concrete finishertoconcrete finisher supervisor
A concrete finisher already meets 60% of what the concrete finisher supervisor role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.
60%
47.7/ 100
1 Share of the concrete finisher supervisor role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the concrete finisher 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 this move works
A concrete finisher supervisor role treats 16 of its required skills as things a concrete finisher already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- follow health and safety procedures in construction
- inspect concrete structures
- inspect construction supplies
- inspect supplied concrete
- interpret 2D plans
- interpret 3D plans
What stands in the way is 9 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 31 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A concrete finisher supervisor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a concrete finisher background worth leading with.
- already held monitor concrete curing process information skills
- already held guide concrete hose constructing
- already held remove concrete forms constructing
- already held types of concrete forms engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held apply finish to concrete handling and moving
- already held place concrete forms constructing
All 31 carried skills, including the 16 the concrete finisher supervisor role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 24 missing skills fall into 8 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.
- required, not held ensure compliance with construction project deadline required
- required, not held ensure equipment availability required
- required, not held evaluate employees work required
- required, not held plan shifts of employees required
- required, not held supervise staff required
- optional, not held recruit employees optional
- required, not held advise on construction materials required
- required, not held liaise with managers required
- optional, not held answer requests for quotation optional
- optional, not held manage contracts optional
- optional, not held negotiate supplier arrangements optional
- optional, not held plan scaffolding optional
- optional, not held provide technical expertise optional
- optional, not held train employees optional
- required, not held manage health and safety standards required
- optional, not held provide first aid optional
- required, not held check compatibility of materials required
- optional, not held energy efficiency optional
- optional, not held building codes optional
- optional, not held energy performance of buildings optional
- optional, not held construction product regulation optional
- optional, not held cost management optional
2 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a concrete finisher 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 skill · sector specific
- 02 advise on construction materials skill · cross sector
- 03 ensure compliance with construction project deadline skill · cross sector
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 31 skills that carry over
- already held follow health and safety procedures in construction skill
- already held inspect concrete structures skill
- already held inspect construction supplies skill
- already held inspect supplied concrete skill
- already held interpret 2D plans skill
- already held interpret 3D plans skill
- already held keep records of work progress skill
- already held monitor concrete curing process skill
- already held monitor stock level skill
- already held order construction supplies skill
- already held plan surface slope skill
- already held prevent damage to utility infrastructure skill
- already held process incoming construction supplies skill
- already held use measurement instruments skill
- already held use safety equipment in construction skill
- already held work in a construction team skill
- already held apply finish to concrete skill
- already held apply proofing membranes skill
- already held calculate needs for construction supplies skill
- already held drive mobile heavy construction equipment skill
- already held follow safety procedures when working at heights skill
- already held guide concrete hose skill
- already held mix concrete skill
- already held operate concrete mixer truck skill
- already held place concrete forms skill
- already held pour concrete skill
- already held remove concrete forms skill
- already held screed concrete skill
- already held types of concrete forms knowledge
- already held use sander skill
- already held work ergonomically skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held apply wood finishes optional
- optional, not held crane load charts optional
15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held construction product regulation optional
- optional, not held cost management optional
- optional, not held crane load charts optional
- optional, not held energy efficiency optional
- optional, not held answer requests for quotation optional
- optional, not held apply wood finishes optional
- optional, not held building codes optional
- optional, not held energy performance of buildings optional
- optional, not held manage contracts optional
- optional, not held negotiate supplier arrangements optional
- optional, not held plan scaffolding optional
- optional, not held provide first aid optional
- optional, not held provide technical expertise optional
- optional, not held recruit employees optional
- optional, not held train employees optional
18 held skills the concrete finisher supervisor role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role apply spray foam insulation skill
- not needed by the target role check mixer capability skill
- not needed by the target role clean wood surface skill
- not needed by the target role discharge cement skill
- not needed by the target role feed hoppers skill
- not needed by the target role install insulation blocks skill
- not needed by the target role keep heavy construction equipment in good condition skill
- not needed by the target role operate road roller skill
- not needed by the target role react to events in time-critical environments skill
- not needed by the target role recognise signs of corrosion skill
- not needed by the target role report defective manufacturing materials skill
- not needed by the target role rig loads skill
- not needed by the target role set up reinforcing steel skill
- not needed by the target role set up temporary construction site infrastructure skill
- not needed by the target role sort waste skill
- not needed by the target role tie reinforcing steel skill
- not needed by the target role transport construction supplies skill
- not needed by the target role types of concrete pumps knowledge
6 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- optional, not held construction product regulation optional
- optional, not held cost management optional
- optional, not held crane load charts optional
- optional, not held energy efficiency optional
- optional, not held building codes optional
- optional, not held energy performance of buildings optional
Other moves recorded from concrete finisher
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.