Is conducteur de travaux above chef de chantier?

Yes, in scope. The chef de chantier runs the site day to day; the conducteur de travaux answers for schedule, cost and subcontractors.

Which English title should I put on my CV?

Construction manager if you carried budget and several sites, site manager if you were permanently on one. Then state the numbers.

What level is the French title?

The current titre professionnel is registered at level 5, and a CQP route exists at level 6. Cite the RNCP number, not the title alone.

equivalence

What is a conducteur de travaux called in German and English?

The French title covers technical, administrative and financial control of building sites. Two of the three usual translations understate it.

short answer

In German the title is Bauleiter, and the functional match is close. In English, construction manager carries the scope; site manager is nearer to a French chef de chantier. The French certified title exists at more than one level, so check the certification, not the words.

the mapping we use

conducteur de travaux

France

RNCP 40217 level 5confidence: documented

Titre professionnel for building and civil engineering. A CQP route is registered at level 6.

Bauleiter

Germany

job-ad title level not ratedconfidence: comparable

Same bundle: schedule, coordinating trades, progress, technique and safety. Held by an engineer, Techniker or Meister.

construction manager

United Kingdom

job-ad title level not ratedconfidence: comparable

The broader designation, covering budget, contracts and often several sites.

site manager

United Kingdom

job-ad title level not ratedconfidence: uncertain

Day-to-day operations on one site. Closer to chef de chantier than to conducteur de travaux.

This page compares framework levels. It is not a recognition decision: only the national body of the destination country can issue one.

what a recruiter should read into it

Bauleiter is used in German for both registers, on-site and multi-site. Read the reporting line and the team size on the ad.
A French candidate who writes site manager for a UK role drops the contractual and financial part of their own job.
We found no German framework level for Bauleiter: it is a job title, not a certified qualification, so we do not claim one.

questions people actually ask

Is conducteur de travaux above chef de chantier?: Yes, in scope. The chef de chantier runs the site day to day; the conducteur de travaux answers for schedule, cost and subcontractors.
Which English title should I put on my CV?: Construction manager if you carried budget and several sites, site manager if you were permanently on one. Then state the numbers.
What level is the French title?: The current titre professionnel is registered at level 5, and a CQP route exists at level 6. Cite the RNCP number, not the title alone.

sources

France compétences for the French certifications, and the Chartered Institute of Building for the English distinction.

What is a conducteur de travaux called in German and English?

the mapping we use

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