Construction general contractor to construction quality manager
A construction general contractor already meets 33% of what the construction quality manager role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.
66.6/ 100
1 How much of what a construction quality manager 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 quality manager role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A construction quality manager role treats 6 of its required skills as things a construction general contractor already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- construction product regulation
- design principles
- follow health and safety procedures in construction
- inspect construction supplies
- keep records of work progress
- use safety equipment in construction
What stands in the way is 12 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 12 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A construction quality manager 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 review construction projects information skills
- already held monitor construction site information skills
- already held quantity surveying engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held construction product regulation business, administration and law
- already held energy efficiency engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held contract law business, administration and law
All 12 carried skills, including the 6 the construction quality manager role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 25 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 adjust engineering designs required
- still to learn advise on construction materials required
- still to learn communicate with external laboratories required
- still to learn liaise with managers required
- still to learn write specifications required
- optional, not held work in a construction team optional
- still to learn building materials industry required
- still to learn energy conservation required
- optional, not held wind energy optional
- optional, not held construction methods optional
- optional, not held solar products optional
- still to learn ensure conformity to specifications required
- still to learn work ergonomically required
- still to learn check compatibility of materials required
- optional, not held test construction material samples optional
- optional, not held conduct quality control analysis optional
- optional, not held review construction plans authorisations optional
- still to learn total quality control required
- still to learn statistical quality control required
2 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a construction quality manager role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 check compatibility of materials practise this
- 02 statistical quality control study this
- 03 total quality control study this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 12 skills that carry over
- already held construction product regulation knowledge
- already held design principles knowledge
- already held follow health and safety procedures in construction skill
- already held inspect construction supplies skill
- already held keep records of work progress skill
- already held use safety equipment in construction skill
- already held contract law knowledge
- already held energy efficiency knowledge
- already held energy performance of buildings knowledge
- already held monitor construction site skill
- already held quantity surveying knowledge
- already held review construction projects skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held organise quality circle optional
- optional, not held evaluate budgets optional
- optional, not held evaluate employees work optional
- optional, not held make time-critical decisions optional
- optional, not held supervise staff optional
- optional, not held maintain work area cleanliness optional
13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held organise quality circle optional
- optional, not held test construction material samples optional
- optional, not held wind energy optional
- optional, not held work in a construction team optional
- optional, not held conduct quality control analysis optional
- optional, not held construction methods optional
- optional, not held evaluate budgets optional
- optional, not held evaluate employees work optional
- optional, not held maintain work area cleanliness optional
- optional, not held make time-critical decisions optional
- optional, not held review construction plans authorisations optional
- optional, not held solar products optional
- optional, not held supervise staff optional
27 held skills the construction quality manager 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 construction crews skill
- not needed by the target role communicate with customers skill
- not needed by the target role coordinate construction activities 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 ensure compliance with construction project deadline skill
- not needed by the target role envelope systems for buildings knowledge
- not needed by the target role green building practices knowledge
- not needed by the target role identify customer objectives skill
- not needed by the target role manage contracts skill
- not needed by the target role manage health and safety standards 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 plan allocation of space skill
- not needed by the target role plan shifts of employees 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 real estate market knowledge
- not needed by the target role renewable energy knowledge
- not needed by the target role zero-energy building design knowledge
7 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 statistical quality control required
- still to learn total quality control required
- still to learn building materials industry required
- still to learn energy conservation required
- optional, not held wind energy optional
- optional, not held construction methods optional
- optional, not held solar products optional
Other moves recorded from construction general contractor
Common questions about this move
Can a construction general contractor become a construction quality manager?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A construction general contractor already covers 33% of what a construction quality manager is expected to do: 12 skills carry over, 6 of which the construction quality manager role treats as required.
What skills does a construction general contractor need to become a construction quality manager?
12 required skills are missing, plus 13 optional ones. They fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is check compatibility of materials.
How hard is the move from construction general contractor to construction quality manager?
Its learning distance is 66.6 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.