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

structural ironwork supervisortoconstruction painting supervisor

A structural ironwork supervisor already meets 71% of what the construction painting supervisor role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.

From structural ironwork supervisor
71%
Overlap1
To construction painting supervisor
30 Skills carried over
4 Required, not held
36.4 Difficulty2
Career overlap Strong match

71%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

36.4/ 100

1 Share of the construction painting supervisor role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the structural ironwork 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 construction painting supervisor role treats 19 of its required skills as things a structural ironwork supervisor already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • 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 4 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 30 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A construction painting supervisor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a structural ironwork supervisor background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held ensure compliance with construction project deadline management skills
  • already held recognise signs of corrosion information 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 30 carried skills, including the 19 the construction painting supervisor role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 19 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 information skills 2 required
  • required, not held check compatibility of materials required
  • required, not held inspect paintwork required
02 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held demonstrate products' features required
  • optional, not held manage contracts optional
03 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required
  • required, not held types of paint required
04 handling and moving 7 supplementary
  • optional, not held use sander optional
  • optional, not held blast surface optional
  • optional, not held dispose of hazardous waste optional
  • optional, not held dispose of non-hazardous waste optional
  • optional, not held mix paint optional
  • optional, not held prepare surface for painting optional
  • optional, not held sand between coats optional
05 constructing 5 supplementary
  • optional, not held install construction profiles optional
  • optional, not held paint surfaces optional
  • optional, not held operate rust proofing spray gun optional
  • optional, not held paint with a paint gun optional
  • optional, not held remove paint optional
06 assisting and caring 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held work safely with chemicals optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a construction painting 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 30 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 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 follow safety procedures when working at heights skill
  • already held negotiate supplier arrangements skill
  • already held provide first aid skill
  • already held provide technical expertise skill
  • already held recognise signs of corrosion skill
  • already held recruit employees skill
  • already held train employees skill
  • already held work ergonomically skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held use measurement instruments optional
15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held install construction profiles optional
  • optional, not held paint surfaces optional
  • optional, not held use sander optional
  • optional, not held work safely with chemicals optional
  • optional, not held blast surface optional
  • optional, not held dispose of hazardous waste optional
  • optional, not held dispose of non-hazardous waste optional
  • optional, not held manage contracts optional
  • optional, not held mix paint optional
  • optional, not held operate rust proofing spray gun optional
  • optional, not held paint with a paint gun optional
  • optional, not held prepare surface for painting optional
  • optional, not held remove paint optional
  • optional, not held sand between coats optional
  • optional, not held use measurement instruments optional
26 held skills the construction painting supervisor role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role apply arc welding techniques skill
  • not needed by the target role apply brazing techniques skill
  • not needed by the target role apply soldering techniques skill
  • not needed by the target role apply spot welding techniques skill
  • not needed by the target role apply thermite welding techniques skill
  • not needed by the target role estimate restoration costs skill
  • not needed by the target role guide cranes skill
  • not needed by the target role guide operation of heavy construction equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role manipulate glass skill
  • not needed by the target role metal joining technologies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role metal thermal conductivity knowledge
  • not needed by the target role operate handheld riveting equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role operate manual planer skill
  • not needed by the target role operate oxy-fuel cutting torch skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare pieces for joining skill
  • not needed by the target role program a CNC controller skill
  • not needed by the target role rig loads skill
  • not needed by the target role rivet types knowledge
  • not needed by the target role riveting machine types knowledge
  • not needed by the target role set up reinforcing steel skill
  • not needed by the target role spot metal imperfections skill
  • not needed by the target role tend metal planer skill
  • not needed by the target role tend metal sawing machine skill
  • not needed by the target role tie reinforcing steel skill
  • not needed by the target role types of metal knowledge
  • not needed by the target role types of sawing blades knowledge
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 acquire Tier
  • required, not held types of paint required
Index

Other moves recorded from structural ironwork supervisor

Full index of moves from structural ironwork supervisor

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.