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

water systems engineering techniciantodrainage engineer

A water systems engineering technician already meets 34% of what the drainage engineer role asks for. The move turns on 13 required skills not yet in the profile.

From water systems engineering technician
34%
Overlap1
To drainage engineer
11 Skills carried over
13 Required, not held
67.2 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

34%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

67.2/ 100

1 Share of the drainage engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the water systems engineering technician 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 drainage engineer role treats 8 of its required skills as things a water systems engineering technician already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • adjust engineering designs
  • analyse route possibilities in pipeline projects
  • ensure compliance with environmental legislation
  • ensure regulatory compliance in pipeline infrastructures
  • flood remediation equipment
  • hydraulics

What stands in the way is 13 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 11 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 water systems engineering technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held analyse route possibilities in pipeline projects information skills
  • already held flood remediation equipment services
  • already held survey sites for pipeline installation information skills
  • already held perform follow-up on pipeline route services management skills
  • already held water policies services
  • already held detect flaws in pipeline infrastructure constructing

All 11 carried skills, including the 8 the drainage engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 26 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 engineering, manufacturing and construction 4 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held engineering processes required
  • required, not held engineering principles required
  • required, not held hydraulic fluid required
  • required, not held technical drawings required
  • optional, not held environmental engineering optional
  • optional, not held pollution prevention optional
  • optional, not held water reuse optional
02 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held create designs for pipeline engineering required
  • required, not held design drainage well systems required
  • required, not held approve engineering design required
  • optional, not held advise on irrigation projects optional
  • optional, not held advise on pollution prevention optional
03 assisting and caring 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held ensure compliance with safety legislation required
  • required, not held mitigate environmental impact of pipeline projects required
  • optional, not held conserve natural resources optional
04 information skills 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held identify risk of flooding required
  • required, not held perform scientific research required
  • optional, not held monitor legislation developments optional
05 constructing 1 required
  • required, not held consider the impact of material characteristics on pipeline flows required
06 working with computers 1 required
  • required, not held use technical drawing software required

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 11 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held adjust engineering designs skill
  • already held analyse route possibilities in pipeline projects skill
  • already held ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
  • already held ensure regulatory compliance in pipeline infrastructures skill
  • already held flood remediation equipment knowledge
  • already held hydraulics knowledge
  • already held survey sites for pipeline installation skill
  • already held types of pipelines knowledge
  • already held detect flaws in pipeline infrastructure skill
  • already held perform follow-up on pipeline route services skill
  • already held water policies knowledge
The 3 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 management skills 4 supplementary
  • optional, not held develop irrigation strategies optional
  • optional, not held prepare timelines for pipeline development projects optional
  • optional, not held develop flood remediation strategies optional
  • optional, not held follow up pipeline integrity management priorities optional
08 agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held irrigation systems optional
09 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held hydrology optional
13 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 prepare timelines for pipeline development projects optional
  • optional, not held advise on pollution prevention 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 monitor legislation developments optional
  • optional, not held pollution prevention optional
  • optional, not held water reuse optional
15 held skills the drainage engineer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role ensure equipment availability skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure equipment maintenance skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure proper water storage skill
  • not needed by the target role follow water supply schedule skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain water distribution equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain water treatment equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role measure water quality parameters skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor water quality skill
  • not needed by the target role perform water testing procedures skill
  • not needed by the target role perform water treatments skill
  • not needed by the target role prevent pipeline deterioration skill
  • not needed by the target role regulate the flow of substances in pipelines skill
  • not needed by the target role test pipeline infrastructure operations skill
  • not needed by the target role use personal protection equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role use water disinfection equipment skill
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 engineering processes required
  • required, not held engineering principles required
  • required, not held hydraulic fluid required
  • required, not held technical drawings required
  • optional, not held hydrology optional
  • optional, not held irrigation systems optional
  • optional, not held environmental engineering optional
  • optional, not held pollution prevention optional
  • optional, not held water reuse optional
Index

Other moves recorded from water systems engineering technician

Full index of moves from water systems engineering technician

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.