Mine planning engineer to mine development engineer
A mine planning engineer already meets 43% of what the mine development engineer role asks for. The move turns on 14 required skills not yet in the profile.
61.6/ 100
1 How much of what a mine development engineer is expected to do is already part of a mine planning 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 mine development engineer role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A mine development engineer role treats 11 of its required skills as things a mine planning engineer already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- address problems critically
- advise on mine equipment
- ensure compliance with safety legislation
- evaluate mine development projects
- impact of geological factors on mining operations
- interface with anti-mining lobbyists
What stands in the way is 14 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 14 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A mine development engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a mine planning engineer background worth leading with.
- already held interface with anti-mining lobbyists communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held evaluate mine development projects information skills
- already held advise on mine equipment communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held use mine planning software working with computers
- already held monitor mine costs information skills
- already held monitor mine production information skills
All 14 carried skills, including the 11 the mine development engineer role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 19 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 develop alternative mining methods required
- still to learn identify process improvements required
- still to learn supervise mine construction operations required
- still to learn make independent operating decisions required
- still to learn manage staff required
- optional, not held oversee mine planning activities optional
- still to learn deal with pressure from unexpected circumstances required
- still to learn negotiate land acquisition required
- still to learn troubleshoot required
- still to learn write work-related reports required
- optional, not held present reports optional
- still to learn design drawings required
- still to learn electricity required
- still to learn safety engineering required
- still to learn cope with challenging circumstances in the mining sector required
- still to learn handle waste rock required
- optional, not held computational fluid dynamics optional
2 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a mine development engineer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 cope with challenging circumstances in the mining sector practise this
- 02 handle waste rock practise this
- 03 deal with pressure from unexpected circumstances 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 14 skills that carry over
- already held address problems critically skill
- already held advise on mine equipment skill
- already held ensure compliance with safety legislation skill
- already held evaluate mine development projects skill
- already held impact of geological factors on mining operations knowledge
- already held interface with anti-mining lobbyists skill
- already held mine safety legislation knowledge
- already held mining engineering knowledge
- already held prepare scientific reports skill
- already held supervise staff skill
- already held use mine planning software skill
- already held monitor mine costs skill
- already held monitor mine production skill
- already held use technical drawing software skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held mathematics optional
- optional, not held health and safety hazards underground optional
5 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held oversee mine planning activities optional
- optional, not held computational fluid dynamics optional
- optional, not held health and safety hazards underground optional
- optional, not held mathematics optional
- optional, not held present reports optional
7 held skills the mine development engineer role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role assess operating cost skill
- not needed by the target role generate reconciliation reports skill
- not needed by the target role geology knowledge
- not needed by the target role maintain plans of a mining site skill
- not needed by the target role mine dump design skill
- not needed by the target role minerals laws knowledge
- not needed by the target role schedule mine production skill
6 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 design drawings required
- still to learn electricity required
- still to learn safety engineering required
- optional, not held computational fluid dynamics optional
- optional, not held health and safety hazards underground optional
- optional, not held mathematics optional
Common questions about this move
Can a mine planning engineer become a mine development engineer?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A mine planning engineer already covers 43% of what a mine development engineer is expected to do: 14 skills carry over, 11 of which the mine development engineer role treats as required.
What skills does a mine planning engineer need to become a mine development engineer?
14 required skills are missing, plus 5 optional ones. They fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by management skills. The single most important is cope with challenging circumstances in the mining sector.
How hard is the move from mine planning engineer to mine development engineer?
Its learning distance is 61.6 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.