Table 1Transition record

civil engineering techniciantoquantity surveyor

A civil engineering technician already meets 46% of what the quantity surveyor role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From civil engineering technician

46%

Overlap1

To quantity surveyor

15 Skills carried over

8 Required, not held

55.6 Difficulty2

Career overlap Partial match

46%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

55.6/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the quantity surveyor role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the civil engineering technician 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 quantity surveyor role treats 11 of its required skills as things a civil engineering technician already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

advise on construction materials
building codes
calculate needs for construction supplies
construction industry
control of expenses
cost management

What stands in the way is 8 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 15 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A quantity surveyor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a civil engineering technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held monitor parameters' compliance in construction projects information skills
already held construction industry engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held oversee construction project management skills
already held urban planning law business, administration and law
already held quantity surveying engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held building codes engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 15 carried skills, including the 11 the quantity surveyor role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 26 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 4 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held communicate with construction crews required
required, not held identify customer objectives required
required, not held manage contracts required
required, not held order construction supplies required

optional, not held advise architects optional
optional, not held communicate with customers optional
optional, not held coordinate construction activities optional
optional, not held liaise with financiers optional

02 management skills 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held finish project within budget required
required, not held perform cost accounting activities required

optional, not held carry out tendering optional
optional, not held monitor contractor performance optional

03 information skills 1 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held prepare construction documents required

optional, not held advise on risk management optional
optional, not held audit contractors optional
optional, not held estimate profitability optional
optional, not held monitor construction site optional
optional, not held provide cost benefit analysis reports optional

04 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required

required, not held building construction principles required

05 business, administration and law 4 supplementary

optional, not held civil law optional
optional, not held contract law optional
optional, not held quality standards optional
optional, not held real estate market optional

06 assisting and caring 2 supplementary

optional, not held check construction compliance optional
optional, not held follow the statutory obligations optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a quantity surveyor 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 15 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held advise on construction materials skill
already held building codes knowledge
already held calculate needs for construction supplies skill
already held construction industry knowledge
already held control of expenses skill
already held cost management knowledge
already held keep records of work progress skill
already held manage budgets skill
already held oversee construction project skill
already held quantity surveying knowledge
already held urban planning law knowledge
already held civil engineering knowledge
already held ensure compliance with construction project deadline skill
already held monitor parameters' compliance in construction projects skill
already held project management knowledge

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary

optional, not held Monte Carlo simulation optional

18 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held Monte Carlo simulation optional
optional, not held advise architects optional
optional, not held advise on risk management optional
optional, not held audit contractors optional
optional, not held carry out tendering optional
optional, not held check construction compliance optional
optional, not held civil law optional
optional, not held communicate with customers optional
optional, not held contract law optional
optional, not held coordinate construction activities optional
optional, not held estimate profitability optional
optional, not held follow the statutory obligations optional
optional, not held liaise with financiers optional
optional, not held monitor construction site optional
optional, not held monitor contractor performance optional
optional, not held provide cost benefit analysis reports optional
optional, not held quality standards optional
optional, not held real estate market optional

48 held skills the quantity surveyor role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role CAD software knowledge
not needed by the target role address problems critically skill
not needed by the target role adjust engineering designs skill
not needed by the target role advise on building matters skill
not needed by the target role approve engineering design skill
not needed by the target role assess financial viability skill
not needed by the target role building information modelling knowledge
not needed by the target role conduct land surveys skill
not needed by the target role construction methods knowledge
not needed by the target role create CAD drawings skill
not needed by the target role define technical requirements skill
not needed by the target role design buildings skill
not needed by the target role design principles knowledge
not needed by the target role design scale models skill
not needed by the target role electrical engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role energy efficiency knowledge
not needed by the target role energy performance of buildings knowledge
not needed by the target role engineering principles knowledge
not needed by the target role engineering processes knowledge
not needed by the target role ensure compliance with safety legislation skill
not needed by the target role ensure gambling operational standards skill
not needed by the target role estimate duration of work skill
not needed by the target role follow health and safety procedures in construction skill
not needed by the target role industrial design knowledge
not needed by the target role inspect construction supplies skill
not needed by the target role liaise with architects skill
not needed by the target role manage engineering project skill
not needed by the target role manage health and safety standards skill
not needed by the target role manage schedule of tasks skill
not needed by the target role mathematics knowledge
not needed by the target role mechanical engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role obtain relevant licenses skill
not needed by the target role operate drones in civil engineering skill
not needed by the target role perform field research skill
not needed by the target role prevent damage to utility infrastructure skill
not needed by the target role promote environmental awareness skill
not needed by the target role renewable energy knowledge
not needed by the target role set up temporary construction site infrastructure skill
not needed by the target role technical drawings knowledge
not needed by the target role traffic engineering knowledge

8 further entries not listed here

6 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 building construction principles required
optional, not held Monte Carlo simulation optional
optional, not held civil law optional
optional, not held contract law optional
optional, not held quality standards optional
optional, not held real estate market optional

Index

Other moves recorded from civil engineering technician

Full index of moves from civil engineering technician

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.