Table 1Transition record

property developertoconstruction general contractor

A property developer already meets 37% of what the construction general contractor role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.

From property developer

37%

Overlap1

To construction general contractor

12 Skills carried over

10 Required, not held

64.6 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

37%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

64.6/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the construction general contractor role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the property developer 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 general contractor role treats 8 of its required skills as things a property developer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

audit contractors
contract law
follow health and safety procedures in construction
keep records of work progress
manage contracts
monitor contractor performance

What stands in the way is 10 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 12 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A construction general contractor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a property developer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held audit contractors information skills
already held monitor parameters' compliance in construction projects information skills
already held monitor contractor performance management skills
already held coordinate marketing plan actions management skills
already held real estate market business, administration and law
already held building codes engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 12 carried skills, including the 8 the construction general contractor role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 27 missing skills fall into 7 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 3 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held identify customer objectives required
required, not held communicate with customers required
required, not held coordinate construction activities required

optional, not held communicate with construction crews optional
optional, not held advise architects optional

02 information skills 3 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held perform quality control of design during a run required
required, not held monitor construction site required
required, not held read standard blueprints required

optional, not held inspect construction supplies optional
optional, not held review construction projects optional

03 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 6 supplementary

required, not held green building practices required

optional, not held decommissioning optional
optional, not held energy efficiency optional
optional, not held envelope systems for buildings optional
optional, not held quantity surveying optional
optional, not held zero-energy building design optional
optional, not held renewable energy optional

04 management skills 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held ensure compliance with construction project deadline required

optional, not held plan allocation of space optional
optional, not held perform project management optional
optional, not held plan shifts of employees optional

05 business, administration and law 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held construction product regulation required

optional, not held project commissioning optional
optional, not held quality assurance methodologies optional

06 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held check construction compliance required

optional, not held manage health and safety standards optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a construction general contractor 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 12 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held audit contractors skill
already held contract law knowledge
already held follow health and safety procedures in construction skill
already held keep records of work progress skill
already held manage contracts skill
already held monitor contractor performance skill
already held monitor parameters' compliance in construction projects skill
already held real estate market knowledge
already held building codes knowledge
already held coordinate marketing plan actions skill
already held energy performance of buildings knowledge
already held use safety equipment in construction skill

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 arts and humanities 1 supplementary

optional, not held design principles optional

17 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held decommissioning optional
optional, not held communicate with construction crews optional
optional, not held energy efficiency optional
optional, not held envelope systems for buildings optional
optional, not held plan allocation of space optional
optional, not held project commissioning optional
optional, not held quantity surveying optional
optional, not held zero-energy building design optional
optional, not held advise architects optional
optional, not held design principles optional
optional, not held inspect construction supplies optional
optional, not held manage health and safety standards optional
optional, not held perform project management optional
optional, not held plan shifts of employees optional
optional, not held quality assurance methodologies optional
optional, not held renewable energy optional
optional, not held review construction projects optional

29 held skills the construction general contractor role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role accounting techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role architecture regulations knowledge
not needed by the target role assess financial viability skill
not needed by the target role attend trade fairs skill
not needed by the target role budgetary principles knowledge
not needed by the target role building systems monitoring technology knowledge
not needed by the target role business management principles knowledge
not needed by the target role compare property values skill
not needed by the target role create a financial plan skill
not needed by the target role develop energy saving concepts skill
not needed by the target role ensure compliance with legal requirements skill
not needed by the target role estimate profitability skill
not needed by the target role execute feasibility study skill
not needed by the target role investment analysis knowledge
not needed by the target role leasing process knowledge
not needed by the target role liaise with financiers skill
not needed by the target role liaise with quality assurance skill
not needed by the target role liaise with shareholders skill
not needed by the target role maintain financial records skill
not needed by the target role manage maintenance operations skill
not needed by the target role manage staff skill
not needed by the target role market research knowledge
not needed by the target role negotiate land access skill
not needed by the target role negotiate land acquisition skill
not needed by the target role oversee planning of security systems skill
not needed by the target role provide cost benefit analysis reports skill
not needed by the target role provide information on properties skill
not needed by the target role recruit employees skill
not needed by the target role value properties 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 green building practices required
optional, not held decommissioning optional
optional, not held energy efficiency optional
optional, not held envelope systems for buildings optional
optional, not held project commissioning optional
optional, not held quantity surveying optional
optional, not held zero-energy building design optional
optional, not held design principles optional
optional, not held quality assurance methodologies optional
optional, not held renewable energy optional

Index

Other moves recorded from property developer

Full index of moves from property developer

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.