From test engineer to civil engineer
14 of the 30 essential skills of a civil engineer are already essential for a test engineer — about 47% of the job, before you learn anything new.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 14
- skills carry over
- 16
- would be new
- 47%
- of the target job covered
- 30
- essential skills of a civil engineer
What a civil engineer does
Civil engineers design, plan, and develop technical and engineering specifications for infrastructure and construction projects. They apply engineering knowledge in a vast array of projects, from the construction of infrastructure for transportation, housing projects, and luxury buildings, to the construction of natural sites. They design plans that seek to optimise materials and integrate specifications and resource allocation within the time constraints.
What carries over
14 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- adjust engineering designs
- approve engineering design
- demonstrate disciplinary expertise
- engineering principles
- engineering processes
- interact professionally in research and professional environments
- manage personal professional development
- manage research data
- operate open source software
- perform project management
- synthesise information
- technical drawings
- think abstractly
- use technical drawing software
What would be new
16 skillsEssential for a civil engineer and not for a test engineer. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
- bridge engineering
- civil engineering
- construction methods
- cost management
- create CAD drawings
- ensure compliance with safety legislation
- execute feasibility study
- integrated design
- liaise with architects
- manage contracts
- manage engineering project
- mining, construction and civil engineering machinery products
- oversee construction project
- plan engineering activities
- project management
- quantity surveying
Other moves from test engineer
2 roles- automation engineer18 skills in common
- mechatronics engineer15 skills in common
No account needed to start
How far are you from being a civil engineer?
MyNodes reads your CV once, maps it to this same taxonomy, and shows you which roles you are already closest to and the few skills that would open the most doors. The file is deleted as soon as it has been read.