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

drainage engineertosteam engineer

A drainage engineer already meets 38% of what the steam engineer role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From drainage engineer
38%
Overlap1
To steam engineer
8 Skills carried over
8 Required, not held
60 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

38%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

60/ 100

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

  • adjust engineering designs
  • approve engineering design
  • engineering principles
  • engineering processes
  • hydraulics
  • perform scientific research

What stands in the way is 8 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 8 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A steam engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a drainage engineer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held hydraulics engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held approve engineering design communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held use technical drawing software working with computers
  • already held technical drawings engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held adjust engineering designs communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held engineering processes engineering, manufacturing and construction

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

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 22 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 5 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held manufacturing of steam generators required
  • required, not held energy required
  • required, not held energy market required
  • required, not held heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration parts required
  • required, not held refrigerants required
  • optional, not held automation technology optional
  • optional, not held electricity optional
02 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held design utility equipment required
  • optional, not held design automation components optional
  • optional, not held resolve equipment malfunctions optional
03 constructing 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held monitor utility equipment required
  • optional, not held perform maintenance on installed equipment optional
04 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required
  • required, not held thermodynamics required
05 working with machinery and specialised equipment 5 supplementary
  • optional, not held operate hydraulic machinery controls optional
  • optional, not held operate steam turbine optional
  • optional, not held monitor automated machines optional
  • optional, not held operate automated process control optional
  • optional, not held use testing equipment optional
06 assisting and caring 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held use personal protection equipment optional

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a steam 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 8 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held adjust engineering designs skill
  • already held approve engineering design skill
  • already held engineering principles knowledge
  • already held engineering processes knowledge
  • already held hydraulics knowledge
  • already held perform scientific research skill
  • already held technical drawings knowledge
  • already held use technical drawing software skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held CAD software optional
08 information skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held balance hydraulics of hot water systems optional
09 working with computers 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held use CAD software optional
14 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held balance hydraulics of hot water systems optional
  • optional, not held operate hydraulic machinery controls optional
  • optional, not held operate steam turbine optional
  • optional, not held CAD software optional
  • optional, not held automation technology optional
  • optional, not held design automation components optional
  • optional, not held electricity optional
  • optional, not held monitor automated machines optional
  • optional, not held operate automated process control optional
  • optional, not held perform maintenance on installed equipment optional
  • optional, not held resolve equipment malfunctions optional
  • optional, not held use CAD software optional
  • optional, not held use personal protection equipment optional
  • optional, not held use testing equipment optional
29 held skills the steam engineer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • 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 analyse route possibilities in pipeline projects skill
  • not needed by the target role conserve natural resources skill
  • not needed by the target role consider the impact of material characteristics on pipeline flows skill
  • not needed by the target role create designs for pipeline engineering skill
  • not needed by the target role design drainage well systems skill
  • not needed by the target role detect flaws in pipeline infrastructure 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 ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure compliance with safety legislation skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure regulatory compliance in pipeline infrastructures 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 hydrology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role identify risk of flooding skill
  • not needed by the target role irrigation systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role mitigate environmental impact of pipeline projects skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor legislation developments skill
  • not needed by the target role perform follow-up on pipeline route services skill
  • not needed by the target role pollution prevention knowledge
  • not needed by the target role prepare timelines for pipeline development projects skill
  • not needed by the target role survey sites for pipeline installation skill
  • not needed by the target role types of pipelines knowledge
  • not needed by the target role water policies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role water reuse knowledge
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 manufacturing of steam generators required
  • required, not held energy required
  • required, not held energy market required
  • required, not held heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration parts required
  • required, not held refrigerants required
  • required, not held thermodynamics required
  • optional, not held CAD software optional
  • optional, not held automation technology optional
  • optional, not held electricity optional
Index

Other moves recorded from drainage engineer

Full index of moves from drainage 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.