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

building inspectortoutilities inspector

A building inspector already meets 25% of what the utilities inspector role asks for. The move turns on 16 required skills not yet in the profile.

From building inspector
25%
Overlap1
To utilities inspector
10 Skills carried over
16 Required, not held
76.5 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

25%

Learning distance A rebuild

76.5/ 100

1 Share of the utilities inspector role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the building inspector 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 utilities inspector role treats 6 of its required skills as things a building inspector already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • check construction compliance
  • engineering principles
  • manage health and safety standards
  • quality assurance procedures
  • surveying
  • write inspection reports

What stands in the way is 16 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 10 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A utilities inspector role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a building inspector background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held review construction projects information skills
  • already held monitor parameters' compliance in construction projects information skills
  • already held check construction compliance assisting and caring
  • already held surveying engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held building codes engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held quality assurance procedures business, administration and law

All 10 carried skills, including the 6 the utilities inspector role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 34 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, 6 supplementary
  • required, not held perform inspection analysis required
  • required, not held report utility meter readings required
  • required, not held lead inspections required
  • required, not held oversee record management required
  • required, not held undertake inspections required
  • required, not held use technical documentation required
  • optional, not held inspect facility sites optional
  • optional, not held investigate pollution optional
  • optional, not held write records for repairs optional
  • optional, not held inspect sewers optional
  • optional, not held monitor work site optional
  • optional, not held record test data optional
02 constructing 3 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held identify faults in utility meters required
  • required, not held monitor utility equipment required
  • required, not held conduct performance tests required
  • optional, not held install utility equipment optional
  • optional, not held inspect industrial equipment optional
03 assisting and caring 2 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held follow standards for machinery safety required
  • required, not held comply with legal regulations required
  • optional, not held act as contact person during equipment incident optional
  • optional, not held respond to enquiries optional
  • optional, not held wear appropriate protective gear optional
04 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held notify supervisor required
  • required, not held advise on machinery malfunctions required
  • optional, not held advise on utility consumption optional
  • optional, not held liaise with engineers optional
05 management skills 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held prevent damage to utility infrastructure required
  • optional, not held anticipate installation maintenance optional
  • optional, not held prepare audit activities optional
06 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held electrical power safety regulations required
  • optional, not held engineering processes optional

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a utilities inspector 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 10 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held check construction compliance skill
  • already held engineering principles knowledge
  • already held manage health and safety standards skill
  • already held quality assurance procedures knowledge
  • already held surveying knowledge
  • already held write inspection reports skill
  • already held building codes knowledge
  • already held create solutions to problems skill
  • already held monitor parameters' compliance in construction projects skill
  • already held review construction projects skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 business, administration and law 1 required
  • required, not held construction product regulation required
08 handling and moving 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held collect samples for analysis optional
09 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held use non-destructive testing equipment optional
18 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held advise on utility consumption optional
  • optional, not held engineering processes optional
  • optional, not held inspect facility sites optional
  • optional, not held install utility equipment optional
  • optional, not held investigate pollution optional
  • optional, not held use non-destructive testing equipment optional
  • optional, not held write records for repairs optional
  • optional, not held act as contact person during equipment incident optional
  • optional, not held anticipate installation maintenance optional
  • optional, not held collect samples for analysis optional
  • optional, not held inspect industrial equipment optional
  • optional, not held inspect sewers optional
  • optional, not held liaise with engineers optional
  • optional, not held monitor work site optional
  • optional, not held prepare audit activities optional
  • optional, not held record test data optional
  • optional, not held respond to enquiries optional
  • optional, not held wear appropriate protective gear optional
26 held skills the utilities inspector role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role advise architects skill
  • not needed by the target role architecture regulations knowledge
  • not needed by the target role building materials industry knowledge
  • not needed by the target role civil engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role communicate problems to senior colleagues skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct fire safety inspections skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct land surveys skill
  • not needed by the target role construction legal systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role construction methods knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electricity knowledge
  • not needed by the target role energy conservation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role energy performance of buildings knowledge
  • not needed by the target role fire safety regulations knowledge
  • not needed by the target role green building practices knowledge
  • not needed by the target role inform on workplace safety standards skill
  • not needed by the target role inspect building systems skill
  • not needed by the target role issue permits skill
  • not needed by the target role liaise with local authorities skill
  • not needed by the target role manage construction archive skill
  • not needed by the target role negotiate with stakeholders skill
  • not needed by the target role perform field research skill
  • not needed by the target role read standard blueprints skill
  • not needed by the target role surveying methods knowledge
  • not needed by the target role topography knowledge
  • not needed by the target role urban planning law knowledge
  • not needed by the target role use safety equipment in construction skill
3 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 construction product regulation required
  • required, not held electrical power safety regulations required
  • optional, not held engineering processes optional
Index

Other moves recorded from building inspector

Full index of moves from building inspector

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.