Table 1Transition record

construction quality managertoconstruction safety manager

A construction quality manager already meets 39% of what the construction safety manager role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From construction quality manager

39%

Overlap1

To construction safety manager

15 Skills carried over

9 Required, not held

59.1 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

39%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

59.1/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the construction safety manager role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the construction quality manager 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 construction safety manager role treats 4 of its required skills as things a construction quality manager already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

construction methods
follow health and safety procedures in construction
monitor construction site
use safety equipment in construction

What stands in the way is 9 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 15 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A construction safety manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a construction quality manager background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held write specifications communication, collaboration and creativity
already held monitor construction site information skills
already held building materials industry engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held make time-critical decisions management skills
already held construction methods engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held check compatibility of materials information skills

All 15 carried skills, including the 4 the construction safety manager role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 18 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 assisting and caring 3 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held prevent work accidents required
required, not held apply safety management required
required, not held supervise worker safety required

optional, not held follow up on safety breaches optional
optional, not held assist with emergencies optional
optional, not held manage major incidents optional

02 services 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held human factors regarding safety required
required, not held incidents and accidents recording required

optional, not held occupational health optional
optional, not held fire prevention procedures optional

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required

required, not held advise on safety improvements required
required, not held write work-related reports required

04 information skills 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held monitor employee's health required

optional, not held determine fire risks optional
optional, not held test safety strategies optional
optional, not held undertake inspections optional

05 business, administration and law 1 required

required, not held environmental legislation required

06 handling and moving 1 supplementary

optional, not held clear accident site optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a construction safety manager 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 15 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held construction methods knowledge
already held follow health and safety procedures in construction skill
already held monitor construction site skill
already held use safety equipment in construction skill
already held advise on construction materials skill
already held building materials industry knowledge
already held check compatibility of materials skill
already held construction product regulation knowledge
already held contract law knowledge
already held ensure conformity to specifications skill
already held inspect construction supplies skill
already held make time-critical decisions skill
already held supervise staff skill
already held work ergonomically skill
already held write specifications skill

9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held clear accident site optional
optional, not held follow up on safety breaches optional
optional, not held occupational health optional
optional, not held assist with emergencies optional
optional, not held determine fire risks optional
optional, not held fire prevention procedures optional
optional, not held manage major incidents optional
optional, not held test safety strategies optional
optional, not held undertake inspections optional

22 held skills the construction safety manager role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role adjust engineering designs skill
not needed by the target role communicate with external laboratories skill
not needed by the target role conduct quality control analysis skill
not needed by the target role design principles knowledge
not needed by the target role energy conservation knowledge
not needed by the target role energy efficiency knowledge
not needed by the target role energy performance of buildings knowledge
not needed by the target role evaluate budgets skill
not needed by the target role evaluate employees work skill
not needed by the target role keep records of work progress skill
not needed by the target role liaise with managers skill
not needed by the target role maintain work area cleanliness skill
not needed by the target role organise quality circle skill
not needed by the target role quantity surveying knowledge
not needed by the target role review construction plans authorisations skill
not needed by the target role review construction projects skill
not needed by the target role solar products knowledge
not needed by the target role statistical quality control knowledge
not needed by the target role test construction material samples skill
not needed by the target role total quality control knowledge
not needed by the target role wind energy knowledge
not needed by the target role work in a construction team skill

5 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 human factors regarding safety required
required, not held incidents and accidents recording required
required, not held environmental legislation required
optional, not held occupational health optional
optional, not held fire prevention procedures optional

Index

Other moves recorded from construction quality manager

Full index of moves from construction quality manager

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.