Career Overlap Occupation record
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Where a construction engineer can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a construction engineer already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Construction engineers interpret building designs and add technical specifications to construction projects. They integrate engineering principles into the designs to ensure that structures are safe and resistant. They work together with architects and engineers to transform design ideas into executable plans.

Also known as building engineer, construction design engineer, buildng construction engineer, site engineer, construction project engineer, engineering support manager.

Professionals 44 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: architect, 40%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
architect 40% covered interior architect 23% covered building inspector 22% covered geological engineer 22% covered transport engineer 22% covered construction engineer You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from construction engineer, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a construction engineer already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

Table 2

Table 2 · What the job itself asks for

A construction engineer needs 17 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • satisfy technical requirements communication, collaboration and creativity
  • consider building constraints in architectural designs communication, collaboration and creativity
  • integrate building requirements in the architectural design communication, collaboration and creativity
  • architectural design engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • integrate measures in architectural designs communication, collaboration and creativity
  • monitor construction site information skills
  • communicate with construction crews communication, collaboration and creativity
  • integrated design engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • advise on building matters communication, collaboration and creativity
  • oversee construction project management skills
Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a construction engineer does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

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Construction engineer is filed under Professionals, ISCO major group 2. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a construction engineer’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.