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

quantity surveyortoinstallation engineer

A quantity surveyor already meets 25% of what the installation engineer role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.

From quantity surveyor
25%
Overlap1
To installation engineer
7 Skills carried over
12 Required, not held
72.9 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

25%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

72.9/ 100

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

  • construction industry
  • cost management
  • ensure compliance with construction project deadline
  • oversee construction project
  • project management
  • quality standards

What stands in the way is 12 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 7 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A installation engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a quantity surveyor 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 ensure compliance with construction project deadline management skills
  • already held cost management business, administration and law
  • already held project management business, administration and law
  • already held quality standards business, administration and law

All 7 carried skills, including the 6 the installation engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 32 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 engineering, manufacturing and construction 3 required, 6 supplementary
  • required, not held engineering processes required
  • required, not held construction methods required
  • required, not held 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
02 information skills 3 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held perform risk analysis required
  • required, not held perform scientific research required
  • required, not held record test data required
  • optional, not held assess project resource needs optional
  • optional, not held report test findings optional
03 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held work in a construction team required
  • required, not held troubleshoot required
  • optional, not held design process optional
  • optional, not held react to events in time-critical environments optional
04 business, administration and law 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held construction product regulation required
  • required, not held project management principles required
  • optional, not held continuous improvement philosophies optional
05 assisting and caring 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held 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
06 management skills 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held perform project management required
  • optional, not held provide improvement strategies optional
  • optional, not held supervise staff optional

4 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a 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 7 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held construction industry 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 manage budgets skill
The 4 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire 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 acquire 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
34 held skills the installation engineer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role Monte Carlo simulation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role advise architects skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on construction materials skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on risk management skill
  • not needed by the target role audit contractors skill
  • not needed by the target role building codes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role building construction principles 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 civil law 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 contract law knowledge
  • not needed by the target role control of expenses skill
  • not needed by the target role coordinate construction activities skill
  • not needed by the target role estimate profitability skill
  • not needed by the target role finish project within budget skill
  • not needed by the target role follow the statutory obligations skill
  • not needed by the target role identify customer objectives skill
  • not needed by the target role keep records of work progress skill
  • not needed by the target role liaise with financiers skill
  • not needed by the target role manage contracts skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor construction site 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 order construction supplies skill
  • not needed by the target role perform cost accounting activities skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare construction documents skill
  • not needed by the target role provide cost benefit analysis reports skill
  • not needed by the target role quantity surveying knowledge
  • not needed by the target role real estate market knowledge
  • not needed by the target role urban planning law knowledge
14 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 construction product regulation required
  • required, not held engineering processes required
  • required, not held construction methods required
  • required, not held engineering principles required
  • required, not held 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 quantity surveyor

Full index of moves from quantity surveyor

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.