Table 1Transition record

environmental protection managertoenvironmental expert

A environmental protection manager already meets 34% of what the environmental expert role asks for. The move turns on 18 required skills not yet in the profile.

From environmental protection manager

34%

Overlap1

To environmental expert

13 Skills carried over

18 Required, not held

72.1 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

34%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

72.1/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

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

advise on environmental remediation
analyse environmental data
carry out environmental audits
develop environmental policy
develop environmental remediation strategies
environmental legislation

What stands in the way is 18 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 13 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A environmental expert role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a environmental protection manager background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held provide training in sustainable tourism development and management communication, collaboration and creativity
already held develop environmental remediation strategies management skills
already held advise on environmental remediation communication, collaboration and creativity
already held carry out environmental audits assisting and caring
already held environmental threats natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
already held report on environmental issues communication, collaboration and creativity

All 13 carried skills, including the 12 the environmental expert role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 36 missing skills fall into 11 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 5 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held investigate pollution required
required, not held measure pollution required
required, not held perform environmental investigations required
required, not held report pollution incidents required
required, not held conduct environmental surveys required

optional, not held manage land resources permits optional
optional, not held apply scientific methods optional
optional, not held monitor manufacturing impact optional
optional, not held perform scientific research optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 4 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held advise on carbon emissions reduction required
required, not held advise on chemical use reduction required
required, not held advise on pollution prevention required
required, not held create solutions to problems required

optional, not held carry out training in environmental matters optional
optional, not held liaise with engineers optional
optional, not held liaise with local authorities optional
optional, not held write scientific publications optional

03 engineering, manufacturing and construction 4 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held green building standards required
required, not held alternative energy required
required, not held environmental management standards required
required, not held resource-efficient technologies required

optional, not held environmental design optional
optional, not held marine energy optional
optional, not held watershed development optional
optional, not held environmental engineering optional

04 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held alternative fuels required

optional, not held coastal management optional
optional, not held habitat restoration optional

05 handling and moving 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held collect samples for analysis required

optional, not held work with chemicals optional

06 assisting and caring 1 required

required, not held assess environmental impact required

5 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a environmental expert 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 13 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held advise on environmental remediation skill
already held analyse environmental data skill
already held carry out environmental audits skill
already held develop environmental policy skill
already held develop environmental remediation strategies skill
already held environmental legislation knowledge
already held environmental policy knowledge
already held environmental threats knowledge
already held pollution legislation knowledge
already held pollution prevention knowledge
already held provide training in sustainable tourism development and management skill
already held report on environmental issues skill
already held promote environmental awareness skill

The 5 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 business, administration and law 1 required

required, not held ecosystem management required

08 education 1 required

required, not held scientific research methodology required

09 constructing 1 supplementary

optional, not held inspect industrial equipment optional

10 management skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held assess environmental plans against financial costs optional

11 social sciences, journalism and information 1 supplementary

optional, not held environmental economics optional

18 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held coastal management optional
optional, not held environmental design optional
optional, not held environmental economics optional
optional, not held habitat restoration optional
optional, not held manage land resources permits optional
optional, not held marine energy optional
optional, not held watershed development optional
optional, not held apply scientific methods optional
optional, not held assess environmental plans against financial costs optional
optional, not held carry out training in environmental matters optional
optional, not held environmental engineering optional
optional, not held inspect industrial equipment optional
optional, not held liaise with engineers optional
optional, not held liaise with local authorities optional
optional, not held monitor manufacturing impact optional
optional, not held perform scientific research optional
optional, not held work with chemicals optional
optional, not held write scientific publications optional

38 held skills the environmental expert role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise on efficiency improvements skill
not needed by the target role advise on mining environmental issues skill
not needed by the target role advise on waste management procedures skill
not needed by the target role airport environmental regulations knowledge
not needed by the target role analyse legal enforceability skill
not needed by the target role assess groundwater environmental impact skill
not needed by the target role business analysis knowledge
not needed by the target role characteristics of waste knowledge
not needed by the target role conduct field work skill
not needed by the target role coordinate airport environmental policies skill
not needed by the target role coordinate environmental efforts skill
not needed by the target role coordinate waste management procedures skill
not needed by the target role corporate social responsibility knowledge
not needed by the target role corporate sustainability knowledge
not needed by the target role develop company strategies skill
not needed by the target role discharge of collected waste knowledge
not needed by the target role energy conservation knowledge
not needed by the target role ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
not needed by the target role ensure compliance with policies skill
not needed by the target role food waste monitoring systems knowledge
not needed by the target role green space strategies knowledge
not needed by the target role health and safety regulations knowledge
not needed by the target role implement environmental action plans skill
not needed by the target role implement strategic planning skill
not needed by the target role integrate strategic foundation in daily performance skill
not needed by the target role liaise with government officials skill
not needed by the target role liaise with managers skill
not needed by the target role liaise with politicians skill
not needed by the target role monitor company policy skill
not needed by the target role organisational policies knowledge
not needed by the target role protect the environment from the impact of the digital technologies skill
not needed by the target role public health knowledge
not needed by the target role strategic planning knowledge
not needed by the target role tree preservation and conservation knowledge
not needed by the target role use resource-efficient technologies in hospitality skill
not needed by the target role waste and scrap products knowledge
not needed by the target role waste management knowledge
not needed by the target role wildlife projects knowledge

14 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 alternative fuels required
required, not held ecosystem management required
required, not held green building standards required
required, not held alternative energy required
required, not held environmental management standards required
required, not held resource-efficient technologies required
required, not held scientific research methodology required
optional, not held coastal management optional
optional, not held environmental design optional
optional, not held environmental economics optional
optional, not held habitat restoration optional
optional, not held marine energy optional
optional, not held watershed development optional
optional, not held environmental engineering optional

Index

Other moves recorded from environmental protection manager

Full index of moves from environmental protection manager

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.