property developertoreal estate surveyor
A property developer already meets 29% of what the real estate surveyor role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.
29%
63.8/ 100
1 Share of the real estate surveyor role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the property developer 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 real estate surveyor role treats 4 of its required skills as things a property developer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- compare property values
- provide information on properties
- real estate market
- value properties
What stands in the way is 7 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 6 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A real estate surveyor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a property developer background worth leading with.
- already held provide information on properties communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held value properties information skills
- already held compare property values information skills
- already held real estate market business, administration and law
- already held building codes engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held energy performance of buildings engineering, manufacturing and construction
All 6 carried skills, including the 4 the real estate surveyor role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 20 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 collect property financial information required
- required, not held perform property market research required
- required, not held examine the conditions of buildings required
- optional, not held perform field research optional
- optional, not held compile appraisal reports optional
- optional, not held obtain financial information optional
- optional, not held perform risk analysis optional
- optional, not held read standard blueprints optional
- optional, not held research taxation procedures optional
- required, not held property law required
- required, not held tax legislation required
- optional, not held cadastral taxation optional
- optional, not held concurrent estate optional
- optional, not held quality assurance procedures optional
- optional, not held risk management optional
- required, not held advise on property value required
- required, not held maintain relationships with government agencies required
- optional, not held inspect taxation documents optional
- optional, not held quantity surveying optional
- optional, not held geographic information systems optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a real estate surveyor role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 collect property financial information skill · sector specific
- 02 perform property market research skill · sector specific
- 03 advise on property value 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 6 skills that carry over
- already held compare property values skill
- already held provide information on properties skill
- already held real estate market knowledge
- already held value properties skill
- already held building codes knowledge
- already held energy performance of buildings knowledge
13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held geographic information systems optional
- optional, not held perform field research optional
- optional, not held quantity surveying optional
- optional, not held cadastral taxation optional
- optional, not held compile appraisal reports optional
- optional, not held concurrent estate optional
- optional, not held inspect taxation documents optional
- optional, not held obtain financial information optional
- optional, not held perform risk analysis optional
- optional, not held quality assurance procedures optional
- optional, not held read standard blueprints optional
- optional, not held research taxation procedures optional
- optional, not held risk management optional
35 held skills the real estate surveyor role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role accounting techniques knowledge
- not needed by the target role architecture regulations knowledge
- not needed by the target role assess financial viability skill
- not needed by the target role attend trade fairs 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 systems monitoring technology knowledge
- not needed by the target role business management principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role contract law knowledge
- not needed by the target role coordinate marketing plan actions skill
- not needed by the target role create a financial plan skill
- not needed by the target role develop energy saving concepts skill
- not needed by the target role ensure compliance with legal requirements skill
- not needed by the target role estimate profitability skill
- not needed by the target role execute feasibility study skill
- not needed by the target role follow health and safety procedures in construction skill
- not needed by the target role investment analysis knowledge
- not needed by the target role keep records of work progress skill
- not needed by the target role leasing process knowledge
- not needed by the target role liaise with financiers skill
- not needed by the target role liaise with quality assurance skill
- not needed by the target role liaise with shareholders skill
- not needed by the target role maintain financial records skill
- not needed by the target role manage contracts skill
- not needed by the target role manage maintenance operations skill
- not needed by the target role manage staff skill
- not needed by the target role market research knowledge
- 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 negotiate land access skill
- not needed by the target role negotiate land acquisition skill
- not needed by the target role oversee planning of security systems skill
- not needed by the target role provide cost benefit analysis reports skill
- not needed by the target role recruit employees skill
- not needed by the target role use safety equipment in construction skill
8 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 property law required
- required, not held tax legislation required
- optional, not held geographic information systems optional
- optional, not held quantity surveying optional
- optional, not held cadastral taxation optional
- optional, not held concurrent estate optional
- optional, not held quality assurance procedures optional
- optional, not held risk management 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.