Career Overlap Transition record
RecordMove

Road construction supervisor to terrazzo setter supervisor

A road construction supervisor already meets 71% of what the terrazzo setter supervisor role asks for. The move turns on 3 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional
From road construction supervisor
71 % overlap
Strong match
To terrazzo setter supervisor
28 You already bring
3 Still to learn
45 Skills in the target role2
Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

35.3/ 100

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

Why

Why this move works

A terrazzo setter supervisor role treats 15 of its required skills as things a road construction supervisor already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

  • advise on construction materials
  • ensure compliance with construction project deadline
  • ensure equipment availability
  • evaluate employees work
  • follow health and safety procedures in construction
  • inspect construction supplies

What stands in the way is 3 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 28 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A terrazzo setter supervisor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a road construction supervisor background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held types of membranes arts and humanities
  • already held apply proofing membranes constructing
  • already held ensure compliance with construction project deadline management skills
  • already held construction product regulation business, administration and law
  • already held advise on construction materials communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held negotiate supplier arrangements communication, collaboration and creativity

All 28 carried skills, including the 15 the terrazzo setter supervisor role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 17 missing skills fall into 4 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • still to learn design floor required
  • still to learn answer requests for quotation required
  • optional, not held manage contracts optional
02 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • still to learn check compatibility of materials required
  • optional, not held keep personal administration optional
03 constructing 6 supplementary
  • optional, not held grout terrazzo optional
  • optional, not held maintain terrazzo optional
  • optional, not held pour terrazzo optional
  • optional, not held prepare floor for terrazzo optional
  • optional, not held prevent premature drying optional
  • optional, not held install insulation material optional
04 handling and moving 6 supplementary
  • optional, not held grind terrazzo optional
  • optional, not held lay terrazzo divider strips optional
  • optional, not held mix construction grouts optional
  • optional, not held mix terrazzo material optional
  • optional, not held screed concrete optional
  • optional, not held blast surface optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a terrazzo setter 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 28 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held advise on construction materials skill
  • already held ensure compliance with construction project deadline skill
  • already held ensure equipment availability skill
  • already held evaluate employees work skill
  • already held follow health and safety procedures in construction skill
  • already held inspect construction supplies 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 monitor stock level skill
  • already held order construction supplies skill
  • already held plan shifts of employees skill
  • already held process incoming construction supplies skill
  • already held supervise staff skill
  • already held work in a construction team skill
  • already held apply proofing membranes skill
  • already held calculate needs for construction supplies skill
  • already held construction product regulation knowledge
  • already held cost management knowledge
  • already held negotiate supplier arrangements skill
  • already held provide first aid skill
  • already held provide technical expertise skill
  • already held recruit employees skill
  • already held train employees skill
  • already held types of membranes knowledge
  • already held use measurement instruments skill
  • already held use safety equipment in construction skill
  • already held work ergonomically skill
14 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to pick up Tier
  • optional, not held grind terrazzo optional
  • optional, not held grout terrazzo optional
  • optional, not held lay terrazzo divider strips optional
  • optional, not held maintain terrazzo optional
  • optional, not held mix construction grouts optional
  • optional, not held mix terrazzo material optional
  • optional, not held pour terrazzo optional
  • optional, not held prepare floor for terrazzo optional
  • optional, not held prevent premature drying optional
  • optional, not held screed concrete optional
  • optional, not held blast surface optional
  • optional, not held install insulation material optional
  • optional, not held keep personal administration optional
  • optional, not held manage contracts optional
29 held skills the terrazzo setter supervisor role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role asphalt mixes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role clear accident site skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct quality control analysis skill
  • not needed by the target role coordinate construction activities skill
  • not needed by the target role guide operation of heavy construction equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role inspect asphalt skill
  • not needed by the target role inspect construction sites skill
  • not needed by the target role inspect drainage channels skill
  • not needed by the target role inspect road signs skill
  • not needed by the target role lay base courses skill
  • not needed by the target role lay concrete slabs skill
  • not needed by the target role liaise with financiers skill
  • not needed by the target role liaise with local authorities skill
  • not needed by the target role machinery load capacity knowledge
  • not needed by the target role maintain equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role mechanical systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role mechanical tools knowledge
  • not needed by the target role pave asphalt layers skill
  • not needed by the target role perform traffic sign maintenance skill
  • not needed by the target role place temporary road signage skill
  • not needed by the target role plan resource allocation skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare subgrade for road pavement skill
  • not needed by the target role react to events in time-critical environments skill
  • not needed by the target role remove road surface skill
  • not needed by the target role road traffic laws knowledge
  • not needed by the target role secure working area skill
  • not needed by the target role transport construction supplies skill
  • not needed by the target role types of asphalt coverings knowledge
  • not needed by the target role work safely with hot materials skill
Index
FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can a road construction supervisor become a terrazzo setter supervisor?

Yes, and it is a moderate move. A road construction supervisor already covers 71% of what a terrazzo setter supervisor is expected to do: 28 skills carry over, 15 of which the terrazzo setter supervisor role treats as required.

What skills does a road construction supervisor need to become a terrazzo setter supervisor?

3 required skills are missing, plus 14 optional ones. They fall into 4 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is check compatibility of materials.

How hard is the move from road construction supervisor to terrazzo setter supervisor?

Its learning distance is 35.3 out of 100, which is the moderate 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.