Construction general contractor to property 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.
66.7/ 100
1 How much of what a property developer 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 property developer role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A property developer role treats 8 of its required skills as things a construction general contractor already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- 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 · 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.
- 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 · What you may need to learn
The 29 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 assess financial viability required
- still to learn compare property values required
- still to learn estimate profitability required
- still to learn execute feasibility study required
- still to learn maintain financial records required
- still to learn provide cost benefit analysis reports required
- optional, not held value properties optional
- still to learn budgetary principles required
- still to learn investment analysis required
- still to learn 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
- still to learn 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
- still to learn 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
- still to learn ensure compliance with legal requirements required
- optional, not held building systems monitoring technology optional
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.
- 01 budgetary principles study this
- 02 investment analysis study this
- 03 negotiate land acquisition 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 12 skills that carry over
- 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
- 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
- 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.
- still to learn budgetary principles required
- still to learn investment analysis required
- still to learn 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
Other moves recorded from construction general contractor
Common questions about this move
Can a construction general contractor become a property developer?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A construction general contractor already covers 34% of what a property developer is expected to do: 12 skills carry over, 8 of which the property developer role treats as required.
What skills does a construction general contractor need to become a property developer?
12 required skills are missing, plus 17 optional ones. They fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by information skills. The single most important is budgetary principles.
How hard is the move from construction general contractor to property developer?
Its learning distance is 66.7 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.