Table 1Transition record

compliance engineertocontract engineer

A compliance engineer already meets 47% of what the contract engineer role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

From compliance engineer

47%

Overlap1

To contract engineer

11 Skills carried over

5 Required, not held

51.8 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 51.8

This move: 51.8 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the contract engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the compliance engineer 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 11 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A contract engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a compliance engineer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held consult with technical staff communication, collaboration and creativity
already held interpret technical requirements information skills
already held manage engineering project management skills
already held define technical requirements management skills
already held project management business, administration and law
already held manage contracts communication, collaboration and creativity

All 11 carried skills, including the 9 the contract engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 22 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.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 management skills 1 required, 6 supplementary

required, not held manage budgets required

optional, not held issue sales invoices optional
optional, not held carry out tendering optional
optional, not held identify suppliers optional
optional, not held manage sub-contract labour optional
optional, not held manage tender processes optional
optional, not held perform project management optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held build business relationships required

optional, not held compare contractors' bids optional
optional, not held handle customer complaints optional
optional, not held manage contract disputes optional
optional, not held meet contract specifications optional

03 business, administration and law 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held contract law required

optional, not held cost management optional
optional, not held labour legislation optional
optional, not held tax legislation optional

04 information skills 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held assess financial viability required

optional, not held assess supplier risks optional
optional, not held maintain contract administration optional
optional, not held perform contract compliance audits optional

05 assisting and caring 1 required

required, not held ensure compliance with purchasing and contracting regulations required

06 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary

optional, not held construction industry optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a contract engineer 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 11 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held engineering principles knowledge
already held engineering processes knowledge
already held interpret technical requirements skill
already held manage contracts skill
already held manage engineering project skill
already held perform scientific research skill
already held project management knowledge
already held technical drawings knowledge
already held use technical drawing software skill
already held consult with technical staff skill
already held define technical requirements skill

17 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held assess supplier risks optional
optional, not held cost management optional
optional, not held issue sales invoices optional
optional, not held carry out tendering optional
optional, not held compare contractors' bids optional
optional, not held construction industry optional
optional, not held handle customer complaints optional
optional, not held identify suppliers optional
optional, not held labour legislation optional
optional, not held maintain contract administration optional
optional, not held manage contract disputes optional
optional, not held manage sub-contract labour optional
optional, not held manage tender processes optional
optional, not held meet contract specifications optional
optional, not held perform contract compliance audits optional
optional, not held perform project management optional
optional, not held tax legislation optional

27 held skills the contract engineer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise on equipment maintenance skill
not needed by the target role advise on safety improvements skill
not needed by the target role analyse production processes for improvement skill
not needed by the target role apply radiation protection procedures skill
not needed by the target role archive documentation related to work skill
not needed by the target role collaborate with designers skill
not needed by the target role communicate regulations skill
not needed by the target role create manufacturing guidelines skill
not needed by the target role develop licensing agreements skill
not needed by the target role electrical engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role electronics knowledge
not needed by the target role ensure compliance with legal requirements skill
not needed by the target role ensure compliance with radiation protection regulations skill
not needed by the target role ensure cross-department cooperation skill
not needed by the target role identify customer's needs skill
not needed by the target role industrial engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role manufacturing processes knowledge
not needed by the target role mechanical engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role meet deadlines skill
not needed by the target role perform inspections required by international conventions skill
not needed by the target role quality standards knowledge
not needed by the target role radiation protection knowledge
not needed by the target role security engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role train employees skill
not needed by the target role train staff about product features skill
not needed by the target role troubleshoot skill
not needed by the target role write specifications skill

5 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 contract law required
optional, not held cost management optional
optional, not held construction industry optional
optional, not held labour legislation optional
optional, not held tax legislation optional

Index

Other moves recorded from compliance engineer

Full index of moves from compliance engineer

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.