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How can I become a Resident Engineer
- The most common career steps to get to Resident Engineer are Construction Manager, Project Manager and Senior Project Manager based on actual career paths reported to Jobtrees.
- Construction Manager, the most common step before Resident Engineer, is a more senior role which is common to see in career paths. This is a natural and common career progression as titles aren't synonymous across companies so a more senior title doesn't always mean higher pay and larger scope. For Resident Engineer, this is an indication that you should focus more on the scope of the role than the specific title when thinking about building a path to Resident Engineer.
- While Construction Manager is the most common, there is no specific role leading to Resident Engineer that is an overwhelmingly common path.
- Another characteristic of the Resident Engineer career path is that experience within the same job family as this role isn't common and as a result likely not necessary.
- This shows there are many potential paths to becoming a Resident Engineer so focusing on translatable skills is likely more important than a specific role.
- While Construction Manager isn't from the same job family as Resident Engineer, Engineering - General, it can help to have direct experience in this discipline shown by Project Manager also being a common career path to Resident Engineer.
What should I know about the Resident Engineer career path
- The most common degrees or certifications earned by Jobtrees users on the path to become Resident Engineer are Bachelor Of Science (b.sc.) In Civil Engineering, Bachelor Of Science (b.sc.) In Electrical Engineering, and Master Of Business Administration (m.b.a). There may be other specific certification requirements to land a job with this role, so please make sure to check local regulations as well.
- Career paths aren't linear with people often returning to a prior role which is what you see with Construction Manager being on the path to and from Resident Engineer. This is common when people move companies where the title is the same as a past one but the scope may be different but also is commonly driven by them choosing to return to a function they fit well with.
- Resident Engineer is part of the Engineering - General job family which has a limited number of unique role types (43) within that discipline. Choosing to pursue a role within this family likely will mean that you will need to look outside of your discipline to find new roles and so should focus on related skills as part of that search.
- Our data is limited for this role so it's possible there are other common career paths not highlighted here for Resident Engineer.