RecordMove

Construction quality manager to dismantling supervisor

A construction quality manager already meets 37% of what the dismantling supervisor role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional

From construction quality manager

Distant match

To dismantling supervisor

10 You already bring

11 Still to learn

35 Skills in the target role2

Learning distance Substantial retraining

63.9/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 How much of what a dismantling supervisor is expected to do is already part of a construction quality 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 dismantling supervisor role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

A dismantling supervisor role treats 9 of its required skills as things a construction quality manager already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

advise on construction materials
evaluate employees work
follow health and safety procedures in construction
keep records of work progress
liaise with managers
review construction plans authorisations

What stands in the way is 11 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 10 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A dismantling supervisor 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 review construction plans authorisations information skills
already held advise on construction materials communication, collaboration and creativity
already held evaluate employees work management skills
already held work in a construction team communication, collaboration and creativity
already held supervise staff management skills
already held use safety equipment in construction assisting and caring

All 10 carried skills, including the 9 the dismantling supervisor role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 25 missing skills fall into 10 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.

Skill to pick up Tier

01 management skills 4 required, 1 supplementary

still to learn ensure compliance with construction project deadline required
still to learn plan resource allocation required
still to learn plan shifts of employees required
still to learn supervise work required

optional, not held recruit employees optional

02 assisting and caring 3 required, 1 supplementary

still to learn recognise the hazards of dangerous goods required
still to learn manage health and safety standards required
still to learn supervise worker safety required

optional, not held follow nuclear plant safety precautions optional

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 2 supplementary

still to learn coordinate construction activities required
still to learn react to events in time-critical environments required

optional, not held provide technical expertise optional
optional, not held train employees optional

04 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 2 supplementary

still to learn demolition techniques required

optional, not held explosives optional
optional, not held nuclear energy optional

05 constructing 1 required, 1 supplementary

still to learn prepare site for construction required

optional, not held perform selective demolition optional

06 handling and moving 2 supplementary

optional, not held dispose of hazardous waste optional
optional, not held dispose of non-hazardous waste optional

4 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a dismantling supervisor 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 10 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held advise on construction materials skill
already held evaluate employees work skill
already held follow health and safety procedures in construction skill
already held keep records of work progress skill
already held liaise with managers skill
already held review construction plans authorisations skill
already held supervise staff skill
already held use safety equipment in construction skill
already held work in a construction team skill
already held work ergonomically skill

The 4 learning areas not shown above

Skill to pick up Tier

07 services 2 supplementary

optional, not held waste removal regulations optional
optional, not held asbestos removal regulations optional

08 business, administration and law 1 supplementary

optional, not held cost management optional

09 health and welfare 1 supplementary

optional, not held radiation protection optional

10 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary

optional, not held operate laser cutting equipment optional

14 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to pick up Tier

optional, not held cost management optional
optional, not held explosives optional
optional, not held follow nuclear plant safety precautions optional
optional, not held operate laser cutting equipment optional
optional, not held perform selective demolition optional
optional, not held waste removal regulations optional
optional, not held asbestos removal regulations optional
optional, not held dispose of hazardous waste optional
optional, not held dispose of non-hazardous waste optional
optional, not held nuclear energy optional
optional, not held provide technical expertise optional
optional, not held radiation protection optional
optional, not held recruit employees optional
optional, not held train employees optional

27 held skills the dismantling supervisor role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role adjust engineering designs skill
not needed by the target role building materials industry knowledge
not needed by the target role check compatibility of materials 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 construction methods knowledge
not needed by the target role construction product regulation knowledge
not needed by the target role contract law knowledge
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 ensure conformity to specifications skill
not needed by the target role evaluate budgets skill
not needed by the target role inspect construction supplies skill
not needed by the target role maintain work area cleanliness skill
not needed by the target role make time-critical decisions skill
not needed by the target role monitor construction site 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 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 write specifications skill

7 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 pick up Tier

still to learn demolition techniques required
optional, not held cost management optional
optional, not held explosives optional
optional, not held waste removal regulations optional
optional, not held asbestos removal regulations optional
optional, not held nuclear energy optional
optional, not held radiation protection optional

Index

Other moves recorded from construction quality manager

Full index of moves from construction quality manager

FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can a construction quality manager become a dismantling supervisor?

Yes, and it is a substantial move. A construction quality manager already covers 37% of what a dismantling supervisor is expected to do: 10 skills carry over, 9 of which the dismantling supervisor role treats as required.

What skills does a construction quality manager need to become a dismantling supervisor?

11 required skills are missing, plus 14 optional ones. They fall into 10 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by management skills. The single most important is demolition techniques.

How hard is the move from construction quality manager to dismantling supervisor?

Its learning distance is 63.9 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.

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.