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

drainage engineertowastewater engineer

A drainage engineer already meets 77% of what the wastewater engineer role asks for. The move turns on 1 required skill not yet in the profile.

From drainage engineer
77%
Overlap1
To wastewater engineer
20 Skills carried over
1 Required, not held
26.5 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 26.5

This move: 26.5 of 100 · adjacent

1 Share of the wastewater engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the drainage engineer 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 20 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A wastewater engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a drainage engineer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held create designs for pipeline engineering communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held hydraulic fluid engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held prepare timelines for pipeline development projects management skills
  • already held mitigate environmental impact of pipeline projects assisting and caring
  • already held detect flaws in pipeline infrastructure constructing
  • already held ensure regulatory compliance in pipeline infrastructures assisting and caring

All 20 carried skills, including the 16 the wastewater engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 13 missing skills fall into 5 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held develop sewerage networks required
  • optional, not held advise on environmental remediation optional
  • optional, not held analyse community needs optional
  • optional, not held develop water purification methods optional
02 management skills 4 supplementary
  • optional, not held supervise sewerage systems construction optional
  • optional, not held supervise waste disposal optional
  • optional, not held supervise waste water treatments optional
  • optional, not held develop environmental remediation strategies optional
03 information skills 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held measure water quality parameters optional
  • optional, not held perform pipeline routing studies optional
  • optional, not held interpret scientific data to assess water quality optional
04 constructing 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held inspect pipelines optional
05 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held ecosystems optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 1 entries a wastewater 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 20 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held adjust engineering designs skill
  • already held approve engineering design skill
  • already held create designs for pipeline engineering skill
  • already held engineering principles knowledge
  • already held engineering processes knowledge
  • already held ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
  • already held ensure compliance with safety legislation skill
  • already held ensure regulatory compliance in pipeline infrastructures skill
  • already held hydraulic fluid knowledge
  • already held hydraulics knowledge
  • already held mitigate environmental impact of pipeline projects skill
  • already held monitor legislation developments skill
  • already held perform scientific research skill
  • already held technical drawings knowledge
  • already held types of pipelines knowledge
  • already held use technical drawing software skill
  • already held advise on pollution prevention skill
  • already held detect flaws in pipeline infrastructure skill
  • already held pollution prevention knowledge
  • already held prepare timelines for pipeline development projects skill
12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held inspect pipelines optional
  • optional, not held measure water quality parameters optional
  • optional, not held perform pipeline routing studies optional
  • optional, not held supervise sewerage systems construction optional
  • optional, not held supervise waste disposal optional
  • optional, not held supervise waste water treatments optional
  • optional, not held advise on environmental remediation optional
  • optional, not held analyse community needs optional
  • optional, not held develop environmental remediation strategies optional
  • optional, not held develop water purification methods optional
  • optional, not held ecosystems optional
  • optional, not held interpret scientific data to assess water quality optional
17 held skills the wastewater engineer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role advise on irrigation projects skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse route possibilities in pipeline projects skill
  • not needed by the target role conserve natural resources skill
  • not needed by the target role consider the impact of material characteristics on pipeline flows skill
  • not needed by the target role design drainage well systems skill
  • not needed by the target role develop flood remediation strategies skill
  • not needed by the target role develop irrigation strategies skill
  • not needed by the target role environmental engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role flood remediation equipment knowledge
  • not needed by the target role follow up pipeline integrity management priorities skill
  • not needed by the target role hydrology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role identify risk of flooding skill
  • not needed by the target role irrigation systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role perform follow-up on pipeline route services skill
  • not needed by the target role survey sites for pipeline installation skill
  • not needed by the target role water policies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role water reuse knowledge
1 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
  • optional, not held ecosystems optional
Index

Other moves recorded from drainage engineer

Full index of moves from drainage engineer

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.