Table 1Transition record

smart city consultanttoland planner

A smart city consultant already meets 24% of what the land planner role asks for. The move turns on 14 required skills not yet in the profile.

From smart city consultant

24%

Overlap1

To land planner

8 Skills carried over

14 Required, not held

75.2 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

24%

Learning distance A rebuild

75.2/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the land planner role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the smart city consultant 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 land planner role treats 5 of its required skills as things a smart city consultant already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

civil engineering
geographic information systems
provide technical expertise
urban planning
urban planning law

What stands in the way is 14 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 8 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A land planner role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a smart city consultant background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held promote sustainability communication, collaboration and creativity
already held urban planning law business, administration and law
already held urban planning engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held architecture regulations business, administration and law
already held advise architects communication, collaboration and creativity
already held civil engineering engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 8 carried skills, including the 5 the land planner role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 30 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 engineering, manufacturing and construction 7 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held green building standards required
required, not held surveying methods required
required, not held topography required
required, not held engineering principles required
required, not held surveying required
required, not held technical drawings required
required, not held zoning codes required

optional, not held spatial planning optional
optional, not held building codes optional
optional, not held photogrammetry optional

02 information skills 3 required, 7 supplementary

required, not held compare survey computations required
required, not held execute feasibility study required
required, not held process collected survey data required

optional, not held conduct land surveys optional
optional, not held document survey operations optional
optional, not held record survey data optional
optional, not held collect data using GPS optional
optional, not held compile GIS-data optional
optional, not held determine property boundaries optional
optional, not held perform surveying calculations optional

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held advise on architectural matters required
required, not held advise on use of land required

optional, not held advise on building matters optional
optional, not held liaise with local authorities optional

04 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held environmental policy required
required, not held geography required

optional, not held geodesy optional
optional, not held geology optional

05 social sciences, journalism and information 1 supplementary

optional, not held rural development strategies optional

06 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary

optional, not held operate surveying instruments optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a land planner 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 8 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held civil engineering knowledge
already held geographic information systems knowledge
already held provide technical expertise skill
already held urban planning knowledge
already held urban planning law knowledge
already held advise architects skill
already held architecture regulations knowledge
already held promote sustainability skill

16 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held conduct land surveys optional
optional, not held document survey operations optional
optional, not held operate surveying instruments optional
optional, not held record survey data optional
optional, not held rural development strategies optional
optional, not held spatial planning optional
optional, not held advise on building matters optional
optional, not held building codes optional
optional, not held collect data using GPS optional
optional, not held compile GIS-data optional
optional, not held determine property boundaries optional
optional, not held geodesy optional
optional, not held geology optional
optional, not held liaise with local authorities optional
optional, not held perform surveying calculations optional
optional, not held photogrammetry optional

40 held skills the land planner role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role ICT environmental policies knowledge
not needed by the target role ICT project management knowledge
not needed by the target role ICT project management methodologies knowledge
not needed by the target role Internet of Things knowledge
not needed by the target role advise on environmental risk management systems skill
not needed by the target role advise on sustainability solutions skill
not needed by the target role advise on sustainable management policies skill
not needed by the target role analyse business plans skill
not needed by the target role build business relationships skill
not needed by the target role business intelligence knowledge
not needed by the target role consult with business clients skill
not needed by the target role consult with industry professionals skill
not needed by the target role consultation methods knowledge
not needed by the target role coordinate environmental efforts skill
not needed by the target role create project specifications skill
not needed by the target role design for organisational complexity skill
not needed by the target role design smart grids skill
not needed by the target role develop concepts for city marketing skill
not needed by the target role develop environmental policy skill
not needed by the target role develop urban transport studies skill
not needed by the target role ecology knowledge
not needed by the target role emergent technologies knowledge
not needed by the target role ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
not needed by the target role environmental engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role handle geospatial technologies skill
not needed by the target role implement environmental action plans skill
not needed by the target role implement route planning in smart mobility services skill
not needed by the target role liaise with architects skill
not needed by the target role manage environmental impact skill
not needed by the target role manage environmental impact of operations skill
not needed by the target role perform smart grid feasibility study skill
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 propose ICT solutions to business problems skill
not needed by the target role provide ICT consulting advice skill
not needed by the target role seek innovation in current practices skill
not needed by the target role smart city features knowledge
not needed by the target role smart grids systems knowledge
not needed by the target role use consulting techniques skill
not needed by the target role use geographic information systems skill

15 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 green building standards required
required, not held surveying methods required
required, not held topography required
required, not held engineering principles required
required, not held environmental policy required
required, not held geography required
required, not held surveying required
required, not held technical drawings required
required, not held zoning codes required
optional, not held rural development strategies optional
optional, not held spatial planning optional
optional, not held building codes optional
optional, not held geodesy optional
optional, not held geology optional
optional, not held photogrammetry optional

Index

Other moves recorded from smart city consultant

Full index of moves from smart city consultant

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.