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

insulation supervisortoroofing supervisor

A insulation supervisor already meets 32% of what the roofing supervisor role asks for. The move turns on 15 required skills not yet in the profile.

From insulation supervisor
32%
Overlap1
To roofing supervisor
14 Skills carried over
15 Required, not held
71.2 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

32%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

71.2/ 100

1 Share of the roofing supervisor role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the insulation 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

Why this move works

A roofing supervisor role treats 9 of its required skills as things a insulation supervisor already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • advise on construction materials
  • energy performance of buildings
  • follow health and safety procedures in construction
  • inspect construction supplies
  • order construction supplies
  • plan shifts of employees

What stands in the way is 15 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 14 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A roofing supervisor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a insulation supervisor background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held envelope systems for buildings engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held install insulation material constructing
  • already held construction product regulation business, administration and law
  • already held energy efficiency engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held advise on construction materials communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held energy performance of buildings engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 14 carried skills, including the 9 the roofing supervisor role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 36 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.

Skill to acquire Tier
01 information skills 6 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held inspect roofs required
  • required, not held interpret 2D plans required
  • required, not held monitor stock level required
  • required, not held interpret 3D plans required
  • required, not held keep records of work progress required
  • required, not held recognise signs of wood rot required
  • optional, not held keep personal administration optional
02 management skills 4 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 supervise staff required
  • optional, not held recruit employees optional
03 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 6 supplementary
  • required, not held answer requests for quotation required
  • required, not held liaise with managers required
  • optional, not held liaise with local authorities optional
  • optional, not held manage contracts optional
  • optional, not held negotiate supplier arrangements optional
  • optional, not held plan scaffolding optional
  • optional, not held provide technical expertise optional
  • optional, not held train employees optional
04 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required
  • required, not held roofing techniques required
  • required, not held building codes required
05 assisting and caring 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held manage health and safety standards required
  • optional, not held follow safety procedures when working at heights optional
  • optional, not held provide first aid optional
  • optional, not held work ergonomically optional
06 constructing 6 supplementary
  • optional, not held apply roll roofing optional
  • optional, not held lay interlocking roof tiles optional
  • optional, not held lay non-interlocking roof tiles optional
  • optional, not held remove roofs optional
  • optional, not held construct wood roofs optional
  • optional, not held install metal roofing optional

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a roofing 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 14 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held advise on construction materials skill
  • already held energy performance of buildings knowledge
  • already held follow health and safety procedures in construction skill
  • already held inspect construction supplies skill
  • already held order construction supplies skill
  • already held plan shifts of employees skill
  • already held process incoming construction supplies skill
  • already held use safety equipment in construction skill
  • already held work in a construction team skill
  • already held calculate needs for construction supplies skill
  • already held construction product regulation knowledge
  • already held energy efficiency knowledge
  • already held envelope systems for buildings knowledge
  • already held install insulation material skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 handling and moving 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held use sander optional
  • optional, not held sort waste optional
08 business, administration and law 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held cost management optional
09 services 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held asbestos removal regulations optional
21 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held apply roll roofing optional
  • optional, not held cost management optional
  • optional, not held lay interlocking roof tiles optional
  • optional, not held lay non-interlocking roof tiles optional
  • optional, not held remove roofs optional
  • optional, not held use sander optional
  • optional, not held asbestos removal regulations optional
  • optional, not held construct wood roofs optional
  • optional, not held follow safety procedures when working at heights optional
  • optional, not held install metal roofing optional
  • optional, not held keep personal administration optional
  • optional, not held liaise with local authorities optional
  • optional, not held manage contracts optional
  • optional, not held negotiate supplier arrangements optional
  • optional, not held plan scaffolding optional
  • optional, not held provide first aid optional
  • optional, not held provide technical expertise optional
  • optional, not held recruit employees optional
  • optional, not held sort waste optional
  • optional, not held train employees optional
  • optional, not held work ergonomically optional
24 held skills the roofing supervisor role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role airtight construction knowledge
  • not needed by the target role apply adhesive wall coating skill
  • not needed by the target role apply proofing membranes skill
  • not needed by the target role apply spray foam insulation skill
  • not needed by the target role attach roofing cover skill
  • not needed by the target role construction industry knowledge
  • not needed by the target role coordinate construction activities skill
  • not needed by the target role cut insulation material to size skill
  • not needed by the target role design building air tightness skill
  • not needed by the target role design building envelope systems skill
  • not needed by the target role design the insulation concept skill
  • not needed by the target role environmental indoor quality knowledge
  • not needed by the target role inspect insulation skill
  • not needed by the target role install construction profiles skill
  • not needed by the target role lead a team skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor construction site skill
  • not needed by the target role organise labour skill
  • not needed by the target role oversee construction project skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare construction documents skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare facade cladding skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare site for construction skill
  • not needed by the target role pump insulation beads into cavities skill
  • not needed by the target role scaffolding components knowledge
  • not needed by the target role types of insulation material knowledge
4 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 roofing techniques required
  • required, not held building codes required
  • optional, not held cost management optional
  • optional, not held asbestos removal regulations optional
Index

Other moves recorded from insulation supervisor

Full index of moves from insulation supervisor

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.