Table 1Transition record

wastewater engineertodrainage engineer

A wastewater engineer already meets 63% of what the drainage engineer role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From wastewater engineer

63%

Overlap1

To drainage engineer

20 Skills carried over

6 Required, not held

42.9 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 42.9

This move: 42.9 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the drainage engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the wastewater 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 drainage engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a wastewater 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 15 the drainage engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 17 missing skills fall into 9 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

required, not held analyse route possibilities in pipeline projects required
required, not held survey sites for pipeline installation required
required, not held identify risk of flooding required

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held design drainage well systems required

optional, not held advise on irrigation projects optional

03 services 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held flood remediation equipment required

optional, not held water policies optional

04 constructing 1 required

required, not held consider the impact of material characteristics on pipeline flows required

05 management skills 4 supplementary

optional, not held develop irrigation strategies optional
optional, not held perform follow-up on pipeline route services optional
optional, not held develop flood remediation strategies optional
optional, not held follow up pipeline integrity management priorities optional

06 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 supplementary

optional, not held environmental engineering optional
optional, not held water reuse optional

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a drainage 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 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 monitor legislation developments skill
already held pollution prevention knowledge
already held prepare timelines for pipeline development projects skill

The 3 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary 1 supplementary

optional, not held irrigation systems optional

08 assisting and caring 1 supplementary

optional, not held conserve natural resources optional

09 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary

optional, not held hydrology optional

11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held advise on irrigation projects optional
optional, not held conserve natural resources optional
optional, not held develop irrigation strategies optional
optional, not held hydrology optional
optional, not held irrigation systems optional
optional, not held perform follow-up on pipeline route services optional
optional, not held develop flood remediation strategies optional
optional, not held environmental engineering optional
optional, not held follow up pipeline integrity management priorities optional
optional, not held water policies optional
optional, not held water reuse optional

13 held skills the drainage engineer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise on environmental remediation skill
not needed by the target role analyse community needs skill
not needed by the target role develop environmental remediation strategies skill
not needed by the target role develop sewerage networks skill
not needed by the target role develop water purification methods skill
not needed by the target role ecosystems knowledge
not needed by the target role inspect pipelines skill
not needed by the target role interpret scientific data to assess water quality skill
not needed by the target role measure water quality parameters skill
not needed by the target role perform pipeline routing studies skill
not needed by the target role supervise sewerage systems construction skill
not needed by the target role supervise waste disposal skill
not needed by the target role supervise waste water treatments skill

6 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 flood remediation equipment required
optional, not held hydrology optional
optional, not held irrigation systems optional
optional, not held environmental engineering optional
optional, not held water policies optional
optional, not held water reuse optional

Index

Other moves recorded from wastewater engineer

Full index of moves from wastewater 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.