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

gas transmission system operatortowater systems engineering technician

A gas transmission system operator already meets 39% of what the water systems engineering technician role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From gas transmission system operator
39%
Overlap1
To water systems engineering technician
10 Skills carried over
6 Required, not held
55.3 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

39%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

55.3/ 100

1 Share of the water systems engineering technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the gas transmission system operator 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 water systems engineering technician role treats 4 of its required skills as things a gas transmission system operator already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • ensure compliance with environmental legislation
  • ensure regulatory compliance in pipeline infrastructures
  • perform follow-up on pipeline route services
  • types of pipelines

What stands in the way is 6 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 10 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A water systems engineering technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a gas transmission system operator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held analyse route possibilities in pipeline projects information skills
  • already held regulate the flow of substances in pipelines assisting and caring
  • already held survey sites for pipeline installation information skills
  • already held perform follow-up on pipeline route services management skills
  • already held prevent pipeline deterioration constructing
  • already held test pipeline infrastructure operations information skills

All 10 carried skills, including the 4 the water systems engineering technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 16 missing skills fall into 8 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, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held measure water quality parameters required
  • required, not held monitor water quality required
  • required, not held perform water testing procedures required
  • optional, not held ensure proper water storage optional
  • optional, not held perform water treatments optional
02 services 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held water policies required
  • optional, not held flood remediation equipment optional
03 assisting and caring 1 required
  • required, not held use personal protection equipment required
04 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required
  • required, not held hydraulics required
05 management skills 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held follow water supply schedule optional
  • optional, not held ensure equipment availability optional
  • optional, not held ensure equipment maintenance optional
06 constructing 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held maintain water distribution equipment optional
  • optional, not held maintain water treatment equipment optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a water systems engineering technician 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 10 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
  • already held ensure regulatory compliance in pipeline infrastructures skill
  • already held perform follow-up on pipeline route services skill
  • already held types of pipelines knowledge
  • already held analyse route possibilities in pipeline projects skill
  • already held detect flaws in pipeline infrastructure skill
  • already held prevent pipeline deterioration skill
  • already held regulate the flow of substances in pipelines skill
  • already held survey sites for pipeline installation skill
  • already held test pipeline infrastructure operations skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held adjust engineering designs optional
08 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held use water disinfection equipment optional
10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held ensure proper water storage optional
  • optional, not held follow water supply schedule optional
  • optional, not held maintain water distribution equipment optional
  • optional, not held maintain water treatment equipment optional
  • optional, not held perform water treatments optional
  • optional, not held use water disinfection equipment optional
  • optional, not held adjust engineering designs optional
  • optional, not held ensure equipment availability optional
  • optional, not held ensure equipment maintenance optional
  • optional, not held flood remediation equipment optional
16 held skills the water systems engineering technician role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role analyse energy market trends skill
  • not needed by the target role comply with pipeline transport regulations skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure compliance with gas distribution schedule skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure maintenance of fuel distribution facilities skill
  • 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 market knowledge
  • not needed by the target role inspect pipelines skill
  • not needed by the target role manage gas transmission system skill
  • not needed by the target role mitigate environmental impact of pipeline projects skill
  • not needed by the target role perform pipeline routing studies skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare timelines for pipeline development projects skill
  • not needed by the target role repair pipelines skill
  • not needed by the target role security requirements of goods transported via pipelines knowledge
  • not needed by the target role set management priorities in pipeline networks skill
  • not needed by the target role supervise gas distribution operations skill
3 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 hydraulics required
  • required, not held water policies required
  • optional, not held flood remediation equipment optional
Index

Other moves recorded from gas transmission system operator

Full index of moves from gas transmission system operator

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.