Table 1Transition record

construction managertoconstruction quality manager

A construction manager already meets 30% of what the construction quality manager role asks for. The move turns on 13 required skills not yet in the profile.

From construction manager

30%

Overlap1

To construction quality manager

12 Skills carried over

13 Required, not held

68.3 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

30%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

68.3/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the construction quality manager 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 quality manager role treats 5 of its required skills as things a construction manager already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

advise on construction materials
building materials industry
construction product regulation
energy conservation
total quality control

What stands in the way is 13 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 12 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A construction quality manager 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 plans authorisations information skills
already held review construction projects information skills
already held total quality control business, administration and law
already held building materials industry engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held quantity surveying engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held construction methods engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 12 carried skills, including the 5 the construction quality manager role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 25 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.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 assisting and caring 4 required

required, not held ensure conformity to specifications required
required, not held follow health and safety procedures in construction required
required, not held use safety equipment in construction required
required, not held work ergonomically required

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 4 required

required, not held adjust engineering designs required
required, not held communicate with external laboratories required
required, not held liaise with managers required
required, not held write specifications required

03 information skills 3 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held check compatibility of materials required
required, not held inspect construction supplies required
required, not held keep records of work progress required

optional, not held test construction material samples optional
optional, not held conduct quality control analysis optional
optional, not held monitor construction site optional

04 arts and humanities 1 required

required, not held design principles required

05 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required

required, not held statistical quality control required

06 management skills 5 supplementary

optional, not held organise quality circle optional
optional, not held evaluate budgets optional
optional, not held evaluate employees work optional
optional, not held make time-critical decisions optional
optional, not held supervise staff optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a construction quality manager 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 12 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held advise on construction materials skill
already held building materials industry knowledge
already held construction product regulation knowledge
already held energy conservation knowledge
already held total quality control knowledge
already held construction methods knowledge
already held contract law knowledge
already held energy efficiency knowledge
already held quantity surveying knowledge
already held review construction plans authorisations skill
already held review construction projects skill
already held work in a construction team skill

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 engineering, manufacturing and construction 3 supplementary

optional, not held wind energy optional
optional, not held energy performance of buildings optional
optional, not held solar products optional

08 handling and moving 1 supplementary

optional, not held maintain work area cleanliness optional

12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held organise quality circle optional
optional, not held test construction material samples optional
optional, not held wind energy optional
optional, not held conduct quality control analysis optional
optional, not held energy performance of buildings optional
optional, not held evaluate budgets optional
optional, not held evaluate employees work optional
optional, not held maintain work area cleanliness optional
optional, not held make time-critical decisions optional
optional, not held monitor construction site optional
optional, not held solar products optional
optional, not held supervise staff optional

44 held skills the construction quality manager role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role apply safety management skill
not needed by the target role audit contractors 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 calculate needs for construction supplies skill
not needed by the target role carry out tendering skill
not needed by the target role check construction compliance skill
not needed by the target role civil engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role communicate with construction crews skill
not needed by the target role communicate with customers skill
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 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 ensure compliance with construction project deadline skill
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 green building practices knowledge
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 contracts skill
not needed by the target role manage environmental impact skill
not needed by the target role monitor contractor performance skill
not needed by the target role monitor parameters' compliance in construction projects 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

4 further entries not listed here

5 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 statistical quality control required
required, not held design principles required
optional, not held wind energy optional
optional, not held energy performance of buildings optional
optional, not held solar products 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.