Health and safety engineer to surface engineer

• 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 safety engineering knowledge
• already held chemistry knowledge
• already held develop material testing procedures skill
• already held environmental legislation knowledge
• already held physics knowledge

• optional, not held apply phosphate coating to metal workpiece optional
• optional, not held parkerise metal workpiece optional
• optional, not held ferrous metal processing optional
• optional, not held mechanical engineering optional
• optional, not held use non-destructive testing equipment optional
• optional, not held analyse stress resistance of materials optional
• optional, not held analyse test data optional
• optional, not held computer simulation optional
• optional, not held electrical engineering optional
• optional, not held galvanise metal workpiece optional
• optional, not held hazardous waste types optional
• optional, not held material mechanics optional
• optional, not held non-destructive testing optional
• optional, not held recognise signs of corrosion optional
• optional, not held record test data optional
• optional, not held semiconductors optional
• optional, not held soldering techniques optional
• optional, not held types of metal optional
• optional, not held welding techniques optional

• not needed by the target role accept own accountability skill
• not needed by the target role adhere to OHSAS 18001 skill
• not needed by the target role adhere to health well-being and safety skill
• not needed by the target role adhere to standards of national and international safety programmes 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 apply knowledge of human behaviour skill
• not needed by the target role assess ergonomics of the workplace skill
• not needed by the target role assessment of risks and threats knowledge
• not needed by the target role carry out environmental audits skill
• not needed by the target role civil engineering 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 conduct workplace audits skill
• not needed by the target role design principles knowledge
• not needed by the target role design safety equipment skill
• not needed by the target role design strategies for nuclear emergencies skill
• not needed by the target role determine fire risks skill
• not needed by the target role draft design specifications skill
• not needed by the target role draw up risk assessment skill
• not needed by the target role educate employees on occupational hazards skill
• not needed by the target role ergonomics knowledge
• not needed by the target role evaluate industrial hygiene skill
• 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 follow nuclear plant safety precautions skill
• not needed by the target role follow up on safety breaches skill
• not needed by the target role health and safety regulations knowledge
• not needed by the target role human factors regarding safety knowledge
• not needed by the target role install safety devices skill
• not needed by the target role instruct employees on radiation protection skill
• not needed by the target role investigate occupational injuries skill
• not needed by the target role monitor employee's health skill
• not needed by the target role monitor work site skill
• not needed by the target role nuclear energy knowledge
• not needed by the target role perform laboratory tests skill
• not needed by the target role plan health and safety procedures skill

12 further entries not listed here

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

• still to learn corrosion types required
• still to learn industrial engineering required
• still to learn manufacturing processes required
• still to learn mathematics required
• still to learn production processes required
• still to learn surface engineering required
• still to learn technical drawings required
• optional, not held ferrous metal processing optional
• optional, not held mechanical engineering optional
• optional, not held computer simulation optional
• optional, not held electrical engineering optional
• optional, not held hazardous waste types optional
• optional, not held material mechanics optional
• optional, not held non-destructive testing optional
• optional, not held semiconductors optional
• optional, not held soldering techniques optional
• optional, not held types of metal optional
• optional, not held welding techniques optional

Yes, and it is a substantial move. A health and safety engineer already covers 32% of what a surface engineer is expected to do: 10 skills carry over, 6 of which the surface engineer role treats as required.

9 required skills are missing, plus 19 optional ones. They fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by engineering, manufacturing and construction. The single most important is corrosion types.

Its learning distance is 65.7 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.