Civil engineer to environmental mining engineer
A civil engineer already meets 52% of what the environmental mining engineer role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.
50/ 100
1 How much of what an environmental mining engineer is expected to do is already part of a civil 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 12 of its required skills as things a civil engineer already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- adjust engineering designs
- approve engineering design
- assess environmental impact
- chemistry
- civil engineering
- engineering principles
What stands in the way is 10 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 13 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 civil engineer background worth leading with.
- already held mining, construction and civil engineering machinery products engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held civil engineering engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held assess environmental impact assisting and caring
- already held ensure compliance with safety legislation assisting and caring
- already held approve engineering design communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held chemistry natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
All 13 carried skills, including the 12 the environmental mining engineer role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 14 missing skills fall into 6 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
- still to learn develop environmental policy required
- still to learn supervise staff required
- optional, not held develop mine rehabilitation plan optional
- still to learn maintain records of mining operations required
- still to learn perform scientific research required
- still to learn manage environmental impact required
- optional, not held impact of meteorological phenomena on mining operations optional
- optional, not held biology optional
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 13 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 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 technical drawings knowledge
- already held use technical drawing software skill
- already held present reports skill
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 biology optional
- optional, not held negotiate with stakeholders optional
83 held skills the environmental mining engineer role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role advise architects skill
- not needed by the target role advise on building matters skill
- not needed by the target role assess project resource needs skill
- not needed by the target role automation technology knowledge
- not needed by the target role bridge engineering knowledge
- not needed by the target role business management principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role cartography knowledge
- not needed by the target role check quality of raw materials skill
- not needed by the target role collect geological data skill
- not needed by the target role conduct field work skill
- not needed by the target role conduct quality control analysis skill
- not needed by the target role construction methods knowledge
- not needed by the target role construction products knowledge
- not needed by the target role cost management knowledge
- not needed by the target role create CAD drawings skill
- not needed by the target role create cadastral maps skill
- not needed by the target role demonstrate disciplinary expertise skill
- not needed by the target role design building envelope systems skill
- not needed by the target role design principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role design wind turbines skill
- not needed by the target role draft design specifications skill
- not needed by the target role draw blueprints skill
- not needed by the target role electric generators knowledge
- not needed by the target role electrical engineering knowledge
- not needed by the target role electricity consumption knowledge
- not needed by the target role energy efficiency knowledge
- not needed by the target role energy performance of buildings knowledge
- not needed by the target role environmental engineering knowledge
- not needed by the target role environmental policy knowledge
- not needed by the target role examine engineering principles skill
- not needed by the target role execute analytical mathematical calculations skill
- not needed by the target role execute feasibility study skill
- not needed by the target role geochemistry knowledge
- not needed by the target role geodesy knowledge
- not needed by the target role geology knowledge
- not needed by the target role geomatics knowledge
- not needed by the target role geophysics knowledge
- not needed by the target role identify energy needs skill
- not needed by the target role inspect construction supplies skill
- not needed by the target role inspect industrial equipment skill
43 further entries not listed here
2 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- optional, not held impact of meteorological phenomena on mining operations optional
- optional, not held biology optional
Other moves recorded from civil engineer
- transport engineer 66% covered · moderate
- land surveyor 56% covered · moderate
- geological engineer 54% covered · moderate
- equipment engineer 47% covered · moderate
- land planner 47% covered · substantial
- surveying technician 47% covered · substantial
- logistics engineer 46% covered · moderate
- wood technology engineer 45% covered · substantial
Common questions about this move
Can a civil engineer become an environmental mining engineer?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. A civil engineer already covers 52% of what an environmental mining engineer is expected to do: 13 skills carry over, 12 of which the environmental mining engineer role treats as required.
What skills does a civil engineer need to become an environmental mining engineer?
10 required skills are missing, plus 4 optional ones. They fall into 6 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 civil engineer to environmental mining engineer?
Its learning distance is 50 out of 100, which is the moderate 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.