roofing supervisortoplastering supervisor
A roofing supervisor already meets 75% of what the plastering supervisor role asks for. The move turns on 2 required skills not yet in the profile.
75%
33.5/ 100
1 Share of the plastering supervisor role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the roofing 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 plastering supervisor role treats 17 of its required skills as things a roofing supervisor already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- answer requests for quotation
- ensure compliance with construction project deadline
- ensure equipment availability
- evaluate employees work
- follow health and safety procedures in construction
- inspect construction supplies
What stands in the way is 2 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 32 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A plastering supervisor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a roofing supervisor background worth leading with.
- already held install insulation material constructing
- already held use sander handling and moving
- already held ensure compliance with construction project deadline management skills
- already held construction product regulation business, administration and law
- already held advise on construction materials communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held negotiate supplier arrangements communication, collaboration and creativity
All 32 carried skills, including the 17 the plastering supervisor role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 18 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 check compatibility of materials required
- optional, not held estimate restoration costs optional
- optional, not held select restoration activities optional
- required, not held types of plastering materials required
- optional, not held apply adhesive wall coating optional
- optional, not held craft ornamental plastering optional
- optional, not held install construction profiles optional
- optional, not held place drywall optional
- optional, not held place gypsum blocks optional
- optional, not held plaster surfaces optional
- optional, not held protect surfaces during construction work optional
- optional, not held tape drywall optional
- optional, not held apply proofing membranes optional
- optional, not held prepare surface for plastering optional
- optional, not held mix construction grouts optional
- optional, not held cut wall chases optional
- optional, not held art history optional
- optional, not held work safely with chemicals optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 2 entries a plastering supervisor role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 check compatibility of materials skill · sector specific
- 02 types of plastering materials knowledge · sector specific
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 32 skills that carry over
- already held answer requests for quotation skill
- already held ensure compliance with construction project deadline skill
- already held ensure equipment availability skill
- already held evaluate employees work skill
- already held follow health and safety procedures in construction skill
- already held inspect construction supplies skill
- already held interpret 2D plans skill
- already held interpret 3D plans 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 monitor stock level skill
- already held order construction supplies skill
- already held plan shifts of employees skill
- already held process incoming construction supplies skill
- already held supervise staff skill
- already held work in a construction team skill
- already held advise on construction materials skill
- already held calculate needs for construction supplies skill
- already held construction product regulation knowledge
- already held cost management knowledge
- already held install insulation material skill
- already held keep personal administration skill
- already held manage contracts skill
- already held negotiate supplier arrangements skill
- already held provide first aid skill
- already held provide technical expertise skill
- already held recruit employees skill
- already held train employees skill
- already held use safety equipment in construction skill
- already held use sander skill
- already held work ergonomically skill
16 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held apply adhesive wall coating optional
- optional, not held art history optional
- optional, not held craft ornamental plastering optional
- optional, not held estimate restoration costs optional
- optional, not held install construction profiles optional
- optional, not held mix construction grouts optional
- optional, not held place drywall optional
- optional, not held place gypsum blocks optional
- optional, not held plaster surfaces optional
- optional, not held protect surfaces during construction work optional
- optional, not held select restoration activities optional
- optional, not held tape drywall optional
- optional, not held work safely with chemicals optional
- optional, not held apply proofing membranes optional
- optional, not held cut wall chases optional
- optional, not held prepare surface for plastering optional
18 held skills the plastering supervisor role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role apply roll roofing skill
- not needed by the target role asbestos removal regulations knowledge
- not needed by the target role building codes knowledge
- not needed by the target role construct wood roofs skill
- not needed by the target role energy efficiency knowledge
- not needed by the target role energy performance of buildings knowledge
- not needed by the target role envelope systems for buildings knowledge
- not needed by the target role follow safety procedures when working at heights skill
- not needed by the target role inspect roofs skill
- not needed by the target role install metal roofing skill
- not needed by the target role lay interlocking roof tiles skill
- not needed by the target role lay non-interlocking roof tiles skill
- not needed by the target role liaise with local authorities skill
- not needed by the target role plan scaffolding skill
- not needed by the target role recognise signs of wood rot skill
- not needed by the target role remove roofs skill
- not needed by the target role roofing techniques knowledge
- not needed by the target role sort waste 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.
- required, not held types of plastering materials required
- optional, not held art history 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.