Table 1Transition record

construction safety inspectortoconstruction quality manager

A construction safety inspector already meets 25% of what the construction quality manager role asks for. The move turns on 13 required skills not yet in the profile.

From construction safety inspector

25%

Overlap1

To construction quality manager

8 Skills carried over

13 Required, not held

73.6 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 73.6

This move: 73.6 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the construction quality manager role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the construction safety inspector 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 8 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 safety inspector background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held test construction material samples information skills
already held monitor construction site information skills
already held building materials industry engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held construction methods engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held advise on construction materials communication, collaboration and creativity
already held inspect construction supplies information skills

All 8 carried skills, including the 5 the construction quality manager role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 29 missing skills fall into 9 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 4 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held adjust engineering designs required
required, not held communicate with external laboratories required
required, not held liaise with managers required
required, not held write specifications required

optional, not held work in a construction team optional

02 information skills 2 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held check compatibility of materials required
required, not held keep records of work progress required

optional, not held conduct quality control analysis optional
optional, not held review construction plans authorisations optional
optional, not held review construction projects optional

03 business, administration and law 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held construction product regulation required
required, not held total quality control required

optional, not held contract law optional

04 assisting and caring 2 required

required, not held ensure conformity to specifications required
required, not held use safety equipment in construction required

05 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held energy conservation required

optional, not held energy efficiency optional
optional, not held quantity surveying optional
optional, not held wind energy optional
optional, not held energy performance of buildings optional
optional, not held solar products optional

06 arts and humanities 1 required

required, not held design principles required

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

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.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 8 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held advise on construction materials skill
already held building materials industry knowledge
already held follow health and safety procedures in construction skill
already held inspect construction supplies skill
already held work ergonomically skill
already held construction methods knowledge
already held monitor construction site skill
already held test construction material samples skill

The 3 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required

required, not held statistical quality control required

08 management skills 5 supplementary

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

09 handling and moving 1 supplementary

optional, not held maintain work area cleanliness optional

16 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held energy efficiency optional
optional, not held organise quality circle optional
optional, not held quantity surveying optional
optional, not held wind energy optional
optional, not held work in a construction team optional
optional, not held conduct quality control analysis optional
optional, not held contract law 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 review construction plans authorisations optional
optional, not held review construction projects optional
optional, not held solar products optional
optional, not held supervise staff optional

19 held skills the construction quality manager role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise on safety improvements skill
not needed by the target role assessment of risks and threats knowledge
not needed by the target role assist with emergencies skill
not needed by the target role communicate health and safety measures skill
not needed by the target role determine fire risks skill
not needed by the target role educate employees on occupational hazards skill
not needed by the target role follow procedures to control substances hazardous to health skill
not needed by the target role follow up on safety breaches skill
not needed by the target role handle incidents skill
not needed by the target role human factors regarding safety knowledge
not needed by the target role identify preventive actions skill
not needed by the target role identify process improvements skill
not needed by the target role monitor employee's health skill
not needed by the target role perform risk analysis skill
not needed by the target role prevent work accidents skill
not needed by the target role report on possible equipment hazards skill
not needed by the target role test safety strategies skill
not needed by the target role undertake inspections skill
not needed by the target role write work-related reports skill

11 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 construction product regulation required
required, not held statistical quality control required
required, not held total quality control required
required, not held design principles required
required, not held energy conservation required
optional, not held energy efficiency optional
optional, not held quantity surveying optional
optional, not held wind energy optional
optional, not held contract law optional
optional, not held energy performance of buildings optional
optional, not held solar products optional

Index

Other moves recorded from construction safety inspector

Full index of moves from construction safety inspector

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.