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Construction manager to installation engineer

A construction manager already meets 37% of what the installation engineer role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional

From construction manager

Distant match

To installation engineer

10 You already bring

9 Still to learn

39 Skills in the target role2

Learning distance Substantial retraining

62.8/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 How much of what an installation engineer is expected to do is already part of a construction manager’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the installation engineer role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

An installation engineer role treats 9 of its required skills as things a construction manager already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

construction industry
construction methods
construction product regulation
cost management
ensure compliance with construction project deadline
oversee construction project

What stands in the way is 9 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. An installation engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a construction manager background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held construction industry engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held oversee construction project management skills
already held construction methods engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held ensure compliance with construction project deadline management skills
already held construction product regulation business, administration and law
already held cost management business, administration and law

All 10 carried skills, including the 9 the installation engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 29 missing skills fall into 10 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.

Skill to pick up Tier

01 information skills 3 required, 2 supplementary

still to learn perform risk analysis required
still to learn perform scientific research required
still to learn record test data required

optional, not held assess project resource needs optional
optional, not held report test findings optional

02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required, 6 supplementary

still to learn engineering processes required
still to learn engineering principles required

optional, not held components of air conditioning systems optional
optional, not held domestic heating systems optional
optional, not held heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration parts optional
optional, not held industrial heating systems optional
optional, not held technical drawings optional
optional, not held ventilation systems optional

03 assisting and caring 1 required, 2 supplementary

still to learn follow health and safety procedures in construction required

optional, not held manage health and safety standards optional
optional, not held use safety equipment in construction optional

04 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 2 supplementary

still to learn troubleshoot required

optional, not held design process optional
optional, not held react to events in time-critical environments optional

05 management skills 1 required, 2 supplementary

still to learn perform project management required

optional, not held provide improvement strategies optional
optional, not held supervise staff optional

06 business, administration and law 1 required, 1 supplementary

still to learn project management principles required

optional, not held continuous improvement philosophies optional

4 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries an installation engineer 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 construction industry knowledge
already held construction methods knowledge
already held construction product regulation knowledge
already held cost management knowledge
already held ensure compliance with construction project deadline skill
already held oversee construction project skill
already held project management knowledge
already held quality standards knowledge
already held work in a construction team skill
already held manage budgets skill

The 4 learning areas not shown above

Skill to pick up Tier

07 working with computers 2 supplementary

optional, not held use CAD software optional
optional, not held use technical drawing software optional

08 constructing 1 supplementary

optional, not held conduct performance tests optional

09 generic programmes and qualifications 1 supplementary

optional, not held communication optional

10 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 supplementary

optional, not held CAD software optional

20 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to pick up Tier

optional, not held assess project resource needs optional
optional, not held components of air conditioning systems optional
optional, not held CAD software optional
optional, not held communication optional
optional, not held conduct performance tests optional
optional, not held continuous improvement philosophies optional
optional, not held design process optional
optional, not held domestic heating systems optional
optional, not held heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration parts optional
optional, not held industrial heating systems optional
optional, not held manage health and safety standards optional
optional, not held provide improvement strategies optional
optional, not held react to events in time-critical environments optional
optional, not held report test findings optional
optional, not held supervise staff optional
optional, not held technical drawings optional
optional, not held use CAD software optional
optional, not held use safety equipment in construction optional
optional, not held use technical drawing software optional
optional, not held ventilation systems optional

46 held skills the installation engineer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise on construction materials skill
not needed by the target role apply safety management skill
not needed by the target role audit contractors skill
not needed by the target role budgetary principles knowledge
not needed by the target role building construction principles knowledge
not needed by the target role building materials industry knowledge
not needed by the target role calculate needs for construction supplies skill
not needed by the target role carry out tendering skill
not needed by the target role check construction compliance skill
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 communicate with customers skill
not needed by the target role consider building constraints in architectural designs skill
not needed by the target role construction equipment related to building materials knowledge
not needed by the target role contract law knowledge
not needed by the target role corporate social responsibility knowledge
not needed by the target role design power plant systems skill
not needed by the target role energy conservation knowledge
not needed by the target role energy efficiency knowledge
not needed by the target role ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
not needed by the target role ensure compliance with legal requirements skill
not needed by the target role environmental legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role follow nuclear plant safety precautions skill
not needed by the target role green building practices knowledge
not needed by the target role identify construction materials from blueprints skill
not needed by the target role identify customer's needs 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 interpret technical requirements skill
not needed by the target role liaise with architects skill
not needed by the target role manage construction archive skill
not needed by the target role manage contracts skill
not needed by the target role manage environmental impact skill
not needed by the target role monitor contractor performance skill
not needed by the target role monitor parameters' compliance in construction projects skill
not needed by the target role nuclear energy knowledge
not needed by the target role order construction supplies skill
not needed by the target role participate in governmental tenders skill
not needed by the target role plan construction of houses skill
not needed by the target role prepare construction documents skill

6 further entries not listed here

12 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 pick up Tier

still to learn engineering processes required
still to learn engineering principles required
still to learn project management principles required
optional, not held components of air conditioning systems optional
optional, not held CAD software optional
optional, not held communication optional
optional, not held continuous improvement philosophies optional
optional, not held domestic heating systems optional
optional, not held heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration parts optional
optional, not held industrial heating systems optional
optional, not held technical drawings optional
optional, not held ventilation systems optional

Index

Other moves recorded from construction manager

Full index of moves from construction manager

FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can a construction manager become an installation engineer?

Yes, and it is a substantial move. A construction manager already covers 37% of what an installation engineer is expected to do: 10 skills carry over, 9 of which the installation engineer role treats as required.

What skills does a construction manager need to become an installation engineer?

9 required skills are missing, plus 20 optional ones. They fall into 10 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by information skills. The single most important is engineering processes.

How hard is the move from construction manager to installation engineer?

Its learning distance is 62.8 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.

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.