Roofing supervisor to bricklaying supervisor
A roofing supervisor already meets 78% of what the bricklaying supervisor role asks for. The move turns on 3 required skills not yet in the profile.
30.9/ 100
1 How much of what a bricklaying supervisor is expected to do is already part of a roofing 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 bricklaying supervisor role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A bricklaying supervisor role treats 21 of its required skills as things a roofing supervisor already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- advise on construction materials
- answer requests for quotation
- building codes
- energy performance of buildings
- ensure compliance with construction project deadline
- ensure equipment availability
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 · What you already bring
Of the 38 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A bricklaying supervisor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a roofing supervisor background worth leading with.
- already held plan scaffolding communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held install insulation material constructing
- already held building codes engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held ensure compliance with construction project deadline management skills
- already held sort waste handling and moving
- already held construction product regulation business, administration and law
All 38 carried skills, including the 21 the bricklaying supervisor role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 16 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.
- still to learn check compatibility of materials required
- still to learn inspect masonry work required
- still to learn inspect supplied concrete required
- optional, not held document survey operations optional
- optional, not held use squaring pole optional
- optional, not held check straightness of brick optional
- optional, not held finish mortar joints optional
- optional, not held install construction profiles optional
- optional, not held install falsework optional
- optional, not held lay bricks optional
- optional, not held mix construction grouts optional
- optional, not held operate masonry power saw optional
- optional, not held split bricks optional
- optional, not held rig loads optional
- optional, not held operate surveying instruments optional
- optional, not held use measurement instruments optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a bricklaying supervisor role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 check compatibility of materials practise this
- 02 inspect masonry work practise this
- 03 inspect supplied concrete practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 38 skills that carry over
- already held advise on construction materials skill
- already held answer requests for quotation skill
- already held building codes knowledge
- already held energy performance of buildings knowledge
- 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 interpret 2D plans skill
- already held interpret 3D plans 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 use safety equipment in construction skill
- already held work in a construction team skill
- already held calculate needs for construction supplies skill
- already held construction product regulation knowledge
- already held cost management knowledge
- already held energy efficiency knowledge
- already held follow safety procedures when working at heights skill
- already held install insulation material skill
- already held keep personal administration skill
- already held liaise with local authorities skill
- already held manage contracts skill
- already held negotiate supplier arrangements skill
- already held plan scaffolding skill
- already held provide first aid skill
- already held provide technical expertise skill
- already held recruit employees skill
- already held sort waste skill
- already held train employees skill
- already held work ergonomically skill
13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held check straightness of brick optional
- optional, not held document survey operations optional
- optional, not held finish mortar joints optional
- optional, not held install construction profiles optional
- optional, not held install falsework optional
- optional, not held lay bricks optional
- optional, not held mix construction grouts optional
- optional, not held operate masonry power saw optional
- optional, not held operate surveying instruments optional
- optional, not held split bricks optional
- optional, not held use squaring pole optional
- optional, not held rig loads optional
- optional, not held use measurement instruments optional
12 held skills the bricklaying supervisor role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role apply roll roofing skill
- not needed by the target role asbestos removal regulations knowledge
- not needed by the target role construct wood roofs skill
- not needed by the target role envelope systems for buildings knowledge
- not needed by the target role inspect roofs skill
- not needed by the target role install metal roofing skill
- not needed by the target role lay interlocking roof tiles skill
- not needed by the target role lay non-interlocking roof tiles skill
- not needed by the target role recognise signs of wood rot skill
- not needed by the target role remove roofs skill
- not needed by the target role roofing techniques knowledge
- not needed by the target role use sander skill
Common questions about this move
Can a roofing supervisor become a bricklaying supervisor?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. A roofing supervisor already covers 78% of what a bricklaying supervisor is expected to do: 38 skills carry over, 21 of which the bricklaying supervisor role treats as required.
What skills does a roofing supervisor need to become a bricklaying supervisor?
3 required skills are missing, plus 13 optional ones. They fall into 4 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by information skills. The single most important is check compatibility of materials.
How hard is the move from roofing supervisor to bricklaying supervisor?
Its learning distance is 30.9 out of 100, which is the moderate band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
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.