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Rail project engineer to airport planning engineer

A rail project engineer already meets 25% of what the airport planning engineer role asks for. The move turns on 14 required skills not yet in the profile.

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

From rail project engineer

Distant match

To airport planning engineer

6 You already bring

14 Still to learn

26 Skills in the target role2

Learning distance Substantial retraining

74.3/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 How much of what an airport planning engineer is expected to do is already part of a rail project engineer’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 airport planning engineer role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

An airport planning engineer role treats 5 of its required skills as things a rail project engineer already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

comply with legal regulations
design customised maps
have computer literacy
manage budgets
use different communication channels

What stands in the way is 14 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 6 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An airport planning engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a rail project engineer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held design customised maps communication, collaboration and creativity
already held promote environmental awareness communication, collaboration and creativity
already held comply with legal regulations assisting and caring
already held have computer literacy working with computers
already held manage budgets management skills
already held use different communication channels communication, collaboration and creativity

All 6 carried skills, including the 5 the airport planning engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 20 missing skills fall into 6 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 6 required, 1 supplementary

still to learn direct airport subcontractors required
still to learn interact with airport stakeholders required
still to learn work in an aviation team required
still to learn compare contractors' bids required
still to learn implement strategic management required
still to learn write work-related reports required

optional, not held manage contracts optional

02 information skills 3 required, 2 supplementary

still to learn monitor aviation growth trends required
still to learn compile airport certification manuals required
still to learn execute feasibility study required

optional, not held conduct airport environmental studies optional
optional, not held identify airport safety hazards optional

03 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required, 1 supplementary

still to learn geological factors in airport construction required
still to learn land use for airport planning required

optional, not held airport environmental regulations optional

04 management skills 2 required, 1 supplementary

still to learn create an airport master plan required
still to learn manage airport development resources required

optional, not held create a work atmosphere of continuous improvement optional

05 assisting and caring 1 required

still to learn apply airport standards and regulations required

06 working with computers 1 supplementary

optional, not held utilise computer-aided software engineering tools optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries an airport planning 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 6 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held comply with legal regulations skill
already held design customised maps skill
already held have computer literacy skill
already held manage budgets skill
already held use different communication channels skill
already held promote environmental awareness skill

6 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to pick up Tier

optional, not held airport environmental regulations optional
optional, not held conduct airport environmental studies optional
optional, not held utilise computer-aided software engineering tools optional
optional, not held create a work atmosphere of continuous improvement optional
optional, not held identify airport safety hazards optional
optional, not held manage contracts optional

32 held skills the airport planning engineer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role apply numeracy skills skill
not needed by the target role apply technical communication skills skill
not needed by the target role assess railway operations skill
not needed by the target role audit contractors skill
not needed by the target role carry out navigational calculations skill
not needed by the target role carry out project activities skill
not needed by the target role comprehend financial business terminology skill
not needed by the target role design wayside signalling interlockings skill
not needed by the target role draft project documentation skill
not needed by the target role ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
not needed by the target role ensure implementation of subsidence mitigation measures skill
not needed by the target role follow ethical code of conduct in transport services skill
not needed by the target role give instructions to staff skill
not needed by the target role liaise with rail experts skill
not needed by the target role maintain a central project repository skill
not needed by the target role maintain financial records skill
not needed by the target role maintain relationship with customers skill
not needed by the target role maintain relationship with suppliers skill
not needed by the target role manage railway construction projects skill
not needed by the target role manage tender processes skill
not needed by the target role monitor work site skill
not needed by the target role organise project meetings skill
not needed by the target role perform risk analysis skill
not needed by the target role prepare railway technical studies skill
not needed by the target role project configuration management knowledge
not needed by the target role promote innovative infrastructure design skill
not needed by the target role rail construction engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role rail design engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role railway framework legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role statistics knowledge
not needed by the target role work in a rail transport team skill
not needed by the target role write technical reports skill

3 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 geological factors in airport construction required
still to learn land use for airport planning required
optional, not held airport environmental regulations optional

Index

Other moves recorded from rail project engineer

Full index of moves from rail project engineer

FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can a rail project engineer become an airport planning engineer?

Yes, and it is a substantial move. A rail project engineer already covers 25% of what an airport planning engineer is expected to do: 6 skills carry over, 5 of which the airport planning engineer role treats as required.

What skills does a rail project engineer need to become an airport planning engineer?

14 required skills are missing, plus 6 optional ones. They fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is geological factors in airport construction.

How hard is the move from rail project engineer to airport planning engineer?

Its learning distance is 74.3 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.