demolition supervisortodismantling supervisor
A demolition supervisor already meets 79% of what the dismantling supervisor role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.
79%
24.4/ 100
1 Share of the dismantling supervisor role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the demolition 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 dismantling supervisor role treats 15 of its required skills as things a demolition supervisor already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- coordinate construction activities
- demolition techniques
- ensure compliance with construction project deadline
- evaluate employees work
- follow health and safety procedures in construction
- keep records of work progress
What stands in the way is 5 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 dismantling supervisor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a demolition supervisor background worth leading with.
- already held perform selective demolition constructing
- already held operate laser cutting equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held demolition techniques engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held recognise the hazards of dangerous goods assisting and caring
- already held asbestos removal regulations services
- already held explosives engineering, manufacturing and construction
All 29 carried skills, including the 15 the dismantling supervisor role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 6 missing skills fall into 6 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 supervise worker safety required
- required, not held advise on construction materials required
- required, not held prepare site for construction required
- required, not held review construction plans authorisations required
- required, not held supervise work required
- optional, not held waste removal regulations optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a dismantling supervisor role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 prepare site for construction skill · sector specific
- 02 advise on construction materials skill · cross sector
- 03 review construction plans authorisations 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 demolition techniques knowledge
- already held ensure compliance with construction project deadline skill
- already held evaluate employees work skill
- already held follow health and safety procedures in construction 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 plan resource allocation skill
- already held plan shifts of employees skill
- already held react to events in time-critical environments skill
- already held recognise the hazards of dangerous goods skill
- already held supervise staff skill
- already held use safety equipment in construction skill
- already held work in a construction team skill
- already held asbestos removal regulations knowledge
- already held cost management knowledge
- already held dispose of hazardous waste skill
- already held dispose of non-hazardous waste skill
- already held explosives knowledge
- already held follow nuclear plant safety precautions skill
- already held nuclear energy knowledge
- already held operate laser cutting equipment skill
- already held perform selective demolition skill
- already held provide technical expertise skill
- already held radiation protection knowledge
- already held recruit employees skill
- already held train employees skill
- already held work ergonomically skill
1 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held waste removal regulations optional
22 held skills the dismantling supervisor role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role construction product regulation knowledge
- not needed by the target role demolish structures skill
- not needed by the target role drive mobile heavy construction equipment skill
- not needed by the target role ensure compliance with radiation protection regulations skill
- not needed by the target role ensure equipment availability skill
- not needed by the target role excavation techniques knowledge
- not needed by the target role follow safety procedures when working at heights skill
- not needed by the target role guide operation of heavy construction equipment skill
- not needed by the target role mechanical tools knowledge
- not needed by the target role operate excavator skill
- not needed by the target role operate heavy construction machinery without supervision skill
- not needed by the target role operate jackhammer skill
- not needed by the target role operate oxygen cutting torch skill
- not needed by the target role operate plasma cutting torch skill
- not needed by the target role operate wrecking ball skill
- not needed by the target role physics knowledge
- not needed by the target role prevent damage to utility infrastructure skill
- not needed by the target role process incoming construction supplies skill
- not needed by the target role provide first aid 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 sort waste skill
1 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 waste removal regulations 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.