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

gas distribution engineertowastewater engineer

A gas distribution engineer already meets 53% of what the wastewater engineer role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

From gas distribution engineer
53%
Overlap1
To wastewater engineer
12 Skills carried over
5 Required, not held
48.5 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

53%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

48.5/ 100

1 Share of the wastewater engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the gas distribution 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 wastewater engineer role treats 12 of its required skills as things a gas distribution engineer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • adjust engineering designs
  • approve engineering design
  • create designs for pipeline engineering
  • engineering principles
  • engineering processes
  • ensure regulatory compliance in pipeline infrastructures

What stands in the way is 5 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 12 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 gas distribution 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 mitigate environmental impact of pipeline projects assisting and caring
  • already held ensure regulatory compliance in pipeline infrastructures assisting and caring
  • already held types of pipelines engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held monitor legislation developments information skills
  • already held approve engineering design communication, collaboration and creativity

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

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 21 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 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held hydraulic fluid required
  • required, not held hydraulics required
  • optional, not held pollution prevention optional
02 assisting and caring 2 required
  • required, not held ensure compliance with environmental legislation required
  • required, not held ensure compliance with safety legislation required
03 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held develop sewerage networks required
  • optional, not held advise on environmental remediation optional
  • optional, not held advise on pollution prevention optional
  • optional, not held analyse community needs optional
  • optional, not held develop water purification methods optional
04 management skills 5 supplementary
  • optional, not held prepare timelines for pipeline development projects 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 develop environmental remediation strategies optional
05 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
06 constructing 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held detect flaws in pipeline infrastructure optional
  • optional, not held inspect pipelines optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 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 12 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 regulatory compliance in pipeline infrastructures skill
  • 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
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held ecosystems optional
16 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held detect flaws in pipeline infrastructure optional
  • 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 prepare timelines for pipeline development projects 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 advise on pollution prevention 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
  • optional, not held pollution prevention optional
21 held skills the wastewater engineer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role adapt energy distribution schedules skill
  • not needed by the target role comply with pipeline transport regulations skill
  • not needed by the target role develop energy saving concepts skill
  • not needed by the target role develop gas distribution schedule skill
  • not needed by the target role energy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role energy market knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ensure compliance with gas distribution schedule skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure correct gas pressure skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure equipment maintenance skill
  • not needed by the target role fossil fuels knowledge
  • not needed by the target role fuel distribution systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role fuel gas knowledge
  • not needed by the target role gas consumption knowledge
  • not needed by the target role gas market knowledge
  • not needed by the target role manage gas transmission system skill
  • not needed by the target role natural gas knowledge
  • not needed by the target role report on fuel distribution incidents skill
  • not needed by the target role security requirements of goods transported via pipelines knowledge
  • not needed by the target role supervise gas distribution operations skill
  • not needed by the target role test gas purity skill
  • not needed by the target role test pipeline infrastructure operations skill
4 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 hydraulic fluid required
  • required, not held hydraulics required
  • optional, not held ecosystems optional
  • optional, not held pollution prevention optional
Index
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.