Construction manager to construction quality manager
A construction manager already meets 30% of what the construction quality manager role asks for. The move turns on 13 required skills not yet in the profile.
68.3/ 100
1 How much of what a construction quality manager is expected to do is already part of a construction manager’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 5 of its required skills as things a construction manager already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- advise on construction materials
- building materials industry
- construction product regulation
- energy conservation
- total quality control
What stands in the way is 13 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 manager background worth leading with.
- already held review construction plans authorisations information skills
- already held review construction projects information skills
- already held total quality control business, administration and law
- already held building materials industry engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held quantity surveying engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held construction methods engineering, manufacturing and construction
All 12 carried skills, including the 5 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 ensure conformity to specifications required
- still to learn follow health and safety procedures in construction required
- still to learn use safety equipment in construction required
- still to learn work ergonomically required
- still to learn adjust engineering designs required
- still to learn communicate with external laboratories required
- still to learn liaise with managers required
- still to learn write specifications required
- still to learn check compatibility of materials required
- still to learn inspect construction supplies required
- still to learn keep records of work progress required
- optional, not held test construction material samples optional
- optional, not held conduct quality control analysis optional
- optional, not held monitor construction site optional
- still to learn design principles required
- still to learn statistical quality control required
- 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
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 adjust engineering designs 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 advise on construction materials skill
- already held building materials industry knowledge
- already held construction product regulation knowledge
- already held energy conservation knowledge
- already held total quality control knowledge
- already held construction methods knowledge
- already held contract law knowledge
- already held energy efficiency knowledge
- already held quantity surveying knowledge
- already held review construction plans authorisations skill
- already held review construction projects skill
- already held work in a construction team skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held wind energy optional
- optional, not held energy performance of buildings optional
- optional, not held solar products optional
- optional, not held maintain work area cleanliness optional
12 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 conduct quality control analysis optional
- optional, not held energy performance of buildings 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 monitor construction site optional
- optional, not held solar products optional
- optional, not held supervise staff optional
44 held skills the construction quality manager role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role apply safety management skill
- not needed by the target role audit contractors skill
- not needed by the target role budgetary principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role building construction principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role calculate needs for construction supplies skill
- not needed by the target role carry out tendering skill
- not needed by the target role check construction compliance skill
- not needed by the target role civil engineering knowledge
- 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 consider building constraints in architectural designs skill
- not needed by the target role construction equipment related to building materials knowledge
- not needed by the target role construction industry knowledge
- not needed by the target role corporate social responsibility knowledge
- not needed by the target role cost management knowledge
- not needed by the target role design power plant systems skill
- not needed by the target role ensure compliance with construction project deadline skill
- not needed by the target role ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
- not needed by the target role ensure compliance with legal requirements skill
- not needed by the target role environmental legislation knowledge
- 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 identify construction materials from blueprints skill
- not needed by the target role identify customer's needs skill
- not needed by the target role integrate building requirements in the architectural design skill
- not needed by the target role integrate engineering principles in architectural design skill
- not needed by the target role interpret technical requirements skill
- not needed by the target role liaise with architects skill
- not needed by the target role manage budgets skill
- not needed by the target role manage construction archive skill
- not needed by the target role manage contracts skill
- not needed by the target role manage environmental impact 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 nuclear energy knowledge
- not needed by the target role order construction supplies skill
- not needed by the target role oversee construction project skill
- not needed by the target role participate in governmental tenders skill
- not needed by the target role plan construction of houses skill
- not needed by the target role prepare construction documents skill
4 further entries not listed here
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 statistical quality control required
- still to learn design principles required
- optional, not held wind energy optional
- optional, not held energy performance of buildings optional
- optional, not held solar products optional
Common questions about this move
Can a construction manager become a construction quality manager?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A construction manager already covers 30% of what a construction quality manager is expected to do: 12 skills carry over, 5 of which the construction quality manager role treats as required.
What skills does a construction manager need to become a construction quality manager?
13 required skills are missing, plus 12 optional ones. They fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by assisting and caring. The single most important is check compatibility of materials.
How hard is the move from construction manager to construction quality manager?
Its learning distance is 68.3 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.