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

energy engineertogas distribution engineer

A energy engineer already meets 60% of what the gas distribution engineer role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From energy engineer
60%
Overlap1
To gas distribution engineer
17 Skills carried over
7 Required, not held
45.2 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

60%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

45.2/ 100

1 Share of the gas distribution engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the energy 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 14 of its required skills as things a energy engineer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • adjust engineering designs
  • approve engineering design
  • create designs for pipeline engineering
  • energy
  • energy market
  • engineering principles

What stands in the way is 7 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 17 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 energy engineer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held manage gas transmission system working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held supervise gas distribution operations management skills
  • already held create designs for pipeline engineering communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held gas consumption engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held fossil fuels engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held develop energy saving concepts management skills

All 17 carried skills, including the 14 the gas distribution engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 16 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 information skills 2 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held monitor legislation developments required
  • required, not held perform scientific research required
  • 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
02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held types of pipelines required
  • required, not held fuel distribution systems required
  • optional, not held gas market optional
03 assisting and caring 2 required
  • required, not held comply with pipeline transport regulations required
  • required, not held ensure regulatory compliance in pipeline infrastructures required
04 services 1 required
  • required, not held security requirements of goods transported via pipelines required
05 working with machinery and specialised equipment 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held adapt energy distribution schedules optional
  • optional, not held ensure correct gas pressure optional
  • optional, not held test gas purity optional
06 management skills 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held develop gas distribution schedule optional
  • optional, not held ensure equipment maintenance 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 17 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 energy knowledge
  • already held energy market knowledge
  • already held engineering principles knowledge
  • already held engineering processes knowledge
  • already held fuel gas knowledge
  • already held gas consumption knowledge
  • already held mitigate environmental impact of pipeline projects skill
  • already held natural gas knowledge
  • already held supervise gas distribution operations skill
  • already held technical drawings knowledge
  • already held use technical drawing software skill
  • already held develop energy saving concepts skill
  • already held fossil fuels knowledge
  • already held manage gas transmission system skill
9 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 report on fuel distribution incidents optional
  • optional, not held test pipeline infrastructure operations optional
  • optional, not held ensure correct gas pressure optional
  • optional, not held ensure equipment maintenance optional
  • optional, not held test gas purity optional
91 held skills the gas distribution engineer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role alternative energy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role alternative fuels knowledge
  • not needed by the target role analyse energy consumption skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse energy market trends skill
  • not needed by the target role assess environmental impact skill
  • not needed by the target role biogas energy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role building automation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role calculate solar panel orientation skill
  • not needed by the target role carry out energy management of facilities skill
  • not needed by the target role combined heat and power generation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role conduct energy audit skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct engineering site audits skill
  • not needed by the target role demonstrate disciplinary expertise skill
  • not needed by the target role design a building management system skill
  • not needed by the target role design a domotic system in buildings skill
  • not needed by the target role design a solar absorption cooling system skill
  • not needed by the target role design a solar heating system skill
  • not needed by the target role design biomass installations skill
  • not needed by the target role design geothermal energy systems skill
  • not needed by the target role design heat pump installations skill
  • not needed by the target role design principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role design smart grids skill
  • not needed by the target role design solar energy systems skill
  • not needed by the target role design thermal equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role design ventilation network skill
  • not needed by the target role determine appropriate heating and cooling system skill
  • not needed by the target role develop electricity distribution schedule skill
  • not needed by the target role develop energy policy skill
  • not needed by the target role develop strategies for electricity contingencies skill
  • not needed by the target role district heating and cooling knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electric generators knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electrical power safety regulations knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electricity consumption knowledge
  • not needed by the target role energy conservation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role energy efficiency knowledge
  • not needed by the target role energy micro-generation technologies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role energy performance of buildings knowledge
  • not needed by the target role energy transformation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ensure compliance with electricity distribution schedule skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill

51 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.

Skill to acquire Tier
  • required, not held security requirements of goods transported via pipelines required
  • required, not held types of pipelines required
  • required, not held fuel distribution systems required
  • optional, not held gas market optional
Index

Other moves recorded from energy engineer

Full index of moves from energy 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.