construction general supervisortoplastering supervisor
A construction general supervisor already meets 54% of what the plastering supervisor role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.
54%
52.4/ 100
1 Share of the plastering supervisor role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the construction general supervisor 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 this move works
A plastering supervisor role treats 13 of its required skills as things a construction general supervisor already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- check compatibility of materials
- ensure compliance with construction project deadline
- evaluate employees work
- follow health and safety procedures in construction
- inspect construction supplies
- keep records of work progress
What stands in the way is 6 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 22 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A plastering supervisor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a construction general supervisor background worth leading with.
- already held check compatibility of materials information skills
- already held ensure compliance with construction project deadline management skills
- already held construction product regulation business, administration and law
- already held advise on construction materials communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held negotiate supplier arrangements communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held evaluate employees work management skills
All 22 carried skills, including the 13 the plastering supervisor role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 28 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.
- required, not held interpret 2D plans required
- required, not held interpret 3D plans required
- optional, not held estimate restoration costs optional
- optional, not held select restoration activities optional
- optional, not held calculate needs for construction supplies optional
- optional, not held keep personal administration optional
- required, not held answer requests for quotation required
- required, not held order construction supplies required
- optional, not held provide technical expertise optional
- required, not held types of plastering materials required
- required, not held ensure equipment availability required
- optional, not held apply adhesive wall coating optional
- optional, not held craft ornamental plastering optional
- optional, not held install construction profiles optional
- optional, not held place drywall optional
- optional, not held place gypsum blocks optional
- optional, not held plaster surfaces optional
- optional, not held protect surfaces during construction work optional
- optional, not held tape drywall optional
- optional, not held apply proofing membranes optional
- optional, not held install insulation material optional
- optional, not held prepare surface for plastering optional
- optional, not held mix construction grouts optional
- optional, not held use sander optional
- optional, not held cut wall chases optional
2 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a plastering supervisor role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 interpret 2D plans skill · sector specific
- 02 types of plastering materials knowledge · sector specific
- 03 answer requests for quotation skill · cross sector
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 22 skills that carry over
- already held check compatibility of materials skill
- already held ensure compliance with construction project deadline skill
- already held evaluate employees work skill
- 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 liaise with managers skill
- already held manage health and safety standards skill
- already held monitor stock level skill
- already held plan shifts of employees skill
- already held process incoming construction supplies skill
- already held supervise staff skill
- already held work in a construction team skill
- already held advise on construction materials skill
- already held construction product regulation knowledge
- already held cost management knowledge
- already held manage contracts skill
- already held negotiate supplier arrangements skill
- already held provide first aid skill
- already held recruit employees skill
- already held train employees skill
- already held use safety equipment in construction skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held work safely with chemicals optional
- optional, not held work ergonomically optional
- optional, not held art history optional
22 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held apply adhesive wall coating optional
- optional, not held art history optional
- optional, not held craft ornamental plastering optional
- optional, not held estimate restoration costs optional
- optional, not held install construction profiles optional
- optional, not held mix construction grouts optional
- optional, not held place drywall optional
- optional, not held place gypsum blocks optional
- optional, not held plaster surfaces optional
- optional, not held protect surfaces during construction work optional
- optional, not held select restoration activities optional
- optional, not held tape drywall optional
- optional, not held use sander optional
- optional, not held work safely with chemicals optional
- optional, not held apply proofing membranes optional
- optional, not held calculate needs for construction supplies optional
- optional, not held cut wall chases optional
- optional, not held install insulation material optional
- optional, not held keep personal administration optional
- optional, not held prepare surface for plastering optional
- optional, not held provide technical expertise optional
- optional, not held work ergonomically optional
26 held skills the plastering supervisor role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role building materials industry knowledge
- not needed by the target role communicate with construction crews skill
- not needed by the target role contract law knowledge
- not needed by the target role coordinate construction activities skill
- not needed by the target role design spatial layout of outdoor areas skill
- not needed by the target role energy performance of buildings knowledge
- not needed by the target role ensure compliance with radiation protection regulations skill
- not needed by the target role evaluate integrated design of buildings skill
- not needed by the target role execute feasibility study skill
- not needed by the target role follow nuclear plant safety precautions skill
- not needed by the target role green building practices knowledge
- not needed by the target role integrated design knowledge
- not needed by the target role liaise with architects skill
- not needed by the target role liaise with financiers skill
- not needed by the target role liaise with local authorities skill
- not needed by the target role liaise with shareholders skill
- not needed by the target role monitor construction site skill
- not needed by the target role nuclear energy knowledge
- not needed by the target role plan allocation of space skill
- not needed by the target role prepare building site skill
- not needed by the target role prepare site for construction skill
- not needed by the target role quantity surveying knowledge
- not needed by the target role radiation protection knowledge
- not needed by the target role react to events in time-critical environments skill
- not needed by the target role real estate market knowledge
- not needed by the target role zero-energy building design knowledge
2 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- required, not held types of plastering materials required
- optional, not held art history optional
Other moves recorded from construction general supervisor
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- terrazzo setter supervisor 61% covered · moderate
- construction quality inspector 61% covered · moderate
- paperhanger supervisor 60% covered · moderate
- water conservation technician supervisor 58% covered · moderate
- crane crew supervisor 56% covered · moderate
- bricklaying supervisor 55% covered · moderate
- construction painting supervisor 54% covered · moderate
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.