Chemical engineer to environmental mining engineer
A chemical engineer already meets 44% of what the environmental mining engineer role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.
57.6/ 100
1 How much of what an environmental mining engineer is expected to do is already part of a chemical engineer’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the environmental mining engineer role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An environmental mining engineer role treats 10 of its required skills as things a chemical engineer already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- adjust engineering designs
- approve engineering design
- assess environmental impact
- chemistry
- engineering principles
- engineering processes
What stands in the way is 12 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 11 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An environmental mining engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a chemical engineer background worth leading with.
- already held assess environmental impact assisting and caring
- already held ensure compliance with safety legislation assisting and caring
- already held biology natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
- already held approve engineering design communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held chemistry natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
- already held use technical drawing software working with computers
All 11 carried skills, including the 10 the environmental mining engineer role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 16 missing skills fall into 5 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn communicate on minerals issues required
- still to learn communicate on the environmental impact of mining required
- still to learn address problems critically required
- still to learn prepare scientific reports required
- still to learn troubleshoot required
- optional, not held negotiate with stakeholders optional
- optional, not held present reports optional
- still to learn mining, construction and civil engineering machinery products required
- still to learn civil engineering required
- still to learn technical drawings required
- optional, not held impact of meteorological phenomena on mining operations optional
- still to learn develop environmental policy required
- still to learn supervise staff required
- optional, not held develop mine rehabilitation plan optional
- still to learn manage environmental impact required
- still to learn maintain records of mining operations required
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an environmental mining engineer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 communicate on minerals issues practise this
- 02 communicate on the environmental impact of mining practise this
- 03 maintain records of mining operations practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 11 skills that carry over
- already held adjust engineering designs skill
- already held approve engineering design skill
- already held assess environmental impact skill
- already held chemistry 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 perform scientific research skill
- already held use technical drawing software skill
- already held biology knowledge
4 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held develop mine rehabilitation plan optional
- optional, not held impact of meteorological phenomena on mining operations optional
- optional, not held negotiate with stakeholders optional
- optional, not held present reports optional
95 held skills the environmental mining engineer role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role advise on pollution prevention skill
- not needed by the target role advise on waste management procedures skill
- not needed by the target role analyse production processes for improvement skill
- not needed by the target role analyse test data skill
- not needed by the target role analytical chemistry knowledge
- not needed by the target role apply health and safety standards skill
- not needed by the target role assess hydrogen production technologies skill
- not needed by the target role assess the feasibility of implementing developments skill
- not needed by the target role basic chemicals knowledge
- not needed by the target role biological chemistry knowledge
- not needed by the target role chemical preservation knowledge
- not needed by the target role composite materials knowledge
- not needed by the target role computer engineering knowledge
- not needed by the target role conduct public presentations skill
- not needed by the target role contribute to registration of pharmaceutical products skill
- not needed by the target role create solutions to problems skill
- not needed by the target role define quality standards skill
- not needed by the target role design optical systems skill
- not needed by the target role design pharmaceutical manufacturing systems skill
- not needed by the target role design principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role design prototypes skill
- not needed by the target role develop chemical products skill
- not needed by the target role develop components separation processes skill
- not needed by the target role develop material testing procedures skill
- not needed by the target role develop pharmaceutical drugs skill
- not needed by the target role draft design specifications skill
- not needed by the target role drug administration regulations knowledge
- not needed by the target role electrical engineering knowledge
- not needed by the target role electrical instrumentation engineering knowledge
- not needed by the target role electricity knowledge
- not needed by the target role establish collaborative relations skill
- not needed by the target role evaluate pharmaceutical manufacturing process skill
- not needed by the target role examine engineering principles skill
- not needed by the target role examine samples in dermatology skill
- not needed by the target role execute feasibility study on hydrogen skill
- not needed by the target role explain the molecular basis of a disease to patients skill
- not needed by the target role forecast organisational risks skill
- not needed by the target role good manufacturing practices knowledge
- not needed by the target role green chemistry knowledge
- not needed by the target role human physiology knowledge
55 further entries not listed here
4 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn mining, construction and civil engineering machinery products required
- still to learn civil engineering required
- still to learn technical drawings required
- optional, not held impact of meteorological phenomena on mining operations optional
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Common questions about this move
Can a chemical engineer become an environmental mining engineer?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A chemical engineer already covers 44% of what an environmental mining engineer is expected to do: 11 skills carry over, 10 of which the environmental mining engineer role treats as required.
What skills does a chemical engineer need to become an environmental mining engineer?
12 required skills are missing, plus 4 optional ones. They fall into 5 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is communicate on minerals issues.
How hard is the move from chemical engineer to environmental mining engineer?
Its learning distance is 57.6 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
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.