Table 1Transition record

road maintenance workertocivil engineering worker

A road maintenance worker already meets 40% of what the civil engineering worker role asks for. The move turns on 15 required skills not yet in the profile.

From road maintenance worker

40%

Overlap1

To civil engineering worker

19 Skills carried over

15 Required, not held

69.2 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 69.2

This move: 69.2 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the civil engineering worker role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the road maintenance worker 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 19 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A civil engineering worker role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a road maintenance worker background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held operate pavement surface friction measuring devices working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held lay base courses constructing
already held lay concrete slabs constructing
already held inspect drainage channels information skills
already held pave asphalt layers constructing
already held remove road surface handling and moving

All 19 carried skills, including the 13 the civil engineering worker role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 38 missing skills fall into 9 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 4 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held compaction techniques required
required, not held excavation techniques required
required, not held rail infrastructure required
required, not held work trains required

optional, not held civil engineering optional
optional, not held construction methods optional

02 constructing 3 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held prepare subgrade for road pavement required
required, not held provide pipe bedding required
required, not held lay pipe installation required

optional, not held monitor ballast regulator optional
optional, not held monitor rail laying machine optional
optional, not held pour concrete optional
optional, not held set up temporary construction site infrastructure optional
optional, not held keep heavy construction equipment in good condition optional

03 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required, 10 supplementary

required, not held dig soil mechanically required
required, not held operate drones in civil engineering required

optional, not held monitor rail pickup machine optional
optional, not held operate mobile crane optional
optional, not held operate rail grinder optional
optional, not held operate road marking machine optional
optional, not held operate road roller optional
optional, not held operate sleeper clipping unit optional
optional, not held secure heavy construction equipment optional
optional, not held drive mobile heavy construction equipment optional
optional, not held operate grappler optional
optional, not held use measurement instruments optional

04 handling and moving 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held perform drainage work required
required, not held position guardrails and toeboards required

optional, not held screed concrete optional
optional, not held mix concrete optional

05 information skills 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held inspect construction sites required
required, not held inspect railways visually required

optional, not held maintain rail infrastructure optional
optional, not held monitor tamping car optional

06 business, administration and law 1 required

required, not held road traffic laws required

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a civil engineering worker 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 19 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held follow health and safety procedures in construction skill
already held guide operation of heavy construction equipment skill
already held inspect asphalt skill
already held inspect construction supplies skill
already held inspect drainage channels skill
already held inspect road signs skill
already held lay base courses skill
already held mechanical tools knowledge
already held pave asphalt layers skill
already held remove road surface skill
already held transport construction supplies skill
already held use safety equipment in construction skill
already held work in a construction team skill
already held asphalt mixes knowledge
already held lay concrete slabs skill
already held operate pavement surface friction measuring devices skill
already held place temporary road signage skill
already held road signage standards knowledge
already held types of asphalt coverings knowledge

The 3 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 required

required, not held dredging consoles required

08 assisting and caring 1 supplementary

optional, not held secure working area optional

09 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary

optional, not held coordinate construction activities optional

23 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held maintain rail infrastructure optional
optional, not held monitor ballast regulator optional
optional, not held monitor rail laying machine optional
optional, not held monitor rail pickup machine optional
optional, not held monitor tamping car optional
optional, not held operate mobile crane optional
optional, not held operate rail grinder optional
optional, not held operate road marking machine optional
optional, not held operate road roller optional
optional, not held operate sleeper clipping unit optional
optional, not held pour concrete optional
optional, not held screed concrete optional
optional, not held secure heavy construction equipment optional
optional, not held set up temporary construction site infrastructure optional
optional, not held civil engineering optional
optional, not held construction methods optional
optional, not held coordinate construction activities optional
optional, not held drive mobile heavy construction equipment optional
optional, not held keep heavy construction equipment in good condition optional
optional, not held mix concrete optional
optional, not held operate grappler optional
optional, not held secure working area optional
optional, not held use measurement instruments optional

14 held skills the civil engineering worker role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role apply proofing membranes skill
not needed by the target role carry out de-icing activities skill
not needed by the target role clear accident site skill
not needed by the target role keep personal administration skill
not needed by the target role keep records of work progress skill
not needed by the target role maintain equipment skill
not needed by the target role maintain landscape site skill
not needed by the target role paint with a paint gun skill
not needed by the target role perform minor repairs to equipment skill
not needed by the target role perform traffic sign maintenance skill
not needed by the target role provide first aid skill
not needed by the target role use gardening equipment skill
not needed by the target role work ergonomically skill
not needed by the target role work safely with hot materials 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 compaction techniques required
required, not held dredging consoles required
required, not held excavation techniques required
required, not held rail infrastructure required
required, not held work trains required
required, not held road traffic laws required
optional, not held civil engineering optional
optional, not held construction methods optional

Index

Other moves recorded from road maintenance worker

Full index of moves from road maintenance worker

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.