Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

dredge operatortodredging supervisor

A dredge operator already meets 47% of what the dredging supervisor role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.

From dredge operator
47%
Overlap1
To dredging supervisor
20 Skills carried over
12 Required, not held
56.9 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

47%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

56.9/ 100

1 Share of the dredging supervisor role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the dredge operator 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 dredging supervisor role treats 10 of its required skills as things a dredge operator already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • dredging consoles
  • excavation techniques
  • follow health and safety procedures in construction
  • guide placement of anchors
  • keep records of work progress
  • mechanical systems

What stands in the way is 12 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 20 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A dredging supervisor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a dredge operator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held guide placement of anchors working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held control cutterheads working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held control suction booms working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held operate bucket wheel excavator working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held position anchor poles working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held dredging consoles information and communication technologies (icts)

All 20 carried skills, including the 10 the dredging supervisor role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 22 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.

Skill to acquire Tier
01 management skills 6 required, 1 supplementary
  • 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 resource allocation required
  • required, not held plan shifts of employees required
  • required, not held supervise staff required
  • optional, not held recruit employees optional
02 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held work in a construction team required
  • required, not held coordinate construction activities required
  • required, not held liaise with managers required
  • optional, not held build business relationships optional
  • optional, not held provide technical expertise optional
  • optional, not held train employees optional
03 information skills 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held process incoming construction supplies required
  • required, not held inspect construction supplies required
  • optional, not held report defective manufacturing materials optional
04 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held manage health and safety standards required
  • optional, not held provide first aid optional
05 business, administration and law 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held construction product regulation optional
  • optional, not held cost management optional
06 handling and moving 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held dispose of hazardous waste optional
  • optional, not held dispose of non-hazardous waste optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a dredging supervisor 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 20 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held dredging consoles knowledge
  • already held excavation techniques knowledge
  • already held follow health and safety procedures in construction skill
  • already held guide placement of anchors skill
  • already held keep records of work progress skill
  • already held mechanical systems knowledge
  • already held operate GPS systems skill
  • already held prevent damage to utility infrastructure skill
  • already held soil mechanics knowledge
  • already held use safety equipment in construction skill
  • already held control cutterheads skill
  • already held control suction booms skill
  • already held machinery load capacity knowledge
  • already held measure water depth skill
  • already held operate bucket wheel excavator skill
  • already held operate excavator skill
  • already held position anchor poles skill
  • already held position dredger skill
  • already held use rigging tools skill
  • already held work ergonomically skill
10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held construction product regulation optional
  • optional, not held cost management optional
  • optional, not held build business relationships optional
  • optional, not held dispose of hazardous waste optional
  • optional, not held dispose of non-hazardous waste optional
  • optional, not held provide first aid optional
  • optional, not held provide technical expertise optional
  • optional, not held recruit employees optional
  • optional, not held report defective manufacturing materials optional
  • optional, not held train employees optional
7 held skills the dredging supervisor role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role clear pipelines skill
  • not needed by the target role collect samples skill
  • not needed by the target role keep personal administration skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain dredging equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role perform minor repairs to equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role replace cutterhead teeth skill
  • not needed by the target role secure heavy construction equipment skill
2 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
  • optional, not held construction product regulation optional
  • optional, not held cost management optional
Index
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.