What skills are needed in the construction industry?
The BTP is one of France's leading employers and encompasses a wide diversity of trades. Recently impacted by rising raw material costs and supply difficulties, linked to Covid-19 and the war in Ukraine, the sector nonetheless remains dynamic and sorely lacking in manpower. The good news for candidates? Recruitment needs concern virtually all professions.
A review of the job market.
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Industry news
Since the loi climat n° 2021-1104 of August 22, 2021, requests from private individuals to improve theenergy performance of their homes have increased. In addition to the need to renovate homes, there is also the need to meet new environmental and energy standards, with the application of the RE2020. In addition, there has been an increase in the construction of new housing using innovative and sustainable technologies, or eco-construction.
An evolving sector with strengths
The building and public works sector suffers mainly from a déficit d'image, hence the difficulties in attracting candidates. However, this is generally due to a lack of awareness of working conditions, as trades have evolved. Trainingin the correct gestures and postures is offered, within the framework of reducing arduousness and preventing musculoskeletal disorders.
Also, technologies are helping to improve working conditions, which have changed significantly. For example, minipellers are commonly used to open trenches, and, forvertical transport, material lifts and transport platforms. To reduce the weight of loads and carry without too much effort, it is also possible to use a exoskeleton.
Jobs most in demand by construction companies
The building and public works sector includes the construction trades, with gros œuvre and second œuvre, as well as public worksworks. All sectors are looking to recruit.
In the building :The most sought-after trades include: bricklayer, electrician, plumber, roofer, drywaller, carpenter, painter, machine/heavy goods vehicle operator, tiler, |
In public works:Recruitment needs concern most profiles: formworker, pipe fitter, roadworker, track layer, network erector (energy, communication), reinforced concrete structure builder, machine mechanic, welder, team leader, site manager, site foreman... |
To find out more, trade by trade, check out the two very detailed studies, carried out by the Observatoire des métiers du BTP.
Please note that the two very detailed studies, carried out by the Observatoire des métiers du BTP.
Despite obvious difficulties in recruiting, the BTP remains a sector of the future, and one of the most job-creating in France. It offers very good prospects for development for those who would like to make a career in it. Bolstered by their 15 years of experience, Alphéa Conseil's teams are experts in recruitment in the BTP.
Skills expected in the construction industry by recruiters
The BTP sector preferably recruits candidates who already have experience, with strong motivation. That's why work-study schemes - contrats de professionnalisation and apprenticeships - represent an excellent opportunity to gain initial experience and make a name for yourself within the company.Technical skills:
Soft skills:
Continuous training!
There's a profusion of training courses in the BTP and therefore many gateways and career development prospects. The industry's training courses cover a wide range of specialties:civil engineering, building, thermal and HVAC engineering, fluid energy, systems maintenance, electrical engineering etc.
To put it simply, at the start of a career, the different levels of qualifications required are: CAP, Bac pro, brevet professionnel for manual labor (mason, plumber, painter....), from Bac pro to BTS for technicians (design office draughtsman, HVAC draughtsman, etc.), from BTS to Bac +5 and engineering diploma for construction engineer, public works engineer and other management positions (site supervisor, site manager, project manager, etc.).
Thereafter, it's above all experience that counts for advancement.
Training organizations have also embarked on themodularization of training, promoting the individualization of courses. In this way, companies needing high value-added skills (new materials, new technologies and organizations...) can make use of them, in order to maintain their competitiveness.
So, it's possible to join the BTP at any point in one's professional life, through continuing education, with the assurance of landing a job on completion.Alphea Conseil recruitment firm's expertise in the construction industry
Often faced with a manpower shortage, companies in the construction and public works sector struggle to find the candidates they need.Did you know? The construction industry is:
Our consultants support French and international companies in the sector in their recruitment process, to find the candidate who matches their expectations.
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