Environmental mining engineer to geological engineer
An environmental mining engineer already meets 38% of what the geological engineer role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.
65.1/ 100
1 How much of what a geological engineer is expected to do is already part of an environmental mining 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 geological engineer role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A geological engineer role treats 11 of its required skills as things an environmental mining engineer already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- adjust engineering designs
- approve engineering design
- assess environmental impact
- civil engineering
- engineering principles
- engineering processes
What stands in the way is 9 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 11 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A geological engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an environmental mining 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 assess environmental impact assisting and caring
- already held ensure compliance with safety legislation assisting and caring
- already held approve engineering design communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held use technical drawing software working with computers
All 11 carried skills, including the 11 the geological engineer role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 34 missing skills fall into 8 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 monitor geotechnical structures required
- still to learn execute feasibility study required
- still to learn perform sample testing required
- optional, not held collect geological data optional
- optional, not held conduct land surveys optional
- optional, not held examine geochemical samples optional
- optional, not held interpret geophysical data optional
- optional, not held assess financial viability optional
- optional, not held conduct field work optional
- optional, not held study aerial photos optional
- still to learn geographic information systems required
- still to learn geological time scale required
- still to learn geology required
- optional, not held geochemistry optional
- optional, not held geography optional
- optional, not held geophysics optional
- optional, not held soil science optional
- still to learn advise on building matters required
- optional, not held advise on geology for mineral extraction optional
- optional, not held prepare geological map sections optional
- optional, not held provide information on geological characteristics optional
- optional, not held advise on construction materials optional
- optional, not held advise on waste management procedures optional
- still to learn environmental design required
- optional, not held impact of geological factors on mining operations optional
- optional, not held nuclear energy optional
- still to learn environmental legislation required
- optional, not held develop geological databases optional
- optional, not held perform computer analyses of geotechnical structures optional
- optional, not held use geographic information systems optional
- optional, not held apply digital mapping optional
- optional, not held use CAD software optional
2 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a geological engineer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 environmental design study this
- 02 geographic information systems study this
- 03 monitor geotechnical structures 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 11 skills that carry over
- already held adjust engineering designs skill
- already held approve engineering design skill
- already held assess environmental impact skill
- 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
The 2 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held collect samples for analysis optional
- optional, not held oversee construction project optional
25 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held advise on geology for mineral extraction optional
- optional, not held collect geological data optional
- optional, not held conduct land surveys optional
- optional, not held develop geological databases optional
- optional, not held examine geochemical samples optional
- optional, not held impact of geological factors on mining operations optional
- optional, not held interpret geophysical data optional
- optional, not held perform computer analyses of geotechnical structures optional
- optional, not held prepare geological map sections optional
- optional, not held provide information on geological characteristics optional
- optional, not held use geographic information systems optional
- optional, not held advise on construction materials optional
- optional, not held advise on waste management procedures optional
- optional, not held apply digital mapping optional
- optional, not held assess financial viability optional
- optional, not held collect samples for analysis optional
- optional, not held conduct field work optional
- optional, not held geochemistry optional
- optional, not held geography optional
- optional, not held geophysics optional
- optional, not held nuclear energy optional
- optional, not held oversee construction project optional
- optional, not held soil science optional
- optional, not held study aerial photos optional
- optional, not held use CAD software optional
16 held skills the geological engineer role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role address problems critically skill
- not needed by the target role biology knowledge
- not needed by the target role chemistry knowledge
- not needed by the target role communicate on minerals issues skill
- not needed by the target role communicate on the environmental impact of mining skill
- not needed by the target role develop environmental policy skill
- not needed by the target role develop mine rehabilitation plan skill
- not needed by the target role ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
- not needed by the target role impact of meteorological phenomena on mining operations knowledge
- not needed by the target role maintain records of mining operations skill
- not needed by the target role manage environmental impact skill
- not needed by the target role negotiate with stakeholders skill
- not needed by the target role prepare scientific reports skill
- not needed by the target role present reports skill
- not needed by the target role supervise staff skill
- not needed by the target role troubleshoot skill
11 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 environmental design required
- still to learn geographic information systems required
- still to learn environmental legislation required
- still to learn geological time scale required
- still to learn geology required
- optional, not held impact of geological factors on mining operations optional
- optional, not held geochemistry optional
- optional, not held geography optional
- optional, not held geophysics optional
- optional, not held nuclear energy optional
- optional, not held soil science optional
Other moves recorded from environmental mining engineer
Common questions about this move
Can an environmental mining engineer become a geological engineer?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. An environmental mining engineer already covers 38% of what a geological engineer is expected to do: 11 skills carry over, 11 of which the geological engineer role treats as required.
What skills does an environmental mining engineer need to become a geological engineer?
9 required skills are missing, plus 25 optional ones. They fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by information skills. The single most important is environmental design.
How hard is the move from environmental mining engineer to geological engineer?
Its learning distance is 65.1 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.