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

environmental engineertowaste treatment engineer

A 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.

From environmental engineer
50%
Overlap1
To waste treatment engineer
20 Skills carried over
8 Required, not held
55.2 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

50%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

55.2/ 100

1 Share of the waste treatment engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the environmental 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 waste treatment engineer role treats 12 of its required skills as things a environmental engineer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • 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 a 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 would need to learn

The 27 missing skills fall into 10 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, 7 supplementary
  • required, not held maintain waste collection records required
  • required, not held 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
  • required, not held energy required
  • required, not held energy market required
  • optional, not held decontamination techniques optional
03 services 2 required
  • required, not held characteristics of waste required
  • required, not held waste and scrap products required
04 assisting and caring 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held 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
  • required, not held 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 acquire 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 acquire 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 acquire Tier
  • required, not held characteristics of waste required
  • required, not held waste and scrap products required
  • required, not held energy required
  • required, not held 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

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.