Table 1Transition record

rail project engineertoaviation data communications manager

A rail project engineer already meets 29% of what the aviation data communications manager role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From rail project engineer

29%

Overlap1

To aviation data communications manager

4 Skills carried over

9 Required, not held

63.4 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 63.4

This move: 63.4 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the aviation data communications manager role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the rail project 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 4 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A aviation data communications manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a rail project engineer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held perform risk analysis information skills
already held apply technical communication skills communication, collaboration and creativity
already held have computer literacy working with computers
already held use different communication channels communication, collaboration and creativity

All 4 carried skills, including the 4 the aviation data communications manager role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 11 missing skills fall into 5 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 4 required

required, not held communicate in air traffic services required
required, not held work in an aviation team required
required, not held present reports required
required, not held write work-related reports required

02 information skills 2 required

required, not held manage data required
required, not held monitor communication channels' performance required

03 management skills 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held tolerate stress required

optional, not held perform multiple tasks at the same time optional

04 working with computers 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held manage flight data communications programme required

optional, not held use databases optional

05 business, administration and law 1 required

required, not held common aviation safety regulations required

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a aviation data communications manager 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 4 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held apply technical communication skills skill
already held have computer literacy skill
already held perform risk analysis skill
already held use different communication channels skill

2 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held perform multiple tasks at the same time optional
optional, not held use databases optional

34 held skills the aviation data communications manager role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role apply numeracy skills skill
not needed by the target role assess railway operations skill
not needed by the target role audit contractors skill
not needed by the target role carry out navigational calculations skill
not needed by the target role carry out project activities skill
not needed by the target role comply with legal regulations skill
not needed by the target role comprehend financial business terminology skill
not needed by the target role design customised maps skill
not needed by the target role design wayside signalling interlockings skill
not needed by the target role draft project documentation skill
not needed by the target role ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
not needed by the target role ensure implementation of subsidence mitigation measures skill
not needed by the target role follow ethical code of conduct in transport services skill
not needed by the target role give instructions to staff skill
not needed by the target role liaise with rail experts skill
not needed by the target role maintain a central project repository skill
not needed by the target role maintain financial records skill
not needed by the target role maintain relationship with customers skill
not needed by the target role maintain relationship with suppliers skill
not needed by the target role manage budgets skill
not needed by the target role manage railway construction projects skill
not needed by the target role manage tender processes skill
not needed by the target role monitor work site skill
not needed by the target role organise project meetings skill
not needed by the target role prepare railway technical studies skill
not needed by the target role project configuration management knowledge
not needed by the target role promote environmental awareness skill
not needed by the target role promote innovative infrastructure design skill
not needed by the target role rail construction engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role rail design engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role railway framework legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role statistics knowledge
not needed by the target role work in a rail transport team skill
not needed by the target role write technical reports skill

1 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 common aviation safety regulations required

Index

Other moves recorded from rail project engineer

Full index of moves from rail project 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.