Concrete finisher supervisor to roofing supervisor
A concrete finisher supervisor already meets 78% of what the roofing supervisor role asks for. The move turns on 3 required skills not yet in the profile.
29.1/ 100
1 How much of what a roofing supervisor is expected to do is already part of a concrete finisher supervisor’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the roofing supervisor role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A roofing supervisor role treats 21 of its required skills as things a concrete finisher supervisor already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- advise on construction materials
- answer requests for quotation
- building codes
- energy performance of buildings
- ensure compliance with construction project deadline
- ensure equipment availability
What stands in the way is 3 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 35 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A roofing supervisor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a concrete finisher supervisor background worth leading with.
- already held plan scaffolding communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held use sander handling and moving
- already held building codes engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held ensure compliance with construction project deadline management skills
- already held construction product regulation business, administration and law
- already held energy efficiency engineering, manufacturing and construction
All 35 carried skills, including the 21 the roofing supervisor role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 15 missing skills fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn inspect roofs required
- still to learn recognise signs of wood rot required
- optional, not held keep personal administration optional
- still to learn roofing techniques required
- optional, not held envelope systems for buildings optional
- optional, not held apply roll roofing optional
- optional, not held lay interlocking roof tiles optional
- optional, not held lay non-interlocking roof tiles optional
- optional, not held remove roofs optional
- optional, not held construct wood roofs optional
- optional, not held install insulation material optional
- optional, not held install metal roofing optional
- optional, not held liaise with local authorities optional
- optional, not held sort waste optional
- optional, not held asbestos removal regulations optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a roofing supervisor role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 inspect roofs practise this
- 02 roofing techniques study this
- 03 recognise signs of wood rot practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 35 skills that carry over
- already held advise on construction materials skill
- already held answer requests for quotation skill
- already held building codes knowledge
- already held energy performance of buildings knowledge
- already held ensure compliance with construction project deadline skill
- already held ensure equipment availability skill
- already held evaluate employees work skill
- already held follow health and safety procedures in construction skill
- already held inspect construction supplies skill
- already held interpret 2D plans skill
- already held interpret 3D plans skill
- already held keep records of work progress skill
- already held liaise with managers skill
- already held manage health and safety standards skill
- already held monitor stock level skill
- already held order construction supplies skill
- already held plan shifts of employees skill
- already held process incoming construction supplies skill
- already held supervise staff skill
- already held use safety equipment in construction skill
- already held work in a construction team skill
- already held calculate needs for construction supplies skill
- already held construction product regulation knowledge
- already held cost management knowledge
- already held energy efficiency knowledge
- already held follow safety procedures when working at heights skill
- already held manage contracts skill
- already held negotiate supplier arrangements skill
- already held plan scaffolding skill
- already held provide first aid skill
- already held provide technical expertise skill
- already held recruit employees skill
- already held train employees skill
- already held use sander skill
- already held work ergonomically skill
12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held apply roll roofing optional
- optional, not held envelope systems for buildings optional
- optional, not held lay interlocking roof tiles optional
- optional, not held lay non-interlocking roof tiles optional
- optional, not held remove roofs optional
- optional, not held asbestos removal regulations optional
- optional, not held construct wood roofs optional
- optional, not held install insulation material optional
- optional, not held install metal roofing optional
- optional, not held keep personal administration optional
- optional, not held liaise with local authorities optional
- optional, not held sort waste optional
20 held skills the roofing supervisor role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role apply finish to concrete skill
- not needed by the target role apply proofing membranes skill
- not needed by the target role apply wood finishes skill
- not needed by the target role check compatibility of materials skill
- not needed by the target role crane load charts knowledge
- not needed by the target role drive mobile heavy construction equipment skill
- not needed by the target role guide concrete hose skill
- not needed by the target role inspect concrete structures skill
- not needed by the target role inspect supplied concrete skill
- not needed by the target role mix concrete skill
- not needed by the target role monitor concrete curing process skill
- not needed by the target role operate concrete mixer truck skill
- not needed by the target role place concrete forms skill
- not needed by the target role plan surface slope skill
- not needed by the target role pour concrete skill
- not needed by the target role prevent damage to utility infrastructure skill
- not needed by the target role remove concrete forms skill
- not needed by the target role screed concrete skill
- not needed by the target role types of concrete forms knowledge
- not needed by the target role use measurement instruments skill
3 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn roofing techniques required
- optional, not held envelope systems for buildings optional
- optional, not held asbestos removal regulations optional
Other moves recorded from concrete finisher supervisor
Common questions about this move
Can a concrete finisher supervisor become a roofing supervisor?
Yes, and it is an adjacent move. A concrete finisher supervisor already covers 78% of what a roofing supervisor is expected to do: 35 skills carry over, 21 of which the roofing supervisor role treats as required.
What skills does a concrete finisher supervisor need to become a roofing supervisor?
3 required skills are missing, plus 12 optional ones. They fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by information skills. The single most important is inspect roofs.
How hard is the move from concrete finisher supervisor to roofing supervisor?
Its learning distance is 29.1 out of 100, which is the adjacent band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
How this record was compiled
Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.