Research and Guidelines for Developing Functional Competency for the Building Engineer Position: A Case Study of TTT Competency

Abstract

        This research is a study of the development of specific competencies for engineers at TTT Company, a pseudonym, with the following objectives: 1) to determine specific competencies for the position of building engineer; 2) to determine the development of specific competencies for the position of building engineer at TTT Company. The results of the research are important to TTT Company and the industry as a whole because of the significant growth of high-rise buildings at present. This research is a qualitative study with key informants being executives and experts in positions related to construction and control of high-rise buildings, with 5 persons with at least 5 years of experience The researcher used in-depth interviews and focus group discussions. The researcher used content analysis from the data obtained from in-depth interviews and focus group discussions to determine the competency model that the organization needs and summarize it as a guideline for developing specific competency in the position of building engineer at TTT Company. 
        The research results found that there are 7 specific competencies for building engineer positions that need to be developed as follows: 1) Competency in knowledge and skills in engineering 2) Competency in resource management 3) Competence in managing high-rise building engineering systems 4) Competence in important engineering systems in high-rise buildings 5) Competence in standard systems in engineering work 6) Competence in managing, following up, and inspecting maintenance of machinery and equipment within the building 7) Competence in applying technological knowledge to work using the 70:20:10 development model to increase competence.