Fire prevention and protection engineer to steam engineer
A fire prevention and protection engineer already meets 33% of what the steam engineer role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.
63.8/ 100
1 How much of what a steam engineer is expected to do is already part of a fire prevention and protection 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 steam engineer role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A steam engineer role treats 7 of its required skills as things a fire prevention and protection engineer already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- adjust engineering designs
- approve engineering design
- engineering principles
- engineering processes
- perform scientific research
- technical drawings
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 7 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A steam engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a fire prevention and protection engineer background worth leading with.
- already held thermodynamics natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
- already held approve engineering design communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held technical drawings engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held adjust engineering designs communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held engineering processes engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held engineering principles engineering, manufacturing and construction
All 7 carried skills, including the 7 the steam engineer role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 23 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 manufacturing of steam generators required
- still to learn energy required
- still to learn energy market required
- still to learn heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration parts required
- still to learn hydraulics required
- still to learn refrigerants required
- optional, not held automation technology optional
- optional, not held electricity optional
- still to learn design utility equipment required
- optional, not held design automation components optional
- optional, not held resolve equipment malfunctions optional
- still to learn monitor utility equipment required
- optional, not held perform maintenance on installed equipment optional
- still to learn use technical drawing software required
- optional, not held use CAD software optional
- optional, not held operate hydraulic machinery controls optional
- optional, not held operate steam turbine optional
- optional, not held monitor automated machines optional
- optional, not held operate automated process control optional
- optional, not held use testing equipment optional
- optional, not held use personal protection equipment optional
2 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a steam engineer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 design utility equipment practise this
- 02 manufacturing of steam generators study this
- 03 monitor utility equipment 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 7 skills that carry over
- already held adjust engineering designs skill
- already held approve engineering design skill
- already held engineering principles knowledge
- already held engineering processes knowledge
- already held perform scientific research skill
- already held technical drawings knowledge
- already held thermodynamics knowledge
The 2 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held CAD software optional
- optional, not held balance hydraulics of hot water systems optional
14 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held balance hydraulics of hot water systems optional
- optional, not held operate hydraulic machinery controls optional
- optional, not held operate steam turbine optional
- optional, not held CAD software optional
- optional, not held automation technology optional
- optional, not held design automation components optional
- optional, not held electricity optional
- optional, not held monitor automated machines optional
- optional, not held operate automated process control optional
- optional, not held perform maintenance on installed equipment optional
- optional, not held resolve equipment malfunctions optional
- optional, not held use CAD software optional
- optional, not held use personal protection equipment optional
- optional, not held use testing equipment optional
34 held skills the steam engineer role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role act as contact person during equipment incident skill
- not needed by the target role advise architects skill
- not needed by the target role advise on construction materials skill
- not needed by the target role advise on safety improvements skill
- not needed by the target role chemistry knowledge
- not needed by the target role civil engineering knowledge
- not needed by the target role computer simulation knowledge
- not needed by the target role conduct fire safety inspections skill
- not needed by the target role conduct fire tests skill
- not needed by the target role contain fires skill
- not needed by the target role design principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role determine fire risks skill
- not needed by the target role develop material testing procedures skill
- not needed by the target role draft design specifications skill
- not needed by the target role educate public on fire safety skill
- not needed by the target role environmental legislation knowledge
- not needed by the target role fire prevention procedures knowledge
- not needed by the target role fire protection engineering knowledge
- not needed by the target role fire safety regulations knowledge
- not needed by the target role fire-fighting systems knowledge
- not needed by the target role install firestops skill
- not needed by the target role operate fire extinguishers skill
- not needed by the target role organise fire station skill
- not needed by the target role perform first fire intervention skill
- not needed by the target role perform laboratory tests skill
- not needed by the target role physics knowledge
- not needed by the target role prevent fire in a performance environment skill
- not needed by the target role prevent fires on board skill
- not needed by the target role properties of textile materials knowledge
- not needed by the target role record test data skill
- not needed by the target role safety engineering knowledge
- not needed by the target role teach fire fighting principles skill
- not needed by the target role test safety strategies skill
- not needed by the target role use different types of fire extinguishers skill
9 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 manufacturing of steam generators required
- still to learn energy required
- still to learn energy market required
- still to learn heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration parts required
- still to learn hydraulics required
- still to learn refrigerants required
- optional, not held CAD software optional
- optional, not held automation technology optional
- optional, not held electricity optional
Other moves recorded from fire prevention and protection engineer
- fire safety tester 55% covered · moderate
- health and safety engineer 44% covered · substantial
- surface engineer 40% covered · substantial
- environmental mining engineer 34% covered · substantial
Full index of moves from fire prevention and protection engineer
Common questions about this move
Can a fire prevention and protection engineer become a steam engineer?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A fire prevention and protection engineer already covers 33% of what a steam engineer is expected to do: 7 skills carry over, 7 of which the steam engineer role treats as required.
What skills does a fire prevention and protection engineer need to become a steam engineer?
9 required skills are missing, plus 14 optional ones. They fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by engineering, manufacturing and construction. The single most important is design utility equipment.
How hard is the move from fire prevention and protection engineer to steam engineer?
Its learning distance is 63.8 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.