Table 1Transition record

liquid fuel engineertooil and gas production manager

A liquid fuel engineer already meets 25% of what the oil and gas production manager role asks for. The move turns on 18 required skills not yet in the profile.

From liquid fuel engineer

25%

Overlap1

To oil and gas production manager

14 Skills carried over

18 Required, not held

74 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 74

This move: 74 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the oil and gas production manager role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the liquid fuel 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 14 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A oil and gas production manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a liquid fuel engineer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held liaise with well test engineers communication, collaboration and creativity
already held prepare well formation evaluation programmes information skills
already held provide petroleum engineering support information skills
already held well testing operations engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held monitor extraction logging operations information skills
already held prepare extraction proposals information skills

All 14 carried skills, including the 3 the oil and gas production manager role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 25 missing skills fall into 7 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 management skills 6 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held identify process improvements required
required, not held manage emergency procedures required
required, not held manage heavy equipment required
required, not held manage medium term objectives required
required, not held manage staff required
required, not held plan medium to long term objectives required

optional, not held supervise staff optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 5 required

required, not held deal with pressure from unexpected circumstances required
required, not held inform on workplace safety standards required
required, not held present reports required
required, not held think proactively required
required, not held write production reports required

03 assisting and caring 3 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held apply safety management required
required, not held ensure compliance with environmental legislation required
required, not held ensure compliance with safety legislation required

optional, not held supervise worker safety optional

04 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held gas market required
required, not held fuel gas required

optional, not held mechanical engineering optional
optional, not held electrical engineering optional
optional, not held mechanics optional

05 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held report on production results required

optional, not held assess potential oil yield optional

06 generic programmes and qualifications 1 required

required, not held leadership principles required

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a oil and gas production manager 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 14 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held address problems critically skill
already held natural gas knowledge
already held prepare scientific reports skill
already held chemistry knowledge
already held fossil fuels knowledge
already held geology knowledge
already held interpret extraction data skill
already held liaise with well test engineers skill
already held monitor extraction logging operations skill
already held prepare extraction proposals skill
already held prepare well formation evaluation programmes skill
already held provide petroleum engineering support skill
already held report well results skill
already held well testing operations knowledge

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 business, administration and law 1 supplementary

optional, not held oil rig legislation optional

7 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held assess potential oil yield optional
optional, not held mechanical engineering optional
optional, not held oil rig legislation optional
optional, not held electrical engineering optional
optional, not held mechanics optional
optional, not held supervise staff optional
optional, not held supervise worker safety optional

24 held skills the oil and gas production manager role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role alcohol fuels knowledge
not needed by the target role biodiesel knowledge
not needed by the target role compile reservoir performance plans skill
not needed by the target role control pumping operations in petroleum production skill
not needed by the target role design natural gas processing systems skill
not needed by the target role design well flow systems skill
not needed by the target role design well for petroleum production skill
not needed by the target role determine flow rate enhancement skill
not needed by the target role environmental legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role fossil-fuel power plant operations knowledge
not needed by the target role liaise with mine professionals skill
not needed by the target role manage environmental impact skill
not needed by the target role manage fluid production in gas skill
not needed by the target role manage production fluid in oil production skill
not needed by the target role manage well interaction skill
not needed by the target role mathematics knowledge
not needed by the target role monitor fuel storage tanks skill
not needed by the target role petroleum knowledge
not needed by the target role plan oil wells skill
not needed by the target role select well equipment skill
not needed by the target role supervise well operations skill
not needed by the target role troubleshoot skill
not needed by the target role types of fuels knowledge
not needed by the target role use reservoir surveillance skill

7 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 gas market required
required, not held fuel gas required
required, not held leadership principles required
optional, not held mechanical engineering optional
optional, not held oil rig legislation optional
optional, not held electrical engineering optional
optional, not held mechanics optional

Index

Other moves recorded from liquid fuel engineer

Full index of moves from liquid fuel 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.