steam engineertogas distribution engineer
A steam engineer already meets 36% of what the gas distribution engineer role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.
36%
66.6/ 100
1 Share of the gas distribution engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the steam engineer 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 this move works
A gas distribution engineer role treats 9 of its required skills as things a steam engineer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- adjust engineering designs
- approve engineering design
- energy
- energy market
- engineering principles
- engineering processes
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 · What you already bring
Of the 9 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A gas distribution engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a steam engineer background worth leading with.
- already held energy market engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held energy engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held approve engineering design communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held use technical drawing software working with computers
- 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 gas distribution engineer role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 24 missing skills fall into 7 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.
- required, not held gas consumption required
- required, not held natural gas required
- required, not held types of pipelines required
- required, not held fuel distribution systems required
- required, not held fuel gas required
- optional, not held gas market optional
- optional, not held fossil fuels optional
- required, not held comply with pipeline transport regulations required
- required, not held ensure regulatory compliance in pipeline infrastructures required
- required, not held mitigate environmental impact of pipeline projects required
- required, not held monitor legislation developments required
- optional, not held ensure compliance with gas distribution schedule optional
- optional, not held report on fuel distribution incidents optional
- optional, not held test pipeline infrastructure operations optional
- required, not held supervise gas distribution operations required
- optional, not held develop gas distribution schedule optional
- optional, not held develop energy saving concepts optional
- optional, not held ensure equipment maintenance optional
- required, not held create designs for pipeline engineering required
- required, not held security requirements of goods transported via pipelines required
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a gas distribution engineer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 comply with pipeline transport regulations skill · sector specific
- 02 create designs for pipeline engineering skill · sector specific
- 03 ensure regulatory compliance in pipeline infrastructures skill · sector specific
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 adjust engineering designs skill
- already held approve engineering design skill
- already held energy knowledge
- already held energy market knowledge
- already held engineering principles knowledge
- already held engineering processes knowledge
- 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
- optional, not held adapt energy distribution schedules optional
- optional, not held manage gas transmission system optional
- optional, not held ensure correct gas pressure optional
- optional, not held test gas purity optional
12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held adapt energy distribution schedules optional
- optional, not held develop gas distribution schedule optional
- optional, not held ensure compliance with gas distribution schedule optional
- optional, not held gas market optional
- optional, not held manage gas transmission system optional
- optional, not held report on fuel distribution incidents optional
- optional, not held test pipeline infrastructure operations optional
- optional, not held develop energy saving concepts optional
- optional, not held ensure correct gas pressure optional
- optional, not held ensure equipment maintenance optional
- optional, not held fossil fuels optional
- optional, not held test gas purity optional
21 held skills the gas distribution engineer role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role CAD software knowledge
- not needed by the target role automation technology knowledge
- not needed by the target role balance hydraulics of hot water systems skill
- not needed by the target role design automation components skill
- not needed by the target role design utility equipment skill
- not needed by the target role electricity knowledge
- not needed by the target role heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration parts knowledge
- not needed by the target role hydraulics knowledge
- not needed by the target role manufacturing of steam generators knowledge
- not needed by the target role monitor automated machines skill
- not needed by the target role monitor utility equipment skill
- not needed by the target role operate automated process control skill
- not needed by the target role operate hydraulic machinery controls skill
- not needed by the target role operate steam turbine skill
- not needed by the target role perform maintenance on installed equipment skill
- not needed by the target role refrigerants knowledge
- not needed by the target role resolve equipment malfunctions skill
- not needed by the target role thermodynamics knowledge
- not needed by the target role use CAD software skill
- not needed by the target role use personal protection equipment skill
- not needed by the target role use testing equipment skill
8 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- required, not held gas consumption required
- required, not held natural gas required
- required, not held security requirements of goods transported via pipelines required
- required, not held types of pipelines required
- required, not held fuel distribution systems required
- required, not held fuel gas required
- optional, not held gas market optional
- optional, not held fossil fuels optional
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.