Construction engineer to geological engineer

• already held adjust engineering designs skill
• already held advise on building matters skill
• already held civil engineering knowledge
• already held engineering principles knowledge
• already held execute feasibility study skill
• already held technical drawings knowledge
• already held oversee construction project skill

• optional, not held advise on geology for mineral extraction optional
• optional, not held collect geological data optional
• optional, not held conduct land surveys optional
• optional, not held develop geological databases optional
• optional, not held examine geochemical samples optional
• optional, not held impact of geological factors on mining operations optional
• optional, not held interpret geophysical data optional
• optional, not held perform computer analyses of geotechnical structures optional
• optional, not held prepare geological map sections optional
• optional, not held provide information on geological characteristics optional
• optional, not held use geographic information systems optional
• optional, not held advise on construction materials optional
• optional, not held advise on waste management procedures optional
• optional, not held apply digital mapping optional
• optional, not held assess financial viability optional
• optional, not held collect samples for analysis optional
• optional, not held conduct field work optional
• optional, not held geochemistry optional
• optional, not held geography optional
• optional, not held geophysics optional
• optional, not held nuclear energy optional
• optional, not held soil science optional
• optional, not held study aerial photos optional
• optional, not held use CAD software optional

• not needed by the target role adapt existing designs to changed circumstances skill
• not needed by the target role advise customers on building materials skill
• not needed by the target role airtight construction knowledge
• not needed by the target role apply numeracy skills skill
• not needed by the target role architectural design knowledge
• not needed by the target role architectural theory knowledge
• not needed by the target role building codes knowledge
• not needed by the target role building materials industry knowledge
• not needed by the target role communicate with construction crews skill
• not needed by the target role consider building constraints in architectural designs skill
• not needed by the target role construction methods knowledge
• not needed by the target role create solutions to problems skill
• not needed by the target role define technical requirements skill
• not needed by the target role design building air tightness skill
• not needed by the target role design building envelope systems skill
• not needed by the target role design geothermal energy systems skill
• not needed by the target role design passive energy measures skill
• not needed by the target role design the insulation concept skill
• not needed by the target role design window and glazing systems skill
• not needed by the target role develop architectural plans skill
• not needed by the target role ensure compliance with construction project deadline skill
• not needed by the target role envelope systems for buildings knowledge
• not needed by the target role evaluate integrated design of buildings skill
• not needed by the target role integrate building requirements in the architectural design skill
• not needed by the target role integrate engineering principles in architectural design skill
• not needed by the target role integrate measures in architectural designs skill
• not needed by the target role integrated design knowledge
• not needed by the target role monitor construction site skill
• not needed by the target role monitor parameters' compliance in construction projects skill
• not needed by the target role negotiate with stakeholders skill
• not needed by the target role perform energy simulations skill
• not needed by the target role quantity surveying knowledge
• not needed by the target role satisfy aesthetic requirements skill
• not needed by the target role satisfy technical requirements skill
• not needed by the target role spatial planning knowledge
• not needed by the target role sustainable building materials knowledge
• not needed by the target role types of glazing knowledge

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

• still to learn engineering processes required
• still to learn environmental design required
• still to learn geographic information systems required
• still to learn mining, construction and civil engineering machinery products required
• still to learn environmental legislation required
• still to learn geological time scale required
• still to learn geology required
• optional, not held impact of geological factors on mining operations optional
• optional, not held geochemistry optional
• optional, not held geography optional
• optional, not held geophysics optional
• optional, not held nuclear energy optional
• optional, not held soil science optional

Yes, and it is a career change move. A construction engineer already covers 22% of what a geological engineer is expected to do: 7 skills carry over, 6 of which the geological engineer role treats as required.

14 required skills are missing, plus 24 optional ones. They fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by information skills. The single most important is engineering processes.

Its learning distance is 78.1 out of 100, which is the career change band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.