RecordMove

Environmental engineer to waste treatment engineer

An environmental engineer already meets 50% of what the waste treatment engineer role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional

From environmental engineer

Partial match

To waste treatment engineer

20 You already bring

8 Still to learn

47 Skills in the target role2

Learning distance Substantial retraining

55.2/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 How much of what a waste treatment 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 waste treatment engineer role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

A waste treatment engineer role treats 12 of its required skills as things an environmental engineer already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

adjust engineering designs
advise on waste management procedures
approve engineering design
circular economy
develop hazardous waste management strategies
develop non-hazardous waste management strategies

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 20 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A waste treatment 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.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held develop non-hazardous waste management strategies management skills
already held develop hazardous waste management strategies management skills
already held develop environmental remediation strategies management skills
already held advise on environmental remediation communication, collaboration and creativity
already held hazardous waste types services
already held circular economy engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 20 carried skills, including the 12 the waste treatment engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 27 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 information skills 2 required, 7 supplementary

still to learn maintain waste collection records required
still to learn monitor legislation developments required

optional, not held analyse experimental laboratory data optional
optional, not held test samples for pollutants optional
optional, not held advise on environmental risk management systems optional
optional, not held document analysis results optional
optional, not held monitor radiation levels optional
optional, not held perform risk analysis optional
optional, not held report test findings optional

02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required, 1 supplementary

still to learn energy required
still to learn energy market required

optional, not held decontamination techniques optional

03 services 2 required

still to learn characteristics of waste required
still to learn waste and scrap products required

04 assisting and caring 1 required, 3 supplementary

still to learn assess environmental impact required

optional, not held ensure compliance with radiation protection regulations optional
optional, not held ensure compliance with waste legislative regulations optional
optional, not held manage environmental impact of operations optional

05 management skills 1 required, 1 supplementary

still to learn develop waste management processes required

optional, not held develop radiation protection strategies optional

06 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 supplementary

optional, not held instruct employees on radiation protection optional
optional, not held liaise with local authorities optional

4 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a waste treatment 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 20 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held adjust engineering designs skill
already held advise on waste management procedures skill
already held approve engineering design skill
already held circular economy knowledge
already held develop hazardous waste management strategies skill
already held develop non-hazardous waste management strategies skill
already held engineering principles knowledge
already held engineering processes knowledge
already held environmental legislation knowledge
already held perform scientific research skill
already held technical drawings knowledge
already held use technical drawing software skill
already held advise on environmental remediation skill
already held advise on pollution prevention skill
already held develop environmental remediation strategies skill
already held hazardous waste types knowledge
already held pollution legislation knowledge
already held pollution prevention knowledge
already held promote environmental awareness skill
already held radiation protection knowledge

The 4 learning areas not shown above

Skill to pick up Tier

07 handling and moving 2 supplementary

optional, not held assess waste type optional
optional, not held monitor disposal of radioactive substances optional

08 constructing 1 supplementary

optional, not held monitor waste treatment equipment optional

09 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary

optional, not held radioactive contamination optional

10 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary

optional, not held use testing equipment optional

19 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to pick up Tier

optional, not held analyse experimental laboratory data optional
optional, not held assess waste type optional
optional, not held decontamination techniques optional
optional, not held monitor waste treatment equipment optional
optional, not held radioactive contamination optional
optional, not held test samples for pollutants optional
optional, not held advise on environmental risk management systems optional
optional, not held develop radiation protection strategies optional
optional, not held document analysis results optional
optional, not held ensure compliance with radiation protection regulations optional
optional, not held ensure compliance with waste legislative regulations optional
optional, not held instruct employees on radiation protection optional
optional, not held liaise with local authorities optional
optional, not held manage environmental impact of operations optional
optional, not held monitor disposal of radioactive substances optional
optional, not held monitor radiation levels optional
optional, not held perform risk analysis optional
optional, not held report test findings optional
optional, not held use testing equipment optional

63 held skills the waste treatment engineer 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 advise on mining environmental issues 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 biology 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 chemistry 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 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 ecosystem management knowledge
not needed by the target role energy efficiency 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 design 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 ethics 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 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

23 further entries not listed here

6 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 characteristics of waste required
still to learn waste and scrap products required
still to learn energy required
still to learn energy market required
optional, not held decontamination techniques optional
optional, not held radioactive contamination optional

Index

Other moves recorded from environmental engineer

Full index of moves from environmental engineer

FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can an environmental engineer become a waste treatment engineer?

Yes, and it is a substantial move. An environmental engineer already covers 50% of what a waste treatment engineer is expected to do: 20 skills carry over, 12 of which the waste treatment engineer role treats as required.

What skills does an environmental engineer need to become a waste treatment engineer?

8 required skills are missing, plus 19 optional ones. They fall into 10 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by information skills. The single most important is characteristics of waste.

How hard is the move from environmental engineer to waste treatment engineer?

Its learning distance is 55.2 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.