Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

construction general contractortoconstruction general supervisor

A construction general contractor already meets 44% of what the construction general supervisor role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.

From construction general contractor
44%
Overlap1
To construction general supervisor
19 Skills carried over
11 Required, not held
61.6 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

44%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

61.6/ 100

1 Share of the construction general supervisor role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the construction general contractor profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Why

Why this move works

A construction general supervisor role treats 11 of its required skills as things a construction general contractor already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • communicate with construction crews
  • coordinate construction activities
  • ensure compliance with construction project deadline
  • follow health and safety procedures in construction
  • green building practices
  • inspect construction supplies

What stands in the way is 11 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 19 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A construction general supervisor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a construction general contractor background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held plan allocation of space management skills
  • already held monitor construction site information skills
  • already held zero-energy building design engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held communicate with construction crews communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held green building practices engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held quantity surveying engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 19 carried skills, including the 11 the construction general supervisor role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 29 missing skills fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier
01 communication, collaboration and creativity 4 required, 8 supplementary
  • required, not held prepare building site required
  • required, not held work in a construction team required
  • required, not held liaise with managers required
  • required, not held react to events in time-critical environments required
  • optional, not held liaise with architects optional
  • optional, not held advise on construction materials optional
  • optional, not held design spatial layout of outdoor areas optional
  • optional, not held liaise with financiers optional
  • optional, not held liaise with local authorities optional
  • optional, not held liaise with shareholders optional
  • optional, not held negotiate supplier arrangements optional
  • optional, not held train employees optional
02 information skills 3 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held check compatibility of materials required
  • required, not held process incoming construction supplies required
  • required, not held execute feasibility study required
  • optional, not held evaluate integrated design of buildings optional
  • optional, not held monitor stock level optional
03 management skills 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held evaluate employees work required
  • required, not held supervise staff required
  • optional, not held recruit employees optional
04 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held building materials industry required
  • optional, not held integrated design optional
  • optional, not held nuclear energy optional
05 constructing 1 required
  • required, not held prepare site for construction required
06 assisting and caring 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held follow nuclear plant safety precautions optional
  • optional, not held ensure compliance with radiation protection regulations optional
  • optional, not held provide first aid optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a construction general supervisor role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 19 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held communicate with construction crews skill
  • already held coordinate construction activities skill
  • already held ensure compliance with construction project deadline skill
  • already held follow health and safety procedures in construction skill
  • already held green building practices knowledge
  • already held inspect construction supplies skill
  • already held keep records of work progress skill
  • already held manage health and safety standards skill
  • already held monitor construction site skill
  • already held plan shifts of employees skill
  • already held use safety equipment in construction skill
  • already held construction product regulation knowledge
  • already held contract law knowledge
  • already held energy performance of buildings knowledge
  • already held manage contracts skill
  • already held plan allocation of space skill
  • already held quantity surveying knowledge
  • already held real estate market knowledge
  • already held zero-energy building design knowledge
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 business, administration and law 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held cost management optional
08 health and welfare 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held radiation protection optional
18 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held cost management optional
  • optional, not held evaluate integrated design of buildings optional
  • optional, not held follow nuclear plant safety precautions optional
  • optional, not held integrated design optional
  • optional, not held liaise with architects optional
  • optional, not held monitor stock level optional
  • optional, not held advise on construction materials optional
  • optional, not held design spatial layout of outdoor areas optional
  • optional, not held ensure compliance with radiation protection regulations optional
  • optional, not held liaise with financiers optional
  • optional, not held liaise with local authorities optional
  • optional, not held liaise with shareholders optional
  • optional, not held negotiate supplier arrangements optional
  • optional, not held nuclear energy optional
  • optional, not held provide first aid optional
  • optional, not held radiation protection optional
  • optional, not held recruit employees optional
  • optional, not held train employees optional
20 held skills the construction general supervisor role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role advise architects skill
  • not needed by the target role audit contractors skill
  • not needed by the target role building codes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role check construction compliance skill
  • not needed by the target role communicate with customers skill
  • not needed by the target role coordinate marketing plan actions skill
  • not needed by the target role decommissioning knowledge
  • not needed by the target role design principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role energy efficiency knowledge
  • not needed by the target role envelope systems for buildings knowledge
  • not needed by the target role identify customer objectives skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor contractor performance skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor parameters' compliance in construction projects skill
  • not needed by the target role perform project management skill
  • not needed by the target role perform quality control of design during a run skill
  • not needed by the target role project commissioning knowledge
  • not needed by the target role quality assurance methodologies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role read standard blueprints skill
  • not needed by the target role renewable energy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role review construction projects skill
5 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier
  • required, not held building materials industry required
  • optional, not held cost management optional
  • optional, not held integrated design optional
  • optional, not held nuclear energy optional
  • optional, not held radiation protection optional
Index

Other moves recorded from construction general contractor

Full index of moves from construction general contractor

Note

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.