Environmental geologist to environmental mining engineer
An environmental geologist already meets 27% of what the environmental mining engineer role asks for. The move turns on 16 required skills not yet in the profile.
70.7/ 100
1 How much of what an environmental mining engineer is expected to do is already part of an environmental geologist’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 6 of its required skills as things an environmental geologist already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- address problems critically
- chemistry
- communicate on minerals issues
- communicate on the environmental impact of mining
- manage environmental impact
- use technical drawing software
What stands in the way is 16 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 7 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 geologist background worth leading with.
- already held manage environmental impact assisting and caring
- already held communicate on the environmental impact of mining communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held communicate on minerals issues communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held biology natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
- already held chemistry natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
- already held address problems critically communication, collaboration and creativity
All 7 carried skills, including the 6 the environmental mining engineer role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 20 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 engineering processes required
- still to learn mining, construction and civil engineering machinery products required
- still to learn civil engineering required
- still to learn engineering principles required
- still to learn technical drawings required
- optional, not held impact of meteorological phenomena on mining operations optional
- still to learn adjust engineering designs required
- still to learn approve engineering design 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 ensure compliance with safety legislation 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
- still to learn perform scientific research required
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 engineering processes study this
- 02 maintain records of mining operations practise this
- 03 mining, construction and civil engineering machinery products study this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 7 skills that carry over
- already held address problems critically skill
- already held chemistry knowledge
- already held communicate on minerals issues skill
- already held communicate on the environmental impact of mining skill
- already held manage environmental impact skill
- 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
12 held skills the environmental mining engineer role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role advise on mining environmental issues skill
- not needed by the target role archaeology knowledge
- not needed by the target role conduct environmental site assessments skill
- not needed by the target role conduct erosion control skill
- not needed by the target role conduct sediment control skill
- not needed by the target role develop site remediation strategies skill
- not needed by the target role environmental legislation knowledge
- not needed by the target role examine geochemical samples skill
- not needed by the target role geography knowledge
- not needed by the target role hydrology knowledge
- not needed by the target role negotiate land access skill
- not needed by the target role study groundwater skill
6 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn engineering processes required
- still to learn mining, construction and civil engineering machinery products required
- still to learn civil engineering required
- still to learn engineering principles required
- still to learn technical drawings required
- optional, not held impact of meteorological phenomena on mining operations optional
Other moves recorded from environmental geologist
Common questions about this move
Can an environmental geologist become an environmental mining engineer?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. An environmental geologist already covers 27% of what an environmental mining engineer is expected to do: 7 skills carry over, 6 of which the environmental mining engineer role treats as required.
What skills does an environmental geologist need to become an environmental mining engineer?
16 required skills are missing, plus 4 optional ones. They fall into 5 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by engineering, manufacturing and construction. The single most important is engineering processes.
How hard is the move from environmental geologist to environmental mining engineer?
Its learning distance is 70.7 out of 100, which is the substantial 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.