Table 1Transition record

natural resources consultanttoenvironmental expert

A natural resources consultant already meets 24% of what the environmental expert role asks for. The move turns on 23 required skills not yet in the profile.

From natural resources consultant

24%

Overlap1

To environmental expert

12 Skills carried over

23 Required, not held

79.8 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

24%

Learning distance A rebuild

79.8/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 Share of the environmental expert role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the natural resources consultant 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 environmental expert role treats 7 of its required skills as things a natural resources consultant already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

advise on environmental remediation
assess environmental impact
carry out environmental audits
develop environmental policy
ecosystem management
environmental legislation

What stands in the way is 23 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 12 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A environmental expert role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a natural resources consultant background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held coastal management natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
already held manage land resources permits information skills
already held ecosystem management business, administration and law
already held advise on environmental remediation communication, collaboration and creativity
already held carry out environmental audits assisting and caring
already held develop environmental policy management skills

All 12 carried skills, including the 7 the environmental expert role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 37 missing skills fall into 10 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 6 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held provide training in sustainable tourism development and management required
required, not held advise on carbon emissions reduction required
required, not held advise on chemical use reduction required
required, not held advise on pollution prevention required
required, not held create solutions to problems required
required, not held report on environmental issues required

optional, not held carry out training in environmental matters optional
optional, not held liaise with engineers optional
optional, not held liaise with local authorities optional
optional, not held promote environmental awareness optional
optional, not held write scientific publications optional

02 information skills 6 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held analyse environmental data required
required, not held investigate pollution required
required, not held measure pollution required
required, not held perform environmental investigations required
required, not held report pollution incidents required
required, not held conduct environmental surveys required

optional, not held apply scientific methods optional
optional, not held perform scientific research optional

03 engineering, manufacturing and construction 5 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held green building standards required
required, not held alternative energy required
required, not held environmental management standards required
required, not held pollution prevention required
required, not held resource-efficient technologies required

optional, not held environmental design optional
optional, not held marine energy optional
optional, not held watershed development optional

04 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 2 required

required, not held alternative fuels required
required, not held environmental threats required

05 handling and moving 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held collect samples for analysis required

optional, not held work with chemicals optional

06 management skills 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held develop environmental remediation strategies required

optional, not held assess environmental plans against financial costs optional

4 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a environmental expert 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 12 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held advise on environmental remediation skill
already held assess environmental impact skill
already held carry out environmental audits skill
already held develop environmental policy skill
already held ecosystem management knowledge
already held environmental legislation knowledge
already held environmental policy knowledge
already held coastal management knowledge
already held environmental engineering knowledge
already held habitat restoration knowledge
already held manage land resources permits skill
already held monitor manufacturing impact skill

The 4 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 business, administration and law 1 required

required, not held pollution legislation required

08 education 1 required

required, not held scientific research methodology required

09 constructing 1 supplementary

optional, not held inspect industrial equipment optional

10 social sciences, journalism and information 1 supplementary

optional, not held environmental economics optional

14 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held environmental design optional
optional, not held environmental economics optional
optional, not held marine energy optional
optional, not held watershed development optional
optional, not held apply scientific methods optional
optional, not held assess environmental plans against financial costs optional
optional, not held carry out training in environmental matters optional
optional, not held inspect industrial equipment optional
optional, not held liaise with engineers optional
optional, not held liaise with local authorities optional
optional, not held perform scientific research optional
optional, not held promote environmental awareness optional
optional, not held work with chemicals optional
optional, not held write scientific publications optional

27 held skills the environmental expert role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role administer treatments to fish skill
not needed by the target role advise on nature conservation skill
not needed by the target role analyse ecological data skill
not needed by the target role analyse fish samples for diagnosis skill
not needed by the target role animal species knowledge
not needed by the target role biology knowledge
not needed by the target role botany knowledge
not needed by the target role conduct ecological research skill
not needed by the target role conduct environmental site assessments skill
not needed by the target role conserve natural resources skill
not needed by the target role corporate social responsibility knowledge
not needed by the target role ecology knowledge
not needed by the target role educate people about nature skill
not needed by the target role ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
not needed by the target role fisheries management knowledge
not needed by the target role hydrology knowledge
not needed by the target role liaise with managers skill
not needed by the target role manage environmental impact skill
not needed by the target role manage forests skill
not needed by the target role manage habitats skill
not needed by the target role monitor nature conservation skill
not needed by the target role natural areas maintenance knowledge
not needed by the target role perform project management skill
not needed by the target role promote sustainability skill
not needed by the target role reforestation knowledge
not needed by the target role use consulting techniques skill
not needed by the target role wildlife knowledge

13 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 alternative fuels required
required, not held environmental threats required
required, not held green building standards required
required, not held pollution legislation required
required, not held alternative energy required
required, not held environmental management standards required
required, not held pollution prevention required
required, not held resource-efficient technologies required
required, not held scientific research methodology required
optional, not held environmental design optional
optional, not held environmental economics optional
optional, not held marine energy optional
optional, not held watershed development optional

Index

Other moves recorded from natural resources consultant

Full index of moves from natural resources consultant

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.