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

gas distribution engineertogas transmission system operator

A gas distribution engineer already meets 56% of what the gas transmission system operator role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.

From gas distribution engineer
56%
Overlap1
To gas transmission system operator
12 Skills carried over
4 Required, not held
44.1 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

56%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

44.1/ 100

1 Share of the gas transmission system operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the gas distribution 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 gas transmission system operator role treats 8 of its required skills as things a gas distribution engineer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • comply with pipeline transport regulations
  • ensure regulatory compliance in pipeline infrastructures
  • fuel gas
  • gas market
  • manage gas transmission system
  • security requirements of goods transported via pipelines

What stands in the way is 4 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 12 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A gas transmission system operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a gas distribution engineer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held manage gas transmission system working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held supervise gas distribution operations management skills
  • already held ensure compliance with gas distribution schedule information skills
  • already held gas market engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held fuel distribution systems engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held security requirements of goods transported via pipelines services

All 12 carried skills, including the 8 the gas transmission system operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 14 missing skills fall into 4 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 assisting and caring 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held regulate the flow of substances in pipelines required
  • required, not held ensure compliance with environmental legislation required
  • optional, not held ensure maintenance of fuel distribution facilities optional
02 constructing 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held detect flaws in pipeline infrastructure required
  • optional, not held inspect pipelines optional
  • optional, not held prevent pipeline deterioration optional
  • optional, not held repair pipelines optional
03 management skills 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held perform follow-up on pipeline route services required
  • optional, not held prepare timelines for pipeline development projects optional
  • optional, not held set management priorities in pipeline networks optional
04 information skills 4 supplementary
  • optional, not held analyse route possibilities in pipeline projects optional
  • optional, not held perform pipeline routing studies optional
  • optional, not held survey sites for pipeline installation optional
  • optional, not held analyse energy market trends optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a gas transmission system operator 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 12 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held comply with pipeline transport regulations skill
  • already held ensure regulatory compliance in pipeline infrastructures skill
  • already held fuel gas knowledge
  • already held gas market knowledge
  • already held manage gas transmission system skill
  • already held security requirements of goods transported via pipelines knowledge
  • already held test pipeline infrastructure operations skill
  • already held types of pipelines knowledge
  • already held ensure compliance with gas distribution schedule skill
  • already held fuel distribution systems knowledge
  • already held mitigate environmental impact of pipeline projects skill
  • already held supervise gas distribution operations skill
10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held analyse route possibilities in pipeline projects optional
  • optional, not held ensure maintenance of fuel distribution facilities optional
  • optional, not held inspect pipelines optional
  • optional, not held perform pipeline routing studies optional
  • optional, not held prepare timelines for pipeline development projects optional
  • optional, not held set management priorities in pipeline networks optional
  • optional, not held survey sites for pipeline installation optional
  • optional, not held analyse energy market trends optional
  • optional, not held prevent pipeline deterioration optional
  • optional, not held repair pipelines optional
21 held skills the gas transmission system operator role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role adapt energy distribution schedules skill
  • not needed by the target role adjust engineering designs skill
  • not needed by the target role approve engineering design skill
  • not needed by the target role create designs for pipeline engineering skill
  • not needed by the target role develop energy saving concepts skill
  • not needed by the target role develop gas distribution schedule skill
  • not needed by the target role energy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role energy market knowledge
  • not needed by the target role engineering principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role engineering processes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ensure correct gas pressure skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure equipment maintenance skill
  • not needed by the target role fossil fuels knowledge
  • not needed by the target role gas consumption knowledge
  • not needed by the target role monitor legislation developments skill
  • not needed by the target role natural gas knowledge
  • not needed by the target role perform scientific research skill
  • not needed by the target role report on fuel distribution incidents skill
  • not needed by the target role technical drawings knowledge
  • not needed by the target role test gas purity skill
  • not needed by the target role use technical drawing software skill
Index

Other moves recorded from gas distribution engineer

Full index of moves from gas distribution 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.