Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

airport planning engineertoairport chief executive

A airport planning engineer already meets 29% of what the airport chief executive role asks for. The move turns on 18 required skills not yet in the profile.

From airport planning engineer
29%
Overlap1
To airport chief executive
10 Skills carried over
18 Required, not held
75.3 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

29%

Learning distance A rebuild

75.3/ 100

1 Share of the airport chief executive role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the airport planning 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.

Why

Why this move works

A airport chief executive role treats 8 of its required skills as things a airport planning engineer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • airport environmental regulations
  • compile airport certification manuals
  • create an airport master plan
  • direct airport subcontractors
  • identify airport safety hazards
  • interact with airport stakeholders

What stands in the way is 18 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 10 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A airport chief executive role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a airport planning engineer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held compile airport certification manuals information skills
  • already held create an airport master plan management skills
  • already held direct airport subcontractors communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held conduct airport environmental studies information skills
  • already held interact with airport stakeholders communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held airport environmental regulations engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 10 carried skills, including the 8 the airport chief executive role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 28 missing skills fall into 10 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 6 required
  • required, not held implement airport emergency plans required
  • required, not held implement improvements in airport operations required
  • required, not held provide assistance to airport users required
  • required, not held liaise with colleagues required
  • required, not held liaise with managers required
  • required, not held show diplomacy required
02 management skills 5 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held coordinate airport environmental policies required
  • required, not held prepare airport annual budget required
  • required, not held supervise maintenance activities in airports required
  • required, not held consider economic criteria in decision making required
  • required, not held manage staff required
  • optional, not held manage airport workshops optional
  • optional, not held apply strategic thinking optional
  • optional, not held plan event marketing for promotional campaigns optional
03 engineering, manufacturing and construction 3 required
  • required, not held airport electrical systems required
  • required, not held airport lighting equipment required
  • required, not held airport planning required
04 information skills 2 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held monitor airport service performance required
  • required, not held report airport security incidents required
  • optional, not held maintain inventory of airport operations optional
  • optional, not held manage airport vehicle licences optional
05 services 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held airport safety regulations required
  • optional, not held visual aid systems in airports optional
06 business, administration and law 1 required
  • required, not held airport operating environment required

4 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a airport chief executive 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 10 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held airport environmental regulations knowledge
  • already held compile airport certification manuals skill
  • already held create an airport master plan skill
  • already held direct airport subcontractors skill
  • already held identify airport safety hazards skill
  • already held interact with airport stakeholders skill
  • already held use different communication channels skill
  • already held write work-related reports skill
  • already held apply airport standards and regulations skill
  • already held conduct airport environmental studies skill
The 4 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 assisting and caring 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held comply with regulations on unpaved areas of airports optional
08 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held ICT security standards optional
09 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held geostationary satellites optional
10 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held ensure functionality of airport lighting systems optional
10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held ICT security standards optional
  • optional, not held comply with regulations on unpaved areas of airports optional
  • optional, not held ensure functionality of airport lighting systems optional
  • optional, not held geostationary satellites optional
  • optional, not held maintain inventory of airport operations optional
  • optional, not held manage airport vehicle licences optional
  • optional, not held manage airport workshops optional
  • optional, not held visual aid systems in airports optional
  • optional, not held apply strategic thinking optional
  • optional, not held plan event marketing for promotional campaigns optional
16 held skills the airport chief executive role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role compare contractors' bids skill
  • not needed by the target role comply with legal regulations skill
  • not needed by the target role create a work atmosphere of continuous improvement skill
  • not needed by the target role design customised maps skill
  • not needed by the target role execute feasibility study skill
  • not needed by the target role geological factors in airport construction knowledge
  • not needed by the target role have computer literacy skill
  • not needed by the target role implement strategic management skill
  • not needed by the target role land use for airport planning knowledge
  • not needed by the target role manage airport development resources skill
  • not needed by the target role manage budgets skill
  • not needed by the target role manage contracts skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor aviation growth trends skill
  • not needed by the target role promote environmental awareness skill
  • not needed by the target role utilise computer-aided software engineering tools skill
  • not needed by the target role work in an aviation team skill
8 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 airport electrical systems required
  • required, not held airport lighting equipment required
  • required, not held airport operating environment required
  • required, not held airport planning required
  • required, not held airport safety regulations required
  • optional, not held ICT security standards optional
  • optional, not held geostationary satellites optional
  • optional, not held visual aid systems in airports optional
Index
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.