Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

dismantling supervisortodemolition supervisor

A dismantling supervisor already meets 63% of what the demolition supervisor role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From dismantling supervisor
63%
Overlap1
To demolition supervisor
29 Skills carried over
6 Required, not held
44.1 Difficulty2
Career overlap Strong match

63%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

44.1/ 100

1 Share of the demolition supervisor role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the dismantling 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

Why this move works

A demolition supervisor role treats 15 of its required skills as things a dismantling supervisor already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • coordinate construction activities
  • demolition techniques
  • ensure compliance with construction project deadline
  • evaluate employees work
  • follow health and safety procedures in construction
  • 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

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 29 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A demolition supervisor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a dismantling supervisor background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held perform selective demolition constructing
  • already held operate laser cutting equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held demolition techniques engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held recognise the hazards of dangerous goods assisting and caring
  • already held asbestos removal regulations services
  • already held explosives engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 29 carried skills, including the 15 the demolition supervisor role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 22 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.

Skill to acquire Tier
01 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required, 6 supplementary
  • required, not held guide operation of heavy construction equipment required
  • required, not held drive mobile heavy construction equipment required
  • optional, not held demolish structures optional
  • optional, not held operate excavator optional
  • optional, not held operate oxygen cutting torch optional
  • optional, not held operate plasma cutting torch optional
  • optional, not held operate wrecking ball optional
  • optional, not held operate heavy construction machinery without supervision optional
02 management skills 2 required
  • required, not held ensure equipment availability required
  • required, not held prevent damage to utility infrastructure required
03 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held mechanical tools required
  • optional, not held excavation techniques optional
04 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held process incoming construction supplies required
  • optional, not held report defective manufacturing materials optional
05 assisting and caring 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held ensure compliance with radiation protection regulations optional
  • optional, not held follow safety procedures when working at heights optional
  • optional, not held provide first aid optional
06 handling and moving 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held operate jackhammer optional
  • optional, not held rig loads optional
  • optional, not held sort waste optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a demolition 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 29 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held coordinate construction activities skill
  • already held demolition techniques knowledge
  • 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 keep records of work progress skill
  • already held liaise with managers skill
  • already held manage health and safety standards skill
  • already held plan resource allocation skill
  • already held plan shifts of employees skill
  • already held react to events in time-critical environments skill
  • already held recognise the hazards of dangerous goods skill
  • already held supervise staff skill
  • already held use safety equipment in construction skill
  • already held work in a construction team skill
  • already held asbestos removal regulations knowledge
  • already held cost management knowledge
  • already held dispose of hazardous waste skill
  • already held dispose of non-hazardous waste skill
  • already held explosives knowledge
  • already held follow nuclear plant safety precautions skill
  • already held nuclear energy knowledge
  • already held operate laser cutting equipment skill
  • already held perform selective demolition skill
  • already held provide technical expertise skill
  • already held radiation protection knowledge
  • already held recruit employees skill
  • already held train employees skill
  • already held work ergonomically skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 business, administration and law 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held construction product regulation optional
08 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held physics optional
16 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held construction product regulation optional
  • optional, not held demolish structures optional
  • optional, not held excavation techniques optional
  • optional, not held operate excavator optional
  • optional, not held operate jackhammer optional
  • optional, not held operate oxygen cutting torch optional
  • optional, not held operate plasma cutting torch optional
  • optional, not held operate wrecking ball optional
  • optional, not held ensure compliance with radiation protection regulations optional
  • optional, not held follow safety procedures when working at heights optional
  • optional, not held operate heavy construction machinery without supervision optional
  • optional, not held physics optional
  • optional, not held provide first aid optional
  • optional, not held report defective manufacturing materials optional
  • optional, not held rig loads optional
  • optional, not held sort waste optional
6 held skills the demolition supervisor role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role advise on construction materials skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare site for construction skill
  • not needed by the target role review construction plans authorisations skill
  • not needed by the target role supervise work skill
  • not needed by the target role supervise worker safety skill
  • not needed by the target role waste removal regulations knowledge
4 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 mechanical tools required
  • optional, not held construction product regulation optional
  • optional, not held excavation techniques optional
  • optional, not held physics optional
Index
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.