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

quantity surveyortoconstruction general supervisor

A quantity surveyor already meets 24% of what the construction general supervisor role asks for. The move turns on 17 required skills not yet in the profile.

From quantity surveyor
24%
Overlap1
To construction general supervisor
12 Skills carried over
17 Required, not held
77.8 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

24%

Learning distance A rebuild

77.8/ 100

1 Share of the construction general supervisor role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the quantity surveyor 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 construction general supervisor role treats 5 of its required skills as things a quantity surveyor already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • communicate with construction crews
  • coordinate construction activities
  • ensure compliance with construction project deadline
  • keep records of work progress
  • monitor construction site

What stands in the way is 17 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 12 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A construction general supervisor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a quantity surveyor background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held monitor construction site information skills
  • already held communicate with construction crews communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held quantity surveying engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held coordinate construction activities communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held liaise with financiers communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held real estate market business, administration and law

All 12 carried skills, including the 5 the construction general supervisor role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 36 missing skills fall into 8 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 4 required, 6 supplementary
  • required, not held prepare building site required
  • required, not held work in a construction team required
  • required, not held liaise with managers required
  • required, not held react to events in time-critical environments required
  • optional, not held liaise with architects optional
  • optional, not held design spatial layout of outdoor areas optional
  • optional, not held liaise with local authorities optional
  • optional, not held liaise with shareholders optional
  • optional, not held negotiate supplier arrangements optional
  • optional, not held train employees optional
02 information skills 4 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held check compatibility of materials required
  • required, not held process incoming construction supplies required
  • required, not held execute feasibility study required
  • required, not held inspect construction supplies required
  • optional, not held evaluate integrated design of buildings optional
  • optional, not held monitor stock level optional
03 assisting and caring 3 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held follow health and safety procedures in construction required
  • required, not held manage health and safety standards required
  • required, not held use safety equipment in construction required
  • optional, not held follow nuclear plant safety precautions optional
  • optional, not held ensure compliance with radiation protection regulations optional
  • optional, not held provide first aid optional
04 management skills 3 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held evaluate employees work required
  • required, not held plan shifts of employees required
  • required, not held supervise staff required
  • optional, not held plan allocation of space optional
  • optional, not held recruit employees optional
05 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held green building practices required
  • required, not held building materials industry required
  • optional, not held integrated design optional
  • optional, not held zero-energy building design optional
  • optional, not held energy performance of buildings optional
  • optional, not held nuclear energy optional
06 constructing 1 required
  • required, not held prepare site for construction required

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a construction general 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 12 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held communicate with construction crews skill
  • already held coordinate construction activities skill
  • already held ensure compliance with construction project deadline skill
  • already held keep records of work progress skill
  • already held monitor construction site skill
  • already held advise on construction materials skill
  • already held contract law knowledge
  • already held cost management knowledge
  • already held liaise with financiers skill
  • already held manage contracts skill
  • already held quantity surveying knowledge
  • already held real estate market knowledge
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 business, administration and law 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held construction product regulation optional
08 health and welfare 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held radiation protection optional
19 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held construction product regulation optional
  • optional, not held evaluate integrated design of buildings optional
  • optional, not held follow nuclear plant safety precautions optional
  • optional, not held integrated design optional
  • optional, not held liaise with architects optional
  • optional, not held monitor stock level optional
  • optional, not held plan allocation of space optional
  • optional, not held zero-energy building design optional
  • optional, not held design spatial layout of outdoor areas optional
  • optional, not held energy performance of buildings optional
  • optional, not held ensure compliance with radiation protection regulations optional
  • optional, not held liaise with local authorities optional
  • optional, not held liaise with shareholders optional
  • optional, not held negotiate supplier arrangements optional
  • optional, not held nuclear energy optional
  • optional, not held provide first aid optional
  • optional, not held radiation protection optional
  • optional, not held recruit employees optional
  • optional, not held train employees optional
29 held skills the construction general supervisor role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role Monte Carlo simulation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role advise architects skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on risk management skill
  • not needed by the target role audit contractors skill
  • not needed by the target role building codes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role building construction principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role calculate needs for construction supplies skill
  • not needed by the target role carry out tendering skill
  • not needed by the target role check construction compliance skill
  • not needed by the target role civil engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role civil law knowledge
  • not needed by the target role communicate with customers skill
  • not needed by the target role construction industry knowledge
  • not needed by the target role control of expenses skill
  • not needed by the target role estimate profitability skill
  • not needed by the target role finish project within budget skill
  • not needed by the target role follow the statutory obligations skill
  • not needed by the target role identify customer objectives skill
  • not needed by the target role manage budgets skill
  • 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 order construction supplies skill
  • not needed by the target role oversee construction project skill
  • not needed by the target role perform cost accounting activities skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare construction documents skill
  • not needed by the target role project management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role provide cost benefit analysis reports skill
  • not needed by the target role quality standards knowledge
  • not needed by the target role urban planning law knowledge
8 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 green building practices required
  • required, not held building materials industry required
  • optional, not held construction product regulation optional
  • optional, not held integrated design optional
  • optional, not held zero-energy building design optional
  • optional, not held energy performance of buildings optional
  • optional, not held nuclear energy optional
  • optional, not held radiation protection optional
Index

Other moves recorded from quantity surveyor

Full index of moves from quantity surveyor

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.