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

gas scheduling representativetogas distribution engineer

A gas scheduling representative already meets 45% of what the gas distribution engineer role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.

From gas scheduling representative
45%
Overlap1
To gas distribution engineer
16 Skills carried over
12 Required, not held
56.4 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

45%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

56.4/ 100

1 Share of the gas distribution engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the gas scheduling representative 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 distribution engineer role treats 9 of its required skills as things a gas scheduling representative already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • comply with pipeline transport regulations
  • ensure regulatory compliance in pipeline infrastructures
  • fuel distribution systems
  • fuel gas
  • gas consumption
  • mitigate environmental impact of pipeline projects

What stands in the way is 12 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 16 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A gas distribution engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a gas scheduling representative background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held develop gas distribution schedule management skills
  • already held supervise gas distribution operations management skills
  • already held report on fuel distribution incidents information skills
  • already held ensure compliance with gas distribution schedule information skills
  • already held fuel distribution systems engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held gas consumption engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 16 carried skills, including the 9 the gas distribution engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 17 missing skills fall into 6 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 engineering, manufacturing and construction 6 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held engineering processes required
  • required, not held natural gas required
  • required, not held energy required
  • required, not held energy market required
  • required, not held engineering principles required
  • required, not held technical drawings required
  • optional, not held gas market optional
  • optional, not held fossil fuels optional
02 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 required
  • required, not held create designs for pipeline engineering required
  • required, not held adjust engineering designs required
  • required, not held approve engineering design required
03 information skills 2 required
  • required, not held monitor legislation developments required
  • required, not held perform scientific research required
04 working with computers 1 required
  • required, not held use technical drawing software required
05 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held manage gas transmission system optional
  • optional, not held test gas purity optional
06 management skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held develop energy saving concepts optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a gas distribution engineer 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 16 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 distribution systems knowledge
  • already held fuel gas knowledge
  • already held gas consumption knowledge
  • already held mitigate environmental impact of pipeline projects skill
  • already held security requirements of goods transported via pipelines knowledge
  • already held supervise gas distribution operations skill
  • already held types of pipelines knowledge
  • already held adapt energy distribution schedules skill
  • already held develop gas distribution schedule skill
  • already held ensure compliance with gas distribution schedule skill
  • already held ensure correct gas pressure skill
  • already held ensure equipment maintenance skill
  • already held report on fuel distribution incidents skill
  • already held test pipeline infrastructure operations skill
5 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held gas market optional
  • optional, not held manage gas transmission system optional
  • optional, not held develop energy saving concepts optional
  • optional, not held fossil fuels optional
  • optional, not held test gas purity optional
8 held skills the gas distribution engineer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role analyse route possibilities in pipeline projects skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure maintenance of fuel distribution facilities skill
  • not needed by the target role identify energy needs skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor valves skill
  • not needed by the target role perform follow-up on pipeline route services skill
  • not needed by the target role perform pipeline routing studies skill
  • not needed by the target role read gas meter skill
8 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 engineering processes required
  • required, not held natural gas required
  • required, not held energy required
  • required, not held energy market required
  • required, not held engineering principles required
  • required, not held technical drawings required
  • optional, not held gas market optional
  • optional, not held fossil fuels optional
Index

Other moves recorded from gas scheduling representative

Full index of moves from gas scheduling representative

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.