Fuentes-del-Burgo J. and Navarro-Astor E. (2012) How is job satisfaction in Spanish building engineers influenced by training? In: Smith, S.D (Ed) Procs 28 th Annual ARCOM Conference, 3-5 September 2012, Edinburgh, UK, Association of Researchers in Construction Management, 601-610. HOW IS JOB SATISFACTION IN SPANISH BUILDING ENGINEERS INFLUENCED BY TRAINING? Joaquin Fuentes-del-Burgo 1 and Elena Navarro-Astor 2 1 School of Construction Management and Engineering (ETSGE), Universidad Politécnica de Valencia (UPV), Camino de Vera s/n, 46022 Valencia, Spain 2 Politechnic School, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha (UCLM), Campus Universitario, 16071 Cuenca, Spain In business environments, training is one of the most important issues for human resource management. Through appropriate training, enterprises can rely on competent and motivated employees, ready to meet technological and strategic requirements. The aim of this study is to investigate training activities for building engineers developed by Spanish construction companies. But it also aims at analysing the effect of training on job satisfaction. A qualitative methodology has been applied, by means of semi-structured interviews to 34 building engineers. ATLAS-ti software has been used for the analysis of the interview contents. Findings reveal that, with the exception of a large company, no planned training has been developed in order to systems, as well compulsory training on risk prevention. Additionally, most engineers follow their own training courses, in order to update knowledge or improve promotion opportunities. Finally, the effect of training on job satisfaction tends to be positive, with increasing effects when it improves work post performance. Keywords: human resource management, job satisfaction, qualitative research, training. INTRODUCTION Specialized literature reveals that human resources represent the most important and variable factor of the production process, besides being a vital and strategic element for any organization whose target is to improve its productivity and competitiveness (Kazaz and Ulubeyli 2007). Thus, the implementation of policies and practices related to human resources, such as those regarding selection, recruitment procedures, training, incentives and assessment, is closely related to the overall performance of the company, which implies that human resources become a beneficial source of competitiveness (Osman et al. 2011). 1 joaquin.fuentes@uclm.es 2 enavarro@omp.upv.es