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

environmental engineertogeological engineer

A environmental engineer already meets 47% of what the geological engineer role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From environmental engineer
47%
Overlap1
To geological engineer
16 Skills carried over
8 Required, not held
57.9 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

47%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

57.9/ 100

1 Share of the geological engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the environmental 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.

Why

Why this move works

A geological engineer role treats 12 of its required skills as things a environmental engineer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • adjust engineering designs
  • approve engineering design
  • civil engineering
  • engineering principles
  • engineering processes
  • ensure compliance with safety legislation

What stands in the way is 8 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 16 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A geological engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a environmental engineer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held environmental design engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held advise on waste management procedures communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held mining, construction and civil engineering machinery products engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held conduct field work information skills
  • already held nuclear energy engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held civil engineering engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 16 carried skills, including the 12 the geological engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 29 missing skills fall into 7 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 information skills 3 required, 6 supplementary
  • required, not held monitor geotechnical structures required
  • required, not held execute feasibility study required
  • required, not held perform sample testing required
  • optional, not held collect geological data optional
  • optional, not held conduct land surveys optional
  • optional, not held examine geochemical samples optional
  • optional, not held interpret geophysical data optional
  • optional, not held assess financial viability optional
  • optional, not held study aerial photos optional
02 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 3 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held geographic information systems required
  • required, not held geological time scale required
  • required, not held geology required
  • optional, not held geochemistry optional
  • optional, not held geography optional
  • optional, not held geophysics optional
  • optional, not held soil science optional
03 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held advise on building matters required
  • optional, not held advise on geology for mineral extraction optional
  • optional, not held prepare geological map sections optional
  • optional, not held provide information on geological characteristics optional
  • optional, not held advise on construction materials optional
04 assisting and caring 1 required
  • required, not held assess environmental impact required
05 working with computers 5 supplementary
  • optional, not held develop geological databases optional
  • optional, not held perform computer analyses of geotechnical structures optional
  • optional, not held use geographic information systems optional
  • optional, not held apply digital mapping optional
  • optional, not held use CAD software optional
06 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held impact of geological factors on mining operations optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a geological 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 16 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held adjust engineering designs skill
  • already held approve engineering design skill
  • already held civil engineering knowledge
  • already held engineering principles knowledge
  • already held engineering processes knowledge
  • already held ensure compliance with safety legislation skill
  • already held environmental design knowledge
  • already held environmental legislation knowledge
  • already held mining, construction and civil engineering machinery products knowledge
  • already held perform scientific research skill
  • already held technical drawings knowledge
  • already held use technical drawing software skill
  • already held advise on waste management procedures skill
  • already held collect samples for analysis skill
  • already held conduct field work skill
  • already held nuclear energy knowledge
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 management skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held oversee construction project optional
21 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held advise on geology for mineral extraction optional
  • optional, not held collect geological data optional
  • optional, not held conduct land surveys optional
  • optional, not held develop geological databases optional
  • optional, not held examine geochemical samples optional
  • optional, not held impact of geological factors on mining operations optional
  • optional, not held interpret geophysical data optional
  • optional, not held perform computer analyses of geotechnical structures optional
  • optional, not held prepare geological map sections optional
  • optional, not held provide information on geological characteristics optional
  • optional, not held use geographic information systems optional
  • optional, not held advise on construction materials optional
  • optional, not held apply digital mapping optional
  • optional, not held assess financial viability optional
  • optional, not held geochemistry optional
  • optional, not held geography optional
  • optional, not held geophysics optional
  • optional, not held oversee construction project optional
  • optional, not held soil science optional
  • optional, not held study aerial photos optional
  • optional, not held use CAD software optional
67 held skills the geological engineer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role Internet of Things knowledge
  • not needed by the target role abide by regulations on banned materials skill
  • not needed by the target role address public health issues skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on environmental remediation skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on mining environmental issues skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on pollution prevention skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse big data skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse energy consumption skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse environmental data skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse information processes skill
  • not needed by the target role assess the life cycle of resources skill
  • not needed by the target role augmented reality knowledge
  • not needed by the target role biology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role business intelligence knowledge
  • not needed by the target role carry out environmental audits skill
  • not needed by the target role chemistry knowledge
  • not needed by the target role circular economy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role cloud technologies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role coastal management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role conduct environmental surveys skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct quality control analysis skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct quantitative research skill
  • not needed by the target role consumer protection knowledge
  • not needed by the target role cyber security knowledge
  • not needed by the target role data storage knowledge
  • not needed by the target role design strategies for nuclear emergencies skill
  • not needed by the target role develop environmental remediation strategies skill
  • not needed by the target role develop hazardous waste management strategies skill
  • not needed by the target role develop non-hazardous waste management strategies skill
  • not needed by the target role ecosystem management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role energy efficiency knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ensure material compliance skill
  • not needed by the target role environmental engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role environmental policy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ethics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role hazardous waste storage knowledge
  • not needed by the target role hazardous waste treatment knowledge
  • not needed by the target role hazardous waste types knowledge
  • not needed by the target role hydrology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role implement traceability systems skill

27 further entries not listed here

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 geographic information systems required
  • required, not held geological time scale required
  • required, not held geology required
  • optional, not held impact of geological factors on mining operations optional
  • optional, not held geochemistry optional
  • optional, not held geography optional
  • optional, not held geophysics optional
  • optional, not held soil science optional
Index

Other moves recorded from environmental engineer

Full index of moves from environmental 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.