Table 1Transition record

installation engineertosteam engineer

A installation engineer already meets 32% of what the steam engineer role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.

From installation engineer

32%

Overlap1

To steam engineer

8 Skills carried over

10 Required, not held

65 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

32%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

65/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the steam engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the installation 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 steam engineer role treats 6 of its required skills as things a installation engineer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

engineering principles
engineering processes
heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration parts
perform scientific research
technical drawings
use technical drawing software

What stands in the way is 10 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 8 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A steam engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a installation engineer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration parts engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held CAD software information and communication technologies (icts)
already held use technical drawing software working with computers
already held use CAD software working with computers
already held technical drawings engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held engineering processes engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 8 carried skills, including the 6 the steam engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 22 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 engineering, manufacturing and construction 5 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held manufacturing of steam generators required
required, not held energy required
required, not held energy market required
required, not held hydraulics required
required, not held refrigerants required

optional, not held automation technology optional
optional, not held electricity optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held design utility equipment required
required, not held adjust engineering designs required
required, not held approve engineering design required

optional, not held design automation components optional
optional, not held resolve equipment malfunctions optional

03 constructing 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held monitor utility equipment required

optional, not held perform maintenance on installed equipment optional

04 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required

required, not held thermodynamics required

05 working with machinery and specialised equipment 5 supplementary

optional, not held operate hydraulic machinery controls optional
optional, not held operate steam turbine optional
optional, not held monitor automated machines optional
optional, not held operate automated process control optional
optional, not held use testing equipment optional

06 assisting and caring 1 supplementary

optional, not held use personal protection equipment optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a steam 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 8 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held engineering principles knowledge
already held engineering processes knowledge
already held heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration parts knowledge
already held perform scientific research skill
already held technical drawings knowledge
already held use technical drawing software skill
already held CAD software knowledge
already held use CAD software skill

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 information skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held balance hydraulics of hot water systems optional

12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held balance hydraulics of hot water systems optional
optional, not held operate hydraulic machinery controls optional
optional, not held operate steam turbine optional
optional, not held automation technology optional
optional, not held design automation components optional
optional, not held electricity optional
optional, not held monitor automated machines optional
optional, not held operate automated process control optional
optional, not held perform maintenance on installed equipment optional
optional, not held resolve equipment malfunctions optional
optional, not held use personal protection equipment optional
optional, not held use testing equipment optional

31 held skills the steam engineer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role assess project resource needs skill
not needed by the target role communication knowledge
not needed by the target role components of air conditioning systems knowledge
not needed by the target role conduct performance tests skill
not needed by the target role construction industry knowledge
not needed by the target role construction methods knowledge
not needed by the target role construction product regulation knowledge
not needed by the target role continuous improvement philosophies knowledge
not needed by the target role cost management knowledge
not needed by the target role design process skill
not needed by the target role domestic heating systems knowledge
not needed by the target role ensure compliance with construction project deadline skill
not needed by the target role follow health and safety procedures in construction skill
not needed by the target role industrial heating systems knowledge
not needed by the target role manage budgets skill
not needed by the target role manage health and safety standards skill
not needed by the target role oversee construction project skill
not needed by the target role perform project management skill
not needed by the target role perform risk analysis skill
not needed by the target role project management knowledge
not needed by the target role project management principles knowledge
not needed by the target role provide improvement strategies skill
not needed by the target role quality standards knowledge
not needed by the target role react to events in time-critical environments skill
not needed by the target role record test data skill
not needed by the target role report test findings skill
not needed by the target role supervise staff skill
not needed by the target role troubleshoot skill
not needed by the target role use safety equipment in construction skill
not needed by the target role ventilation systems knowledge
not needed by the target role work in a construction team skill

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 manufacturing of steam generators required
required, not held energy required
required, not held energy market required
required, not held hydraulics required
required, not held refrigerants required
required, not held thermodynamics required
optional, not held automation technology optional
optional, not held electricity optional

Index

Other moves recorded from installation engineer

Full index of moves from installation 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.