Construction general contractor to construction 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.
61.6/ 100
1 How much of what a construction general supervisor is expected to do is already part of a construction general contractor’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 construction general supervisor role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A construction general supervisor role treats 11 of its required skills as things a construction general contractor already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- 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 · 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.
- 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 · What you may need to learn
The 29 missing skills fall into 8 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 prepare building site required
- still to learn work in a construction team required
- still to learn liaise with managers required
- still to learn 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
- still to learn check compatibility of materials required
- still to learn process incoming construction supplies required
- still to learn execute feasibility study required
- optional, not held evaluate integrated design of buildings optional
- optional, not held monitor stock level optional
- still to learn evaluate employees work required
- still to learn supervise staff required
- optional, not held recruit employees optional
- still to learn building materials industry required
- optional, not held integrated design optional
- optional, not held nuclear energy optional
- still to learn prepare site for construction required
- 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 · 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.
- 01 prepare building site practise this
- 02 check compatibility of materials practise this
- 03 prepare site for construction 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 19 skills that carry over
- 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
- optional, not held cost management optional
- optional, not held radiation protection optional
18 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- 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
- 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.
- still to learn 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
Other moves recorded from construction general contractor
Common questions about this move
Can a construction general contractor become a construction general supervisor?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A construction general contractor already covers 44% of what a construction general supervisor is expected to do: 19 skills carry over, 11 of which the construction general supervisor role treats as required.
What skills does a construction general contractor need to become a construction general supervisor?
11 required skills are missing, plus 18 optional ones. They fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is prepare building site.
How hard is the move from construction general contractor to construction general supervisor?
Its learning distance is 61.6 out of 100, which is the substantial 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.