Table 1Transition record

bridge inspectortoroad maintenance technician

A bridge inspector already meets 29% of what the road maintenance technician role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.

From bridge inspector

29%

Overlap1

To road maintenance technician

10 Skills carried over

12 Required, not held

68.4 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

29%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

68.4/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the road maintenance technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the bridge inspector 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 road maintenance technician role treats 5 of its required skills as things a bridge inspector already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

follow health and safety procedures in construction
inspect construction sites
inspect road signs
place temporary road signage
work ergonomically

What stands in the way is 12 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 road maintenance technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a bridge inspector background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held advise on bridge inspection information skills
already held advise on bridge replacement communication, collaboration and creativity
already held estimate repair priority information skills
already held inspect road signs information skills
already held place temporary road signage management skills
already held inspect construction sites information skills

All 10 carried skills, including the 5 the road maintenance technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 24 missing skills fall into 8 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 information skills 4 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held inspect paintwork required
required, not held inspect asphalt required
required, not held inspect construction supplies required
required, not held keep records of work progress required

optional, not held analyse road traffic patterns optional
optional, not held monitor traffic flow optional

02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held civil engineering required
required, not held traffic engineering required

optional, not held asphalt mixes optional
optional, not held types of asphalt coverings optional

03 assisting and caring 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held interpret traffic signals required
required, not held secure working area required

optional, not held regulate traffic optional

04 services 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held road signage standards required
required, not held traffic signs required

optional, not held national road network optional

05 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held perform traffic sign maintenance required

optional, not held use measurement instruments optional

06 business, administration and law 1 required

required, not held road traffic laws required

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a road maintenance technician 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 follow health and safety procedures in construction skill
already held inspect construction sites skill
already held inspect road signs skill
already held place temporary road signage skill
already held work ergonomically skill
already held advise on bridge inspection skill
already held advise on bridge replacement skill
already held construction product regulation knowledge
already held estimate repair priority skill
already held set up temporary construction site infrastructure skill

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 supplementary

optional, not held work in a construction team optional
optional, not held coordinate construction activities optional
optional, not held design customised maps optional

08 handling and moving 2 supplementary

optional, not held clear accident site optional
optional, not held carry out de-icing activities optional

12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held analyse road traffic patterns optional
optional, not held clear accident site optional
optional, not held national road network optional
optional, not held work in a construction team optional
optional, not held asphalt mixes optional
optional, not held carry out de-icing activities optional
optional, not held coordinate construction activities optional
optional, not held design customised maps optional
optional, not held monitor traffic flow optional
optional, not held regulate traffic optional
optional, not held types of asphalt coverings optional
optional, not held use measurement instruments optional

19 held skills the road maintenance technician role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role apply a protective layer skill
not needed by the target role check compatibility of materials skill
not needed by the target role identify defects in concrete skill
not needed by the target role identify external risks to bridge integrity skill
not needed by the target role identify wood warp skill
not needed by the target role inspect supplied concrete skill
not needed by the target role keep records of bridge investigation findings skill
not needed by the target role mechanical systems knowledge
not needed by the target role mechanics knowledge
not needed by the target role operate rust proofing spray gun skill
not needed by the target role operate welding equipment skill
not needed by the target role perform underwater bridge inspection skill
not needed by the target role recognise signs of corrosion skill
not needed by the target role recognise signs of wood rot skill
not needed by the target role remove rust from motor vehicles skill
not needed by the target role test concrete skill
not needed by the target role types of wood knowledge
not needed by the target role use safety equipment in construction skill
not needed by the target role wood cuts knowledge

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 road signage standards required
required, not held civil engineering required
required, not held road traffic laws required
required, not held traffic engineering required
required, not held traffic signs required
optional, not held national road network optional
optional, not held asphalt mixes optional
optional, not held types of asphalt coverings optional

Index

Other moves recorded from bridge inspector

Full index of moves from bridge inspector

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.