Career Overlap Transition record
RecordMove

Roofing supervisor to terrazzo setter supervisor

A roofing supervisor already meets 75% of what the terrazzo setter supervisor role asks for. The move turns on 2 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional
From roofing supervisor
75 % overlap
Strong match
To terrazzo setter supervisor
29 You already bring
2 Still to learn
45 Skills in the target role2
Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

31.8/ 100

1 How much of what a terrazzo setter 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 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 16 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
  • ensure compliance with construction project deadline
  • ensure equipment availability
  • evaluate employees work
  • follow health and safety procedures in construction

What stands in the way is 2 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 terrazzo setter 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.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held install insulation material 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
  • already held order construction supplies communication, collaboration and creativity

All 29 carried skills, including the 16 the terrazzo setter supervisor role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 16 missing skills fall into 6 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 1 required
  • still to learn design floor required
02 information skills 1 required
  • still to learn check compatibility of materials required
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 apply proofing membranes 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
05 arts and humanities 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held types of membranes optional
06 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held use measurement instruments optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 2 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 29 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held advise on construction materials skill
  • already held answer requests for quotation 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 calculate needs for construction supplies skill
  • already held construction product regulation knowledge
  • already held cost management knowledge
  • already held install insulation material skill
  • already held keep personal administration skill
  • already held manage contracts skill
  • 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 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 apply proofing membranes optional
  • optional, not held blast surface optional
  • optional, not held types of membranes optional
  • optional, not held use measurement instruments optional
21 held skills the terrazzo setter supervisor role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • 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 building codes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role construct wood roofs skill
  • not needed by the target role energy efficiency knowledge
  • not needed by the target role energy performance of buildings knowledge
  • not needed by the target role envelope systems for buildings knowledge
  • not needed by the target role follow safety procedures when working at heights skill
  • 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 interpret 2D plans skill
  • not needed by the target role interpret 3D plans 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 liaise with local authorities skill
  • not needed by the target role plan scaffolding 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 sort waste skill
  • not needed by the target role use sander skill
1 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 pick up Tier
  • optional, not held types of membranes optional
Index
FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can a roofing supervisor become a terrazzo setter supervisor?

Yes, and it is a moderate move. A roofing supervisor already covers 75% of what a terrazzo setter supervisor is expected to do: 29 skills carry over, 16 of which the terrazzo setter supervisor role treats as required.

What skills does a roofing supervisor need to become a terrazzo setter supervisor?

2 required skills are missing, plus 14 optional ones. They fall into 6 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 roofing supervisor to terrazzo setter supervisor?

Its learning distance is 31.8 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.