RecordMove

Onshore wind energy engineer to wastewater engineer

An onshore wind energy engineer already meets 40% of what the wastewater engineer role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional

From onshore wind energy engineer

Distant match

To wastewater engineer

9 You already bring

8 Still to learn

33 Skills in the target role2

Learning distance Substantial retraining

60.8/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 How much of what a wastewater engineer is expected to do is already part of an onshore wind energy 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 wastewater engineer role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

A wastewater engineer role treats 9 of its required skills as things an onshore wind energy engineer already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

adjust engineering designs
approve engineering design
engineering principles
engineering processes
ensure compliance with environmental legislation
ensure compliance with safety legislation

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

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 9 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A wastewater engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an onshore wind energy engineer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held ensure compliance with safety legislation assisting and caring
already held approve engineering design communication, collaboration and creativity
already held use technical drawing software working with computers
already held ensure compliance with environmental legislation assisting and caring
already held technical drawings engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held adjust engineering designs communication, collaboration and creativity

All 9 carried skills, including the 9 the wastewater engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 24 missing skills fall into 7 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.

Skill to pick up Tier

01 engineering, manufacturing and construction 3 required, 1 supplementary

still to learn types of pipelines required
still to learn hydraulic fluid required
still to learn hydraulics required

optional, not held pollution prevention optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 4 supplementary

still to learn create designs for pipeline engineering required
still to learn develop sewerage networks required

optional, not held advise on environmental remediation optional
optional, not held advise on pollution prevention optional
optional, not held analyse community needs optional
optional, not held develop water purification methods optional

03 assisting and caring 2 required

still to learn ensure regulatory compliance in pipeline infrastructures required
still to learn mitigate environmental impact of pipeline projects required

04 information skills 1 required, 3 supplementary

still to learn monitor legislation developments required

optional, not held measure water quality parameters optional
optional, not held perform pipeline routing studies optional
optional, not held interpret scientific data to assess water quality optional

05 management skills 5 supplementary

optional, not held prepare timelines for pipeline development projects optional
optional, not held supervise sewerage systems construction optional
optional, not held supervise waste disposal optional
optional, not held supervise waste water treatments optional
optional, not held develop environmental remediation strategies optional

06 constructing 2 supplementary

optional, not held detect flaws in pipeline infrastructure optional
optional, not held inspect pipelines optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a wastewater engineer 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 9 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held adjust engineering designs skill
already held approve engineering design skill
already held engineering principles knowledge
already held engineering processes knowledge
already held ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
already held ensure compliance with safety legislation skill
already held perform scientific research skill
already held technical drawings knowledge
already held use technical drawing software skill

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to pick up Tier

07 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary

optional, not held ecosystems optional

16 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to pick up Tier

optional, not held detect flaws in pipeline infrastructure optional
optional, not held inspect pipelines optional
optional, not held measure water quality parameters optional
optional, not held perform pipeline routing studies optional
optional, not held prepare timelines for pipeline development projects optional
optional, not held supervise sewerage systems construction optional
optional, not held supervise waste disposal optional
optional, not held supervise waste water treatments optional
optional, not held advise on environmental remediation optional
optional, not held advise on pollution prevention optional
optional, not held analyse community needs optional
optional, not held develop environmental remediation strategies optional
optional, not held develop water purification methods optional
optional, not held ecosystems optional
optional, not held interpret scientific data to assess water quality optional
optional, not held pollution prevention optional

55 held skills the wastewater engineer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role adjust voltage skill
not needed by the target role advise on machinery malfunctions skill
not needed by the target role aerodynamics knowledge
not needed by the target role assemble electrical components skill
not needed by the target role assess financial viability skill
not needed by the target role business intelligence knowledge
not needed by the target role civil engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role cloud technologies knowledge
not needed by the target role conduct engineering site audits skill
not needed by the target role coordinate electricity generation skill
not needed by the target role data mining knowledge
not needed by the target role data storage knowledge
not needed by the target role design a mini wind power system skill
not needed by the target role design automation components skill
not needed by the target role design wind farm collector systems skill
not needed by the target role design wind turbines skill
not needed by the target role develop strategies for electricity contingencies skill
not needed by the target role develop test procedures skill
not needed by the target role draw blueprints skill
not needed by the target role electric generators knowledge
not needed by the target role electrical discharge knowledge
not needed by the target role electrical power safety regulations knowledge
not needed by the target role electricity market knowledge
not needed by the target role energy market knowledge
not needed by the target role ensure compliance with noise standards skill
not needed by the target role information structure knowledge
not needed by the target role manage engineering project skill
not needed by the target role mechatronics knowledge
not needed by the target role meteorology knowledge
not needed by the target role mining, construction and civil engineering machinery products knowledge
not needed by the target role monitor electric generators skill
not needed by the target role operate meteorological instruments skill
not needed by the target role oversee pre-assembly operations skill
not needed by the target role perform a feasibility study on mini wind power skill
not needed by the target role perform data analysis skill
not needed by the target role perform project management skill
not needed by the target role promote innovative infrastructure design skill
not needed by the target role promote sustainable energy skill
not needed by the target role provide information on wind turbines skill
not needed by the target role read engineering drawings skill

15 further entries not listed here

5 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 pick up Tier

still to learn types of pipelines required
still to learn hydraulic fluid required
still to learn hydraulics required
optional, not held ecosystems optional
optional, not held pollution prevention optional

Index

Other moves recorded from onshore wind energy engineer

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FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can an onshore wind energy engineer become a wastewater engineer?

Yes, and it is a substantial move. An onshore wind energy engineer already covers 40% of what a wastewater engineer is expected to do: 9 skills carry over, 9 of which the wastewater engineer role treats as required.

What skills does an onshore wind energy engineer need to become a wastewater engineer?

8 required skills are missing, plus 16 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by engineering, manufacturing and construction. The single most important is create designs for pipeline engineering.

How hard is the move from onshore wind energy engineer to wastewater engineer?

Its learning distance is 60.8 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.

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.