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

construction engineertointerior architect

A construction engineer already meets 23% of what the interior architect role asks for. The move turns on 22 required skills not yet in the profile.

From construction engineer
23%
Overlap1
To interior architect
10 Skills carried over
22 Required, not held
80.5 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

23%

Learning distance A rebuild

80.5/ 100

1 Share of the interior architect role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the construction 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 interior architect role treats 7 of its required skills as things a construction engineer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • architectural design
  • architectural theory
  • develop architectural plans
  • integrate measures in architectural designs
  • integrated design
  • satisfy aesthetic requirements

What stands in the way is 22 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 interior architect role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a construction engineer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held satisfy aesthetic requirements communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held architectural theory engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held evaluate integrated design of buildings information skills
  • already held architectural design engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held integrate measures in architectural designs communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held develop architectural plans communication, collaboration and creativity

All 10 carried skills, including the 7 the interior architect role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 37 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 10 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held advise clients on interior design options required
  • required, not held design building retrofitting solutions required
  • required, not held identify customer's needs required
  • required, not held prepare detailed working drawings for interior design required
  • required, not held build business relationships required
  • required, not held communicate with customers required
  • required, not held draw blueprints required
  • required, not held ensure infrastructure accessibility required
  • required, not held promote sustainable interior design required
  • required, not held write work-related reports required
  • optional, not held advise on architectural matters optional
  • optional, not held create architectural sketches optional
  • optional, not held design microclimates in buildings optional
  • optional, not held design space for religious needs optional
02 arts and humanities 3 required
  • required, not held materials for interior design required
  • required, not held aesthetics required
  • required, not held design principles required
03 information skills 3 required
  • required, not held estimate budget for interior design plans required
  • required, not held measure interior space required
  • required, not held monitor trends in interior design required
04 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held furniture trends required
  • required, not held furniture wood types required
  • optional, not held sustainable building design optional
  • optional, not held energy performance of buildings optional
  • optional, not held green space strategies optional
  • optional, not held urban planning optional
  • optional, not held zoning codes optional
05 business, administration and law 2 required
  • required, not held architecture regulations required
  • required, not held project management required
06 assisting and caring 1 required
  • required, not held meet building regulations required

4 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a interior architect 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 architectural design knowledge
  • already held architectural theory knowledge
  • already held develop architectural plans skill
  • already held integrate measures in architectural designs skill
  • already held integrated design knowledge
  • already held satisfy aesthetic requirements skill
  • already held technical drawings knowledge
  • already held building codes knowledge
  • already held engineering principles knowledge
  • already held evaluate integrated design of buildings skill
The 4 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 handling and moving 1 required
  • required, not held assist in interior plant projects required
08 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held ecology optional
  • optional, not held mathematics optional
  • optional, not held physics optional
09 information and communication technologies (icts) 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held CAD software optional
  • optional, not held CADD software optional
10 working with computers 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held use technical drawing software optional
15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held sustainable building design optional
  • optional, not held advise on architectural matters optional
  • optional, not held create architectural sketches optional
  • optional, not held design microclimates in buildings optional
  • optional, not held CAD software optional
  • optional, not held CADD software optional
  • optional, not held design space for religious needs optional
  • optional, not held ecology optional
  • optional, not held energy performance of buildings optional
  • optional, not held green space strategies optional
  • optional, not held mathematics optional
  • optional, not held physics optional
  • optional, not held urban planning optional
  • optional, not held use technical drawing software optional
  • optional, not held zoning codes optional
34 held skills the interior architect role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role adapt existing designs to changed circumstances skill
  • not needed by the target role adjust engineering designs skill
  • not needed by the target role advise customers on building materials skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on building matters 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 building materials industry knowledge
  • not needed by the target role civil engineering 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 ensure compliance with construction project deadline skill
  • not needed by the target role envelope systems for buildings knowledge
  • not needed by the target role execute feasibility study 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 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 oversee construction project 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 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
17 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 architecture regulations required
  • required, not held furniture trends required
  • required, not held materials for interior design required
  • required, not held project management required
  • required, not held aesthetics required
  • required, not held design principles required
  • required, not held furniture wood types required
  • optional, not held sustainable building design optional
  • optional, not held CAD software optional
  • optional, not held CADD software optional
  • optional, not held ecology optional
  • optional, not held energy performance of buildings optional
  • optional, not held green space strategies optional
  • optional, not held mathematics optional
  • optional, not held physics optional
  • optional, not held urban planning optional
  • optional, not held zoning codes optional
Index

Other moves recorded from construction engineer

Full index of moves from construction engineer

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.