Mine supervisor to mine planning engineer
A mine supervisor already meets 41% of what the mine planning engineer role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.
56/ 100
1 How much of what a mine planning engineer is expected to do is already part of a mine supervisor’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 planning engineer role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A mine planning engineer role treats 5 of its required skills as things a mine supervisor already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- geology
- maintain plans of a mining site
- monitor mine production
- schedule mine production
- use mine planning software
What stands in the way is 8 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 9 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A mine planning engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a mine supervisor background worth leading with.
- already held schedule mine production management skills
- already held maintain plans of a mining site information skills
- already held evaluate mine development projects information skills
- already held minerals laws business, administration and law
- already held use mine planning software working with computers
- already held monitor mine costs information skills
All 9 carried skills, including the 5 the mine planning engineer role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 12 missing skills fall into 6 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 advise on mine equipment required
- still to learn interface with anti-mining lobbyists required
- still to learn address problems critically required
- still to learn prepare scientific reports required
- still to learn impact of geological factors on mining operations required
- still to learn mining engineering required
- still to learn generate reconciliation reports required
- optional, not held assess operating cost optional
- still to learn supervise staff required
- optional, not held mine dump design optional
- optional, not held ensure compliance with safety legislation optional
- optional, not held use technical drawing software optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a mine planning engineer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 generate reconciliation reports practise this
- 02 advise on mine equipment practise this
- 03 impact of geological factors on mining operations study this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 9 skills that carry over
- already held geology knowledge
- already held maintain plans of a mining site skill
- already held monitor mine production skill
- already held schedule mine production skill
- already held use mine planning software skill
- already held evaluate mine development projects skill
- already held mine safety legislation knowledge
- already held minerals laws knowledge
- already held monitor mine costs skill
4 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held assess operating cost optional
- optional, not held ensure compliance with safety legislation optional
- optional, not held mine dump design optional
- optional, not held use technical drawing software optional
17 held skills the mine planning engineer role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role advise on mine production skill
- not needed by the target role communicate mine equipment information skill
- not needed by the target role develop working procedures skill
- not needed by the target role evaluate mineral resources skill
- not needed by the target role inspect mine safety conditions skill
- not needed by the target role investigate mine accidents skill
- not needed by the target role maintain records of mining operations skill
- not needed by the target role manage heavy equipment skill
- not needed by the target role manage mine site data skill
- not needed by the target role manage resources skill
- not needed by the target role manage supplies skill
- not needed by the target role optimise financial performance skill
- not needed by the target role oversee mine planning activities skill
- not needed by the target role report on environmental issues skill
- not needed by the target role supervise mine construction operations skill
- not needed by the target role supervise work skill
- not needed by the target role write production reports skill
2 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 impact of geological factors on mining operations required
- still to learn mining engineering required
Common questions about this move
Can a mine supervisor become a mine planning engineer?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A mine supervisor already covers 41% of what a mine planning engineer is expected to do: 9 skills carry over, 5 of which the mine planning engineer role treats as required.
What skills does a mine supervisor need to become a mine planning engineer?
8 required skills are missing, plus 4 optional ones. They fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is generate reconciliation reports.
How hard is the move from mine supervisor to mine planning engineer?
Its learning distance is 56 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.