Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

project managertowater treatment plant manager

A project manager already meets 31% of what the water treatment plant manager role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.

From project manager
31%
Overlap1
To water treatment plant manager
10 Skills carried over
12 Required, not held
70.9 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

31%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

70.9/ 100

1 Share of the water treatment plant manager role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the project manager 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 water treatment plant manager role treats 8 of its required skills as things a project manager already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • ensure equipment availability
  • ensure equipment maintenance
  • follow company standards
  • liaise with managers
  • manage budgets
  • manage staff

What stands in the way is 12 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 10 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A water treatment plant manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a project manager background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held ensure equipment maintenance management skills
  • already held strive for company growth management skills
  • already held manage supplies management skills
  • already held follow company standards assisting and caring
  • already held ensure equipment availability management skills
  • already held recruit employees management skills

All 10 carried skills, including the 8 the water treatment plant manager role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 34 missing skills fall into 11 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 4 required, 7 supplementary
  • required, not held define manufacturing quality criteria required
  • required, not held create manufacturing guidelines required
  • required, not held develop manufacturing policies required
  • required, not held meet deadlines required
  • optional, not held develop water supply schedule optional
  • optional, not held prepare timelines for pipeline development projects optional
  • optional, not held set management priorities in pipeline networks optional
  • optional, not held supervise waste disposal optional
  • optional, not held supervise waste water treatments optional
  • optional, not held plan health and safety procedures optional
  • optional, not held supervise laboratory operations optional
02 information skills 3 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held ensure proper water storage required
  • required, not held manage water quality testing required
  • required, not held report on production results required
  • optional, not held measure water quality parameters optional
  • optional, not held monitor legislation developments optional
03 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held manage water distribution procedures required
  • required, not held negotiate supplier arrangements required
  • optional, not held inform on water supply optional
  • optional, not held develop water purification methods optional
  • optional, not held liaise with local authorities optional
04 assisting and caring 1 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held adhere to organisational guidelines required
  • optional, not held ensure regulatory compliance in pipeline infrastructures optional
  • optional, not held coordinate environmental efforts optional
  • optional, not held ensure compliance with environmental legislation optional
  • optional, not held use personal protection equipment optional
05 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held manufacturing processes required
  • optional, not held water reuse optional
06 services 1 required
  • required, not held water policies required

5 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a water treatment plant 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 10 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held ensure equipment availability skill
  • already held ensure equipment maintenance skill
  • already held follow company standards skill
  • already held liaise with managers skill
  • already held manage budgets skill
  • already held manage staff skill
  • already held manage supplies skill
  • already held strive for company growth skill
  • already held recruit employees skill
  • already held train employees skill
The 5 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 business, administration and law 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held environmental legislation optional
08 constructing 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held maintain water treatment equipment optional
09 handling and moving 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held treat contaminated water optional
10 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held water chemistry analysis optional
11 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held monitor automated machines optional
22 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held develop water supply schedule optional
  • optional, not held ensure regulatory compliance in pipeline infrastructures optional
  • optional, not held inform on water supply optional
  • optional, not held maintain water treatment equipment optional
  • optional, not held measure water quality parameters optional
  • optional, not held prepare timelines for pipeline development projects optional
  • optional, not held set management priorities in pipeline networks optional
  • optional, not held supervise waste disposal optional
  • optional, not held supervise waste water treatments optional
  • optional, not held treat contaminated water optional
  • optional, not held water chemistry analysis optional
  • optional, not held coordinate environmental efforts optional
  • optional, not held develop water purification methods optional
  • optional, not held ensure compliance with environmental legislation optional
  • optional, not held environmental legislation optional
  • optional, not held liaise with local authorities optional
  • optional, not held monitor automated machines optional
  • optional, not held monitor legislation developments optional
  • optional, not held plan health and safety procedures optional
  • optional, not held supervise laboratory operations optional
  • optional, not held use personal protection equipment optional
  • optional, not held water reuse optional
58 held skills the water treatment plant manager role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role Agile project management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Prince2 project management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role analyse business plans skill
  • not needed by the target role apply change management skill
  • not needed by the target role apply conflict management skill
  • not needed by the target role build business relationships skill
  • not needed by the target role business processes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role communication principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role control of expenses skill
  • not needed by the target role corporate social responsibility knowledge
  • not needed by the target role create a financial report skill
  • not needed by the target role create project specifications skill
  • not needed by the target role crowdsourcing strategy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role customise project methodologies skill
  • not needed by the target role design wayside signalling interlockings skill
  • not needed by the target role develop business plans skill
  • not needed by the target role draft project documentation skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure compliance with legal requirements skill
  • not needed by the target role establish daily priorities skill
  • not needed by the target role estimate duration of work skill
  • not needed by the target role find a replacement for stage manager skill
  • not needed by the target role identify legal requirements skill
  • not needed by the target role insourcing strategy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role internal risk management policy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role lean project management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role legal studies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role maintain a central project repository skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain relationship with suppliers skill
  • not needed by the target role manage logistics skill
  • not needed by the target role manage project changes skill
  • not needed by the target role manage project information skill
  • not needed by the target role manage project metrics skill
  • not needed by the target role manage several projects skill
  • not needed by the target role manage standard enterprise resource planning system skill
  • not needed by the target role mathematics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role negotiate with stakeholders skill
  • not needed by the target role office administration knowledge
  • not needed by the target role organise project meetings skill
  • not needed by the target role outsourcing strategy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role perform PESTEL analysis skill

18 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 acquire Tier
  • required, not held manufacturing processes required
  • required, not held water policies required
  • optional, not held water chemistry analysis optional
  • optional, not held environmental legislation optional
  • optional, not held water reuse optional
Index

Other moves recorded from project manager

Full index of moves from project manager

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.