Table 1Transition record

road transport division managertoroad operations manager

A road transport division manager already meets 46% of what the road operations manager role asks for. The move turns on 14 required skills not yet in the profile.

From road transport division manager

46%

Overlap1

To road operations manager

13 Skills carried over

14 Required, not held

62.2 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 62.2

This move: 62.2 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the road operations manager role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the road transport division 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 13 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A road operations manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a road transport division manager background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held coordinate transport fleet management skills
already held coordinate transport staff training management skills
already held plan road fleet maintenance management skills
already held analyse road traffic patterns information skills
already held develop efficiency plans for logistics operations management skills
already held analyse transportation costs information skills

All 13 carried skills, including the 12 the road operations manager role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 16 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 assisting and caring 3 required

required, not held apply road transport environmental measures required
required, not held focus on service required
required, not held manage the customer experience required

02 management skills 3 required

required, not held assign vehicles in accordance with requirements required
required, not held coordinate road haulage operations required
required, not held plan vehicle replacement required

03 information skills 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held set transport targets required
required, not held analyse reports provided by passengers required

optional, not held distribute technical information on operation of vehicles optional

04 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required

required, not held implement efficiency plans for logistics operations required
required, not held liaise with transportation companies required

05 services 2 required

required, not held city road network required
required, not held national road network required

06 business, administration and law 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held project management required

optional, not held green logistics optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a road operations 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 13 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held analyse road traffic patterns skill
already held analyse transportation costs skill
already held coordinate transport fleet skill
already held coordinate transport staff training skill
already held develop efficiency plans for logistics operations skill
already held make independent operating decisions skill
already held passenger transport regulations knowledge
already held plan road fleet maintenance skill
already held promote the use of sustainable transport skill
already held road traffic laws knowledge
already held road transport legislation knowledge
already held use different communication channels skill
already held manage budgets skill

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 working with computers 1 required

required, not held manage computer-based transport operation control systems required

2 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held distribute technical information on operation of vehicles optional
optional, not held green logistics optional

19 held skills the road operations manager role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role address problems critically skill
not needed by the target role analyse customer service surveys skill
not needed by the target role analyse the need for technical resources skill
not needed by the target role anticipate transport demand skill
not needed by the target role control financial resources skill
not needed by the target role develop mobility programmes skill
not needed by the target role develop passenger outreach strategies skill
not needed by the target role develop urban transport studies skill
not needed by the target role ensure compliance with legal requirements skill
not needed by the target role evaluate company needs skill
not needed by the target role exercise stewardship skill
not needed by the target role focus on passengers skill
not needed by the target role give instructions to staff skill
not needed by the target role maintain relationships with government agencies skill
not needed by the target role manage a team skill
not needed by the target role manage company fleet skill
not needed by the target role manage staff skill
not needed by the target role prepare transportation routes skill
not needed by the target role use fleet management system skill

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 city road network required
required, not held national road network required
required, not held project management required
optional, not held green logistics optional

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.