Disciplines and Professional Roles

Each user has an assigned discipline and role based on the user's nature of work and position in the A/E firm.

The following table shows the available disciplines and roles that administrators can assign to users in Specpoint:

Discipline Role
Architectural
  • Architect
  • Architectural Engineer
  • Architectural Intern
  • Design Architect
  • Designer
  • Director of Specifications
  • Interior Designer
  • Job Captain
  • Landscape Architect
  • Master Planner
  • Principal
  • Project Architect
  • Project Manager
  • Senior Architect
  • Senior Design Architect
  • Senior Interior Designer
  • Senior Project Architect
  • Senior Specifications Writer
  • Specifications Writer
Building Product Manufacturer
  • Director
  • General Manager
  • Manager
  • Product Engineer
  • Sales Representative
Civil
  • Civil Engineer
  • Director of Engineering
  • Senior Engineer - Civil
Construction
  • Construction Manager
  • General Project Manager
  • Project Estimator
  • Project Manager
  • Purchasing Manager
  • Quality Manager
Consultant
  • Acoustical Systems Engineer
  • Building Code, Code Plan Review Specialist
  • Building Controls Consultant
  • Building Envelope Consultant
  • Civil Engineer
  • Commissioning - Agent/Engineer
  • Communications - Specialist/Engineer
  • Constructability Review Consultant
  • Construction Project Management
  • Construction Specialist
  • Cost Estimator
  • Electrical Engineer
  • Elevator Escalator Consultant
  • Energy Management
  • Engineer - Intern
  • Engineering Geologist
  • Environmental Engineer
  • Environmental Services
  • ESCO Consultant
  • Facility Modeling/Visualization
  • Fire Protection Engineer
  • Forest Engineer
  • Geotechnical Engineer
  • Geothermal Consultant
  • Hazardous Materials Planner
  • Historical Preservation - Architect/Consultant
  • HVAC Specialist
  • Hydraulic Engineer
  • Hydrologic Engineer
  • Industrial Hygienist
  • Interior Design Services/Space Planning
  • Justice Facility Consultant
  • Kitchen, Food Service - Designer/Consultant
  • Lab - Architect/Planner
  • Land Surveyors
  • Landscape Architect
  • Lighting - Designer/Engineer
  • Master Planner
  • Mechanical Engineer
  • Medical - Architect/Planner
  • Medical Equipment Planner
  • Medical Physicist
  • MEP Engineer
  • Plumbing Engineer
  • Programming
  • Roofing Consultant
  • Safety Engineer
  • Sanitary Engineer
  • Scanning/Photography
  • Security Consultant
  • Senior Civil Engineer
  • Senior Consultant
  • Senior Electrical Engineer
  • Senior Engineer
  • Senior Structural Engineer
  • Signage Consultant
  • Solar Energy Consultant
  • Specifications Writer
  • Structural Engineer
  • Structural Engineering Technician
  • Sustainability Consultant
  • Technology Systems Engineer/Designer
  • Telecommunications Engineer/Designer
  • Testing Laboratory
  • Urban Design
  • Urban Planner
  • Value Engineering
Coordination
  • Administrative
  • Administrative Support
  • BIM Coordinator
  • BIM Manager
  • Director of Specifications
  • Fire Protection Engineer
  • Owner
  • Senior Specifications Writer
  • Specifications Writer
  • Technology Systems Engineer/Designer
Electrical
  • Director of Engineering
  • Director of Specifications
  • Electrical Engineer
  • Senior Electrical Engineer
  • Senior Specifications Writer
  • Specifications Writer
Facilities Management
  • Building & Facility Manager
  • Maintenance Director
Mechanical
  • Director of Engineering
  • Director of Specifications
  • HVAC Specialist
  • Mechanical Engineer
  • Project Engineer
  • Senior Engineer
  • Senior Specifications Writer
  • Specifications Writer
Plumbing
  • Director of Engineering
  • Director of Specifications
  • Plumbing Engineer
  • Senior Plumbing Engineer
  • Senior Specifications Writer
  • Specifications Writer
Structural
  • Director of Specifications
  • Project Engineer - Intern
  • Project Engineer
  • Project Manager
  • Senior Consultant
  • Senior Engineer
  • Senior Specifications Writer
  • Senior Structural Engineer
  • Specifications Writer
  • Structural Engineer
  • Structural Engineering Technician