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Where a construction general contractor can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a construction general contractor already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Construction general contractors take on the responsibility to deliver a construction project. They participate on bid processes for construction projects and hire subcontractors to deliver the different stages of the construction process from beginning to completion. They make sure subcontractors hold up their part of the agreement and work in the construction site to make sure the project is delivered in time and according to agreed standards.

Also known as construction project manager, construction site contractor, construction contactor, general contractor in construction.

Managers 39 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: construction general supervisor, 44%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
construction general supervis… 44% covered quantity surveyor 37% covered property developer 34% covered construction quality manager 33% covered roofing supervisor 31% covered construction general cont… You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from construction general contractor, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a construction general contractor already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

Table 2

Table 2 · What the job itself asks for

A construction general contractor needs 18 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • identify customer objectives communication, collaboration and creativity
  • audit contractors information skills
  • monitor construction site information skills
  • monitor parameters' compliance in construction projects information skills
  • check construction compliance assisting and caring
  • monitor contractor performance management skills
  • green building practices engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • coordinate construction activities communication, collaboration and creativity
  • perform quality control of design during a run information skills
  • real estate market business, administration and law
Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a construction general contractor does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

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Construction general contractor is filed under Managers, ISCO major group 1. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a construction general contractor’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.