Ditch construction inspector
- Mine construction inspector
- Pipeline construction inspector
- Tunnel construction inspector
- Electrical inspector - construction
- Irrigation inspector - construction
- Carpentry inspector
- Housing rehabilitation inspector
- Road paving inspector
- Plumbing inspector
- Building safety inspector
- Industrial construction safety inspector
- Road grading inspector
- Construction inspector supervisor
Skill type
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Last update: January 29, 2026