Table 1Transition record

nuclear engineertoenvironmental mining engineer

A nuclear engineer already meets 46% of what the environmental mining engineer role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.

From nuclear engineer

46%

Overlap1

To environmental mining engineer

11 Skills carried over

11 Required, not held

54.9 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 54.9

This move: 54.9 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the environmental mining engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the nuclear 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 11 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A environmental mining engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a nuclear engineer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held mining, construction and civil engineering machinery products engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held civil engineering engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held ensure compliance with safety legislation assisting and caring
already held approve engineering design communication, collaboration and creativity
already held use technical drawing software working with computers
already held ensure compliance with environmental legislation assisting and caring

All 11 carried skills, including the 11 the environmental mining engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 16 missing skills fall into 6 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 5 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held communicate on minerals issues required
required, not held communicate on the environmental impact of mining required
required, not held address problems critically required
required, not held prepare scientific reports required
required, not held troubleshoot required

optional, not held negotiate with stakeholders optional
optional, not held present reports optional

02 management skills 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held develop environmental policy required
required, not held supervise staff required

optional, not held develop mine rehabilitation plan optional

03 assisting and caring 2 required

required, not held assess environmental impact required
required, not held manage environmental impact required

04 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held chemistry required

optional, not held biology optional

05 information skills 1 required

required, not held maintain records of mining operations required

06 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary

optional, not held impact of meteorological phenomena on mining operations optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a environmental mining 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 11 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 environmental legislation skill
already held ensure compliance with safety legislation skill
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

5 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held develop mine rehabilitation plan optional
optional, not held impact of meteorological phenomena on mining operations optional
optional, not held biology optional
optional, not held negotiate with stakeholders optional
optional, not held present reports optional

34 held skills the environmental mining engineer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role automation technology knowledge
not needed by the target role calculate exposure to radiation skill
not needed by the target role calibrate precision instrument skill
not needed by the target role contamination exposure regulations knowledge
not needed by the target role design automation components skill
not needed by the target role design power plant systems skill
not needed by the target role design strategies for nuclear emergencies skill
not needed by the target role develop radiation protection strategies skill
not needed by the target role develop strategies for electricity contingencies skill
not needed by the target role electric generators knowledge
not needed by the target role electrical power safety regulations knowledge
not needed by the target role electricity consumption knowledge
not needed by the target role ensure compliance with radiation protection regulations skill
not needed by the target role ensure equipment cooling skill
not needed by the target role follow nuclear plant safety precautions skill
not needed by the target role maintain nuclear reactors skill
not needed by the target role mechanical engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role mechanics knowledge
not needed by the target role metrology knowledge
not needed by the target role monitor nuclear power plant systems skill
not needed by the target role monitor radiation levels skill
not needed by the target role nuclear energy knowledge
not needed by the target role nuclear legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role nuclear physics knowledge
not needed by the target role nuclear reprocessing knowledge
not needed by the target role perform risk analysis skill
not needed by the target role radiation protection knowledge
not needed by the target role radioactive contamination knowledge
not needed by the target role resolve equipment malfunctions skill
not needed by the target role respond to nuclear emergencies skill
not needed by the target role safety engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role test safety strategies skill
not needed by the target role thermodynamics knowledge
not needed by the target role wear appropriate protective gear 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 chemistry required
optional, not held impact of meteorological phenomena on mining operations optional
optional, not held biology optional

Index

Other moves recorded from nuclear engineer

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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.