Table 1Transition record

construction general contractortoproperty developer

A construction general contractor already meets 34% of what the property developer role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.

From construction general contractor

34%

Overlap1

To property developer

12 Skills carried over

12 Required, not held

66.7 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

34%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

66.7/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the property developer 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 property developer role treats 8 of its required skills as things a construction general contractor already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

audit contractors
contract law
coordinate marketing plan actions
follow health and safety procedures in construction
keep records of work progress
manage contracts

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

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 12 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A property developer 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 audit contractors information skills
already held monitor parameters' compliance in construction projects information skills
already held monitor contractor performance management skills
already held coordinate marketing plan actions management skills
already held real estate market business, administration and law
already held building codes engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 12 carried skills, including the 8 the property developer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 29 missing skills fall into 6 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 information skills 6 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held assess financial viability required
required, not held compare property values required
required, not held estimate profitability required
required, not held execute feasibility study required
required, not held maintain financial records required
required, not held provide cost benefit analysis reports required

optional, not held value properties optional

02 business, administration and law 3 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held budgetary principles required
required, not held investment analysis required
required, not held market research required

optional, not held architecture regulations optional
optional, not held accounting techniques optional
optional, not held business management principles optional
optional, not held leasing process optional

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 6 supplementary

required, not held negotiate land acquisition required

optional, not held negotiate land access optional
optional, not held attend trade fairs optional
optional, not held liaise with financiers optional
optional, not held liaise with quality assurance optional
optional, not held liaise with shareholders optional
optional, not held provide information on properties optional

04 management skills 1 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held create a financial plan required

optional, not held develop energy saving concepts optional
optional, not held manage maintenance operations optional
optional, not held manage staff optional
optional, not held oversee planning of security systems optional
optional, not held recruit employees optional

05 assisting and caring 1 required

required, not held ensure compliance with legal requirements required

06 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary

optional, not held building systems monitoring technology optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a property developer 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 12 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held audit contractors skill
already held contract law knowledge
already held coordinate marketing plan actions skill
already held follow health and safety procedures in construction skill
already held keep records of work progress skill
already held manage contracts skill
already held monitor contractor performance skill
already held real estate market knowledge
already held building codes knowledge
already held energy performance of buildings knowledge
already held monitor parameters' compliance in construction projects skill
already held use safety equipment in construction skill

17 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held architecture regulations optional
optional, not held building systems monitoring technology optional
optional, not held negotiate land access optional
optional, not held accounting techniques optional
optional, not held attend trade fairs optional
optional, not held business management principles optional
optional, not held develop energy saving concepts optional
optional, not held leasing process optional
optional, not held liaise with financiers optional
optional, not held liaise with quality assurance optional
optional, not held liaise with shareholders optional
optional, not held manage maintenance operations optional
optional, not held manage staff optional
optional, not held oversee planning of security systems optional
optional, not held provide information on properties optional
optional, not held recruit employees optional
optional, not held value properties optional

27 held skills the property developer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise architects skill
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 construction product regulation knowledge
not needed by the target role coordinate construction activities 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 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 inspect construction supplies skill
not needed by the target role manage health and safety standards skill
not needed by the target role monitor construction site 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 quantity surveying 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
not needed by the target role zero-energy building design knowledge

8 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 budgetary principles required
required, not held investment analysis required
required, not held market research required
optional, not held architecture regulations optional
optional, not held building systems monitoring technology optional
optional, not held accounting techniques optional
optional, not held business management principles optional
optional, not held leasing process 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.