Table 1Transition record

construction managertoconstruction general contractor

A construction manager already meets 46% of what the construction general contractor role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From construction manager

46%

Overlap1

To construction general contractor

15 Skills carried over

8 Required, not held

55.8 Difficulty2

Career overlap Partial match

46%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

55.8/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the construction general contractor role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the construction manager 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 general contractor role treats 10 of its required skills as things a construction manager already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

audit contractors
check construction compliance
communicate with customers
construction product regulation
contract law
ensure compliance with construction project deadline

What stands in the way is 8 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 15 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A construction general contractor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a construction manager background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held review construction projects information skills
already held project commissioning business, administration and law
already held audit contractors information skills
already held monitor parameters' compliance in construction projects information skills
already held check construction compliance assisting and caring
already held monitor contractor performance management skills

All 15 carried skills, including the 10 the construction general contractor role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 24 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 4 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held perform quality control of design during a run required
required, not held keep records of work progress required
required, not held monitor construction site required
required, not held read standard blueprints required

optional, not held inspect construction supplies optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held identify customer objectives required
required, not held coordinate construction activities required

optional, not held advise architects optional

03 assisting and caring 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held follow health and safety procedures in construction required

optional, not held manage health and safety standards optional
optional, not held use safety equipment in construction optional

04 business, administration and law 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held real estate market required

optional, not held quality assurance methodologies optional

05 engineering, manufacturing and construction 6 supplementary

optional, not held decommissioning optional
optional, not held envelope systems for buildings optional
optional, not held zero-energy building design optional
optional, not held building codes optional
optional, not held energy performance of buildings optional
optional, not held renewable energy optional

06 management skills 4 supplementary

optional, not held plan allocation of space optional
optional, not held coordinate marketing plan actions optional
optional, not held perform project management optional
optional, not held plan shifts of employees optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a construction general contractor 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 15 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held audit contractors skill
already held check construction compliance skill
already held communicate with customers skill
already held construction product regulation knowledge
already held contract law knowledge
already held ensure compliance with construction project deadline skill
already held green building practices knowledge
already held manage contracts skill
already held monitor contractor performance skill
already held monitor parameters' compliance in construction projects skill
already held communicate with construction crews skill
already held energy efficiency knowledge
already held project commissioning knowledge
already held quantity surveying knowledge
already held review construction projects skill

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 arts and humanities 1 supplementary

optional, not held design principles optional

16 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held decommissioning optional
optional, not held envelope systems for buildings optional
optional, not held plan allocation of space optional
optional, not held zero-energy building design optional
optional, not held advise architects optional
optional, not held building codes optional
optional, not held coordinate marketing plan actions optional
optional, not held design principles optional
optional, not held energy performance of buildings optional
optional, not held inspect construction supplies optional
optional, not held manage health and safety standards optional
optional, not held perform project management optional
optional, not held plan shifts of employees optional
optional, not held quality assurance methodologies optional
optional, not held renewable energy optional
optional, not held use safety equipment in construction optional

41 held skills the construction general contractor role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise on construction materials skill
not needed by the target role apply safety management skill
not needed by the target role budgetary principles knowledge
not needed by the target role building construction principles knowledge
not needed by the target role building materials industry knowledge
not needed by the target role calculate needs for construction supplies skill
not needed by the target role carry out tendering skill
not needed by the target role civil engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role consider building constraints in architectural designs skill
not needed by the target role construction equipment related to building materials knowledge
not needed by the target role construction industry knowledge
not needed by the target role construction methods knowledge
not needed by the target role corporate social responsibility knowledge
not needed by the target role cost management knowledge
not needed by the target role design power plant systems skill
not needed by the target role energy conservation knowledge
not needed by the target role ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
not needed by the target role ensure compliance with legal requirements skill
not needed by the target role environmental legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role follow nuclear plant safety precautions skill
not needed by the target role identify construction materials from blueprints skill
not needed by the target role identify customer's needs skill
not needed by the target role integrate building requirements in the architectural design skill
not needed by the target role integrate engineering principles in architectural design skill
not needed by the target role interpret technical requirements skill
not needed by the target role liaise with architects skill
not needed by the target role manage budgets skill
not needed by the target role manage construction archive skill
not needed by the target role manage environmental impact skill
not needed by the target role nuclear energy knowledge
not needed by the target role order construction supplies skill
not needed by the target role oversee construction project skill
not needed by the target role participate in governmental tenders skill
not needed by the target role plan construction of houses skill
not needed by the target role prepare construction documents skill
not needed by the target role project management knowledge
not needed by the target role quality standards knowledge
not needed by the target role radiation protection knowledge
not needed by the target role review construction plans authorisations skill
not needed by the target role total quality control knowledge

1 further entry not listed here

9 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 real estate market required
optional, not held decommissioning optional
optional, not held envelope systems for buildings optional
optional, not held zero-energy building design optional
optional, not held building codes optional
optional, not held design principles optional
optional, not held energy performance of buildings optional
optional, not held quality assurance methodologies optional
optional, not held renewable energy optional

Index

Other moves recorded from construction manager

Full index of moves from construction manager

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.