crane crew supervisortodemolition supervisor
A crane crew supervisor already meets 69% of what the demolition supervisor role asks for. The move turns on 3 required skills not yet in the profile.
69%
38.7/ 100
1 Share of the demolition supervisor role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the crane crew 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 this move works
A demolition supervisor role treats 18 of its required skills as things a crane crew supervisor already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- coordinate construction activities
- drive mobile heavy construction equipment
- 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 3 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 29 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A demolition supervisor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a crane crew supervisor background worth leading with.
- already held plan resource allocation management skills
- already held operate heavy construction machinery without supervision working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held coordinate construction activities communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held guide operation of heavy construction equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held drive mobile heavy construction equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held rig loads handling and moving
All 29 carried skills, including the 18 the demolition supervisor role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 22 missing skills fall into 9 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 demolition techniques required
- optional, not held excavation techniques optional
- optional, not held explosives optional
- optional, not held nuclear energy optional
- required, not held recognise the hazards of dangerous goods required
- optional, not held follow nuclear plant safety precautions optional
- optional, not held ensure compliance with radiation protection regulations optional
- required, not held prevent damage to utility infrastructure required
- optional, not held demolish structures optional
- optional, not held operate excavator optional
- optional, not held operate laser cutting equipment optional
- optional, not held operate oxygen cutting torch optional
- optional, not held operate plasma cutting torch optional
- optional, not held operate wrecking ball optional
- optional, not held operate jackhammer optional
- optional, not held dispose of hazardous waste optional
- optional, not held dispose of non-hazardous waste optional
- optional, not held sort waste optional
- optional, not held perform selective demolition optional
3 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a demolition supervisor role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 demolition techniques knowledge · sector specific
- 02 recognise the hazards of dangerous goods skill · sector specific
- 03 prevent damage to utility infrastructure 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 29 skills that carry over
- already held coordinate construction activities skill
- already held drive mobile heavy construction equipment 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 guide operation of heavy construction equipment 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 mechanical tools knowledge
- already held plan resource allocation skill
- already held plan shifts of employees skill
- already held process incoming construction supplies skill
- already held react to events in time-critical environments skill
- already held supervise staff skill
- already held use safety equipment in construction skill
- already held work in a construction team skill
- already held construction product regulation knowledge
- already held cost management knowledge
- already held follow safety procedures when working at heights skill
- already held operate heavy construction machinery without supervision skill
- already held provide first aid skill
- already held provide technical expertise skill
- already held recruit employees skill
- already held report defective manufacturing materials skill
- already held rig loads skill
- already held train employees skill
- already held work ergonomically skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held radiation protection optional
- optional, not held physics optional
- optional, not held asbestos removal regulations optional
19 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held demolish structures optional
- optional, not held excavation techniques optional
- optional, not held explosives optional
- optional, not held follow nuclear plant safety precautions optional
- optional, not held operate excavator optional
- optional, not held operate jackhammer optional
- optional, not held operate laser cutting equipment optional
- optional, not held operate oxygen cutting torch optional
- optional, not held operate plasma cutting torch optional
- optional, not held operate wrecking ball optional
- optional, not held perform selective demolition optional
- optional, not held asbestos removal regulations optional
- optional, not held dispose of hazardous waste optional
- optional, not held dispose of non-hazardous waste optional
- optional, not held ensure compliance with radiation protection regulations optional
- optional, not held nuclear energy optional
- optional, not held physics optional
- optional, not held radiation protection optional
- optional, not held sort waste optional
13 held skills the demolition supervisor role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role crane load charts knowledge
- not needed by the target role electricity knowledge
- not needed by the target role inspect construction sites skill
- not needed by the target role inspect construction supplies 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 keep heavy construction equipment in good condition skill
- not needed by the target role mechanical systems knowledge
- not needed by the target role monitor stock level skill
- not needed by the target role operate tower crane skill
- not needed by the target role secure heavy construction equipment skill
- not needed by the target role set up tower crane skill
- not needed by the target role transport construction supplies skill
7 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- required, not held demolition techniques required
- optional, not held excavation techniques optional
- optional, not held explosives optional
- optional, not held asbestos removal regulations optional
- optional, not held nuclear energy optional
- optional, not held physics optional
- optional, not held radiation protection optional
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.