Table 1Transition record

rail operations managertorail project engineer

A rail operations manager already meets 15% of what the rail project engineer role asks for. The move turns on 26 required skills not yet in the profile.

From rail operations manager

15%

Overlap1

To rail project engineer

7 Skills carried over

26 Required, not held

85.2 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 85.2

This move: 85.2 of 100 · career change

1 Share of the rail project engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the rail operations 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 7 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A rail project engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a rail operations manager background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held ensure implementation of subsidence mitigation measures assisting and caring
already held railway framework legislation business, administration and law
already held work in a rail transport team communication, collaboration and creativity
already held design wayside signalling interlockings management skills
already held comply with legal regulations assisting and caring
already held have computer literacy working with computers

All 7 carried skills, including the 4 the rail project engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 31 missing skills fall into 7 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 11 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held prepare railway technical studies required
required, not held maintain relationship with customers required
required, not held maintain relationship with suppliers required
required, not held promote innovative infrastructure design required
required, not held apply technical communication skills required
required, not held design customised maps required
required, not held give instructions to staff required
required, not held liaise with rail experts required
required, not held promote environmental awareness required
required, not held use different communication channels required
required, not held write technical reports required

optional, not held draft project documentation optional

02 information skills 8 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held assess railway operations required
required, not held carry out navigational calculations required
required, not held apply numeracy skills required
required, not held audit contractors required
required, not held comprehend financial business terminology required
required, not held maintain financial records required
required, not held monitor work site required
required, not held perform risk analysis required

optional, not held maintain a central project repository optional

03 management skills 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held manage railway construction projects required
required, not held manage tender processes required

optional, not held carry out project activities optional
optional, not held organise project meetings optional

04 assisting and caring 2 required

required, not held follow ethical code of conduct in transport services required
required, not held ensure compliance with environmental legislation required

05 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required

required, not held rail design engineering required
required, not held rail construction engineering required

06 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required

required, not held statistics required

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a rail project 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 7 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held comply with legal regulations skill
already held have computer literacy skill
already held manage budgets skill
already held railway framework legislation knowledge
already held design wayside signalling interlockings skill
already held ensure implementation of subsidence mitigation measures skill
already held work in a rail transport team skill

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 business, administration and law 1 supplementary

optional, not held project configuration management optional

5 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held carry out project activities optional
optional, not held draft project documentation optional
optional, not held maintain a central project repository optional
optional, not held organise project meetings optional
optional, not held project configuration management optional

19 held skills the rail project engineer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role assess performance of rail operations skill
not needed by the target role develop staff skill
not needed by the target role enforce railway safety regulations skill
not needed by the target role ensure client orientation skill
not needed by the target role health and safety measures in transportation knowledge
not needed by the target role maintain computerised records of railway traffic skill
not needed by the target role manage staff skill
not needed by the target role modern power signalling systems knowledge
not needed by the target role operate railway freight monitoring technologies skill
not needed by the target role perform rail operations risk management skill
not needed by the target role physical characteristics of railways knowledge
not needed by the target role plan railway incident mitigation measures skill
not needed by the target role process data from railway control rooms skill
not needed by the target role project management knowledge
not needed by the target role rail disruption management knowledge
not needed by the target role rail infrastructure knowledge
not needed by the target role rail project financing knowledge
not needed by the target role shunt inbound loads skill
not needed by the target role train planning knowledge

4 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 rail design engineering required
required, not held rail construction engineering required
required, not held statistics required
optional, not held project configuration management optional

Index

Other moves recorded from rail operations manager

Full index of moves from rail operations 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.