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

water engineertogas distribution engineer

A water engineer already meets 49% of what the gas distribution engineer role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From water engineer
49%
Overlap1
To gas distribution engineer
13 Skills carried over
9 Required, not held
54.9 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

49%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

54.9/ 100

1 Share of the gas distribution engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the water 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 gas distribution engineer role treats 12 of its required skills as things a water 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 9 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 13 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A gas distribution engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a water 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 ensure equipment maintenance management skills

All 13 carried skills, including the 12 the gas distribution engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 20 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 engineering, manufacturing and construction 6 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held gas consumption required
  • required, not held natural gas required
  • required, not held energy required
  • required, not held energy market required
  • required, not held fuel distribution systems required
  • required, not held fuel gas required
  • optional, not held gas market optional
  • optional, not held fossil fuels optional
02 management skills 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held supervise gas distribution operations required
  • optional, not held develop gas distribution schedule optional
  • optional, not held develop energy saving concepts optional
03 assisting and caring 1 required
  • required, not held comply with pipeline transport regulations required
04 services 1 required
  • required, not held security requirements of goods transported via pipelines required
05 working with machinery and specialised equipment 4 supplementary
  • optional, not held adapt energy distribution schedules optional
  • optional, not held manage gas transmission system optional
  • optional, not held ensure correct gas pressure optional
  • optional, not held test gas purity optional
06 information skills 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held ensure compliance with gas distribution schedule optional
  • optional, not held report on fuel distribution incidents optional
  • optional, not held test pipeline infrastructure operations optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a gas distribution 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 13 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
  • already held ensure equipment maintenance skill
11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held adapt energy distribution schedules optional
  • optional, not held develop gas distribution schedule optional
  • optional, not held ensure compliance with gas distribution schedule optional
  • optional, not held gas market optional
  • optional, not held manage gas transmission system optional
  • optional, not held report on fuel distribution incidents optional
  • optional, not held test pipeline infrastructure operations optional
  • optional, not held develop energy saving concepts optional
  • optional, not held ensure correct gas pressure optional
  • optional, not held fossil fuels optional
  • optional, not held test gas purity optional
60 held skills the gas distribution 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 advise on irrigation projects skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on pollution prevention skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on soil and water protection skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse community needs skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse route possibilities in pipeline projects skill
  • not needed by the target role compute irrigation pressure skill
  • not needed by the target role conserve natural resources skill
  • not needed by the target role conserve water resource skill
  • not needed by the target role consider the impact of material characteristics on pipeline flows skill
  • not needed by the target role design dams skill
  • not needed by the target role design drainage well systems skill
  • not needed by the target role design piers skill
  • not needed by the target role design sprinkler systems skill
  • not needed by the target role design weirs skill
  • not needed by the target role detect flaws in pipeline infrastructure skill
  • not needed by the target role develop environmental remediation strategies skill
  • not needed by the target role develop flood remediation strategies skill
  • not needed by the target role develop irrigation 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 develop water supply schedule skill
  • not needed by the target role ecosystems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure compliance with safety legislation skill
  • not needed by the target role environmental engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role flood remediation equipment knowledge
  • not needed by the target role follow up pipeline integrity management priorities skill
  • not needed by the target role hydraulic fluid knowledge
  • not needed by the target role hydraulics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role identify risk of flooding skill
  • not needed by the target role inspect pipelines skill
  • not needed by the target role install irrigation systems skill
  • not needed by the target role interpret scientific data to assess water quality skill
  • not needed by the target role irrigation systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role landscape design knowledge
  • not needed by the target role lead a team in water management skill
  • not needed by the target role livestock knowledge
  • not needed by the target role maintain irrigation controllers skill
  • not needed by the target role manage desalination control system skill

20 further entries not listed here

9 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 gas consumption required
  • required, not held natural gas required
  • required, not held security requirements of goods transported via pipelines required
  • required, not held energy required
  • required, not held energy market required
  • required, not held fuel distribution systems required
  • required, not held fuel gas required
  • optional, not held gas market optional
  • optional, not held fossil fuels optional
Index

Other moves recorded from water engineer

Full index of moves from water 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.