Career Overlap Transition record
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Environmental engineer to environmental programme coordinator

An environmental engineer already meets 41% of what the environmental programme coordinator role asks for. The move turns on 17 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional
From environmental engineer
41 % overlap
Partial match
To environmental programme coordinator
21 You already bring
17 Still to learn
56 Skills in the target role2
Learning distance Substantial retraining

66.8/ 100

1 How much of what an environmental programme coordinator 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 programme coordinator role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

An environmental programme coordinator role treats 14 of its required skills as things an environmental engineer already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

  • analyse big data
  • analyse energy consumption
  • analyse environmental data
  • carry out environmental audits
  • circular economy
  • conduct environmental surveys

What stands in the way is 17 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 21 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An environmental programme coordinator 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.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held legal studies business, administration and law
  • already held monitor nature conservation information skills
  • already held conduct environmental surveys information skills
  • already held ecosystem management business, administration and law
  • already held environmental design engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held analyse energy consumption information skills

All 21 carried skills, including the 14 the environmental programme coordinator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 35 missing skills fall into 10 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.

Skill to pick up Tier
01 engineering, manufacturing and construction 5 required, 1 supplementary
  • still to learn green building practices required
  • still to learn green building standards required
  • still to learn alternative energy required
  • still to learn energy conservation required
  • still to learn environmental management standards required
  • optional, not held urban sustainability optional
02 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 required, 8 supplementary
  • still to learn implement environmental action plans required
  • still to learn provide training in sustainable tourism development and management required
  • still to learn report on environmental issues required
  • optional, not held conduct educational activities optional
  • optional, not held carry out training in environmental matters optional
  • optional, not held conduct public presentations optional
  • optional, not held develop educational resources optional
  • optional, not held develop professional network optional
  • optional, not held liaise with local authorities optional
  • optional, not held maintain relationships with government agencies optional
  • optional, not held write inspection reports optional
03 assisting and caring 3 required, 1 supplementary
  • still to learn assess environmental impact required
  • still to learn ensure compliance with environmental legislation required
  • still to learn implement environmental protection measures required
  • optional, not held issue licences optional
04 business, administration and law 2 required
  • still to learn corporate sustainability required
  • still to learn quality standards required
05 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • still to learn habitat restoration required
  • optional, not held ecology optional
  • optional, not held physics optional
  • optional, not held soil science optional
06 information skills 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • still to learn perform environmental investigations required
  • optional, not held conduct environmental site assessments optional
  • optional, not held monitor legislation developments optional

4 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries an environmental programme coordinator 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 21 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held analyse big data skill
  • already held analyse energy consumption skill
  • already held analyse environmental data skill
  • already held carry out environmental audits skill
  • already held circular economy knowledge
  • already held conduct environmental surveys skill
  • already held energy efficiency knowledge
  • already held environmental design knowledge
  • already held environmental legislation knowledge
  • already held environmental policy knowledge
  • already held legal studies knowledge
  • already held mitigate waste of resources skill
  • already held monitor nature conservation skill
  • already held promote environmental awareness skill
  • already held biology knowledge
  • already held chemistry knowledge
  • already held ecosystem management knowledge
  • already held ethics knowledge
  • already held listen actively skill
  • already held project management knowledge
  • already held radiation protection knowledge
The 4 learning areas not shown above
Skill to pick up Tier
07 management skills 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • still to learn develop environmental policy required
  • optional, not held manage government policy implementation optional
08 working with computers 1 required
  • still to learn interact through digital technologies required
09 handling and moving 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held perform manual work autonomously optional
10 social sciences, journalism and information 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held government policy implementation optional
18 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to pick up Tier
  • optional, not held conduct educational activities optional
  • optional, not held perform manual work autonomously optional
  • optional, not held urban sustainability optional
  • optional, not held carry out training in environmental matters optional
  • optional, not held conduct environmental site assessments optional
  • optional, not held conduct public presentations optional
  • optional, not held develop educational resources optional
  • optional, not held develop professional network optional
  • optional, not held ecology optional
  • optional, not held government policy implementation optional
  • optional, not held issue licences optional
  • optional, not held liaise with local authorities optional
  • optional, not held maintain relationships with government agencies optional
  • optional, not held manage government policy implementation optional
  • optional, not held monitor legislation developments optional
  • optional, not held physics optional
  • optional, not held soil science optional
  • optional, not held write inspection reports optional
62 held skills the environmental programme coordinator role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • 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 adjust engineering designs 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 information processes skill
  • not needed by the target role approve engineering design 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 civil engineering 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 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 engineering principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role engineering processes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ensure compliance with safety legislation skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure material compliance skill
  • not needed by the target role environmental engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role hazardous waste storage knowledge
  • not needed by the target role hazardous waste treatment knowledge
  • not needed by the target role hazardous waste types knowledge
  • not needed by the target role hydrology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role implement traceability systems skill
  • not needed by the target role inspect compliance with hazardous waste regulations skill
  • not needed by the target role inspect industrial equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role investigate contamination skill

22 further entries not listed here

13 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 pick up Tier
  • still to learn corporate sustainability required
  • still to learn green building practices required
  • still to learn green building standards required
  • still to learn habitat restoration required
  • still to learn alternative energy required
  • still to learn energy conservation required
  • still to learn environmental management standards required
  • still to learn quality standards required
  • optional, not held urban sustainability optional
  • optional, not held ecology optional
  • optional, not held government policy implementation optional
  • optional, not held physics optional
  • optional, not held soil science optional
Index

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FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can an environmental engineer become an environmental programme coordinator?

Yes, and it is a substantial move. An environmental engineer already covers 41% of what an environmental programme coordinator is expected to do: 21 skills carry over, 14 of which the environmental programme coordinator role treats as required.

What skills does an environmental engineer need to become an environmental programme coordinator?

17 required skills are missing, plus 18 optional ones. They fall into 10 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by engineering, manufacturing and construction. The single most important is corporate sustainability.

How hard is the move from environmental engineer to environmental programme coordinator?

Its learning distance is 66.8 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.

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.