Table 1Transition record

construction managertoinstallation engineer

A construction manager already meets 37% of what the installation engineer role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From construction manager

37%

Overlap1

To installation engineer

10 Skills carried over

9 Required, not held

62.8 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

37%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

62.8/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the installation engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the construction manager 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 installation engineer role treats 9 of its required skills as things a construction manager already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

construction industry
construction methods
construction product regulation
cost management
ensure compliance with construction project deadline
oversee construction project

What stands in the way is 9 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 installation engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a construction manager background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held construction industry engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held oversee construction project management skills
already held construction methods engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held ensure compliance with construction project deadline management skills
already held construction product regulation business, administration and law
already held cost management business, administration and law

All 10 carried skills, including the 9 the installation engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 29 missing skills fall into 10 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 3 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held perform risk analysis required
required, not held perform scientific research required
required, not held record test data required

optional, not held assess project resource needs optional
optional, not held report test findings optional

02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required, 6 supplementary

required, not held engineering processes required
required, not held engineering principles required

optional, not held components of air conditioning systems optional
optional, not held domestic heating systems optional
optional, not held heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration parts optional
optional, not held industrial heating systems optional
optional, not held technical drawings optional
optional, not held ventilation systems optional

03 assisting and caring 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held follow health and safety procedures in construction required

optional, not held manage health and safety standards optional
optional, not held use safety equipment in construction optional

04 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held troubleshoot required

optional, not held design process optional
optional, not held react to events in time-critical environments optional

05 management skills 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held perform project management required

optional, not held provide improvement strategies optional
optional, not held supervise staff optional

06 business, administration and law 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held project management principles required

optional, not held continuous improvement philosophies optional

4 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a installation 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 10 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held construction industry knowledge
already held construction methods knowledge
already held construction product regulation knowledge
already held cost management knowledge
already held ensure compliance with construction project deadline skill
already held oversee construction project skill
already held project management knowledge
already held quality standards knowledge
already held work in a construction team skill
already held manage budgets skill

The 4 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 working with computers 2 supplementary

optional, not held use CAD software optional
optional, not held use technical drawing software optional

08 constructing 1 supplementary

optional, not held conduct performance tests optional

09 generic programmes and qualifications 1 supplementary

optional, not held communication optional

10 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 supplementary

optional, not held CAD software optional

20 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held assess project resource needs optional
optional, not held components of air conditioning systems optional
optional, not held CAD software optional
optional, not held communication optional
optional, not held conduct performance tests optional
optional, not held continuous improvement philosophies optional
optional, not held design process optional
optional, not held domestic heating systems optional
optional, not held heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration parts optional
optional, not held industrial heating systems optional
optional, not held manage health and safety standards optional
optional, not held provide improvement strategies optional
optional, not held react to events in time-critical environments optional
optional, not held report test findings optional
optional, not held supervise staff optional
optional, not held technical drawings optional
optional, not held use CAD software optional
optional, not held use safety equipment in construction optional
optional, not held use technical drawing software optional
optional, not held ventilation systems optional

46 held skills the installation engineer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise on construction materials skill
not needed by the target role apply safety management 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 construction principles knowledge
not needed by the target role building materials industry 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 communicate with construction crews skill
not needed by the target role communicate with customers skill
not needed by the target role consider building constraints in architectural designs skill
not needed by the target role construction equipment related to building materials knowledge
not needed by the target role contract law knowledge
not needed by the target role corporate social responsibility knowledge
not needed by the target role design power plant systems skill
not needed by the target role energy conservation knowledge
not needed by the target role energy efficiency knowledge
not needed by the target role ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
not needed by the target role ensure compliance with legal requirements skill
not needed by the target role environmental legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role follow nuclear plant safety precautions skill
not needed by the target role green building practices knowledge
not needed by the target role identify construction materials from blueprints skill
not needed by the target role identify customer's needs skill
not needed by the target role integrate building requirements in the architectural design skill
not needed by the target role integrate engineering principles in architectural design skill
not needed by the target role interpret technical requirements skill
not needed by the target role liaise with architects skill
not needed by the target role manage construction archive skill
not needed by the target role manage contracts skill
not needed by the target role manage environmental impact 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 nuclear energy knowledge
not needed by the target role order construction supplies skill
not needed by the target role participate in governmental tenders skill
not needed by the target role plan construction of houses skill
not needed by the target role prepare construction documents skill

6 further entries not listed here

12 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 engineering processes required
required, not held engineering principles required
required, not held project management principles required
optional, not held components of air conditioning systems optional
optional, not held CAD software optional
optional, not held communication optional
optional, not held continuous improvement philosophies optional
optional, not held domestic heating systems optional
optional, not held heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration parts optional
optional, not held industrial heating systems optional
optional, not held technical drawings optional
optional, not held ventilation systems optional

Index

Other moves recorded from construction manager

Full index of moves from construction manager

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.