Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
conducteur technicien des travaux du bâtiment
English translation:
Lead Construction Site Technician
Added to glossary by
Conor McAuley
Mar 2, 2020 13:43
4 yrs ago
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French term
France
Excellence, Expertise & Experience
Native in: English (Variants: Wales / Welsh, UK, Scottish, Irish, British)
Works in: French to English, English
conducteur technicien des travaux du bâtiment
French to English
Tech/Engineering
Education / Pedagogy
Engineering degree
Issued by ESTP, Paris:
"DIPLOME
de Conducteur technicien des travaux du bâtiment"
Not much other useful context.
I've tried to split it up:
Conducteur: foreperson (IATE confirms this, works foreman or general foreman) / supervisor / project manager
Technicien : engineer / technician (Routledge Technical)
travaux du bâtiment : construction work
It doesn't seem to all fit together well, and BTP is not my best subject area. Maybe I'm being too literal.
"DIPLOME
de Conducteur technicien des travaux du bâtiment"
Not much other useful context.
I've tried to split it up:
Conducteur: foreperson (IATE confirms this, works foreman or general foreman) / supervisor / project manager
Technicien : engineer / technician (Routledge Technical)
travaux du bâtiment : construction work
It doesn't seem to all fit together well, and BTP is not my best subject area. Maybe I'm being too literal.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +3 | lead (construction) site technician |
Kartik Isaac
|
| 3 +1 | construction works technician manager |
Youssef Chabat
|
Proposed translations
+3
20 mins
Kartik Isaac
Switzerland
Switzerland
Native in English
Switzerland
The Translating Engineer
Native in: English (Variants: US, UK) 
Works in: German to English, French to English
Related KudoZ points
:
8
Selected
lead (construction) site technician
Another suggestion.
Note from asker:
| Is foreman old-fashioned or what is the issue with it (if you'd like to and have the time to explain?)? You have some agrees from KudoZ people I rate, so I'll take your word for it. |
| Oh, and thanks of course, that goes without saying! |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Many thanks to Mr Isaac, thanks to everybody else for your input!"
+1
6 mins
Youssef Chabat
Morocco
Morocco
Native in French
Works in field
Morocco
A wordsmith at your disposal
Native in: Arabic (Variant: Standard-Arabian (MSA)) , French (Variant: Standard-France) 
Works in: French to Arabic, English to Arabic, Arabic to French, and 6 more.
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