Environmental engineer to environmental mining engineer
An environmental engineer already meets 48% of what the environmental mining engineer role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.
53.6/ 100
1 How much of what an environmental mining engineer is expected to do is already part of an environmental 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 11 of its required skills as things an environmental engineer already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- adjust engineering designs
- approve engineering design
- chemistry
- civil engineering
- engineering principles
- engineering processes
What stands in the way is 11 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 12 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 an environmental 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 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
All 12 carried skills, including the 11 the environmental mining engineer role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 15 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 assess environmental impact required
- still to learn ensure compliance with environmental legislation required
- still to learn manage environmental impact required
- 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
- optional, not held impact of meteorological phenomena on mining operations 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 12 skills that carry over
- already held adjust engineering designs skill
- already held approve engineering design 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 safety legislation skill
- already held mining, construction and civil engineering machinery products knowledge
- already held perform scientific research skill
- already held technical drawings knowledge
- 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
71 held skills the environmental mining engineer role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role Internet of Things knowledge
- not needed by the target role abide by regulations on banned materials skill
- not needed by the target role address public health issues skill
- not needed by the target role advise on environmental remediation skill
- not needed by the target role advise on mining environmental issues skill
- 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 big data skill
- not needed by the target role analyse energy consumption skill
- not needed by the target role analyse environmental data skill
- not needed by the target role analyse information processes skill
- not needed by the target role assess the life cycle of resources skill
- not needed by the target role augmented reality knowledge
- not needed by the target role business intelligence knowledge
- not needed by the target role carry out environmental audits skill
- not needed by the target role circular economy knowledge
- not needed by the target role cloud technologies knowledge
- not needed by the target role coastal management knowledge
- not needed by the target role collect samples for analysis skill
- not needed by the target role conduct environmental surveys 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 conduct quantitative research skill
- not needed by the target role consumer protection knowledge
- not needed by the target role cyber security knowledge
- not needed by the target role data storage knowledge
- not needed by the target role design strategies for nuclear emergencies skill
- not needed by the target role develop environmental remediation strategies skill
- not needed by the target role develop hazardous waste management strategies skill
- not needed by the target role develop non-hazardous waste management strategies skill
- not needed by the target role ecosystem management knowledge
- not needed by the target role energy efficiency knowledge
- not needed by the target role ensure material compliance skill
- not needed by the target role environmental design knowledge
- not needed by the target role environmental engineering knowledge
- not needed by the target role environmental legislation knowledge
- not needed by the target role environmental policy knowledge
- not needed by the target role ethics knowledge
- not needed by the target role hazardous waste storage knowledge
- not needed by the target role hazardous waste treatment knowledge
31 further entries not listed here
1 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
Other moves recorded from environmental engineer
- waste treatment engineer 50% covered · substantial
- geological engineer 47% covered · substantial
- hazardous waste inspector 46% covered · moderate
- wastewater engineer 42% covered · substantial
- environmental programme coordinator 41% covered · substantial
- environmental expert 39% covered · substantial
- manufacturing engineer 39% covered · substantial
- industrial waste inspector 39% covered · substantial
Common questions about this move
Can an environmental engineer become an environmental mining engineer?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. An environmental engineer already covers 48% of what an environmental mining engineer is expected to do: 12 skills carry over, 11 of which the environmental mining engineer role treats as required.
What skills does an environmental engineer need to become an environmental mining engineer?
11 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 environmental engineer to environmental mining engineer?
Its learning distance is 53.6 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.