Human Resources in Canada's Built Heritage Sector: Mapping the ...

MAPPING THE WORK FORCE AND SETTING STRATEGIC PRIORITIESProject Design, Planning and Management:The principal occupations in this segment of the continuum are:• Architects• Landscape Architects• Interior Designers• Engineers:• Electrical• Mechanical• Structural• Civil• Environmental and Hazardous Waste Consultants• Cost Consultants / Quantity SurveyorsIn the private sector, Developers play a key role.Statutory provisions reserve certain aspects of project design to licensed professional, i.e., engineers orarchitects. While often associated with these professions, project management is not statutorily restrictedto any particular occupation. (Field work will determine the predominant practice.)In all cases, existing regulatory regimes (statutory and non-statutory) apply to these occupations. The pertinentskills are best understood as specialized sub-sets of skills otherwise associated at a more generic levelwith the occupation.The key analytical task for this segment of the Built Heritage continuum will be identifying and definingthese specialized skill-sets.Project Executions:Depending on the nature and scale of a project, contractors in all branches of construction as well as all(or virtually) crafts and trades may be involved. The most relevant criteria in prioritizing the branches ofconstruction and the trades is the degree to which the Built Heritage Sector requires specialized skillsowing to the nature of the materials or the degree of craft proficiency required to construct (as opposedto install) components. On this basis, it is proposed that the key trades and branches of construction are:1. Stone, Brick Work and Terracotta:• stone masons• bricklayers• stone cutters• stone carvers2. Concrete Work:• restoration cement finishers3. Metalworking:• sheet metal workers experienced in metals such as copper, lead, tin, and galvanized iron• ironworkers©CULTURAL HUMAN RESOURCES COUNCIL69