Wastewater engineer to environmental mining engineer
A wastewater engineer already meets 38% of what the environmental mining engineer role asks for. The move turns on 13 required skills not yet in the profile.
62.2/ 100
1 How much of what an environmental mining engineer is expected to do is already part of a wastewater 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 environmental mining engineer role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An environmental mining engineer role treats 9 of its required skills as things a wastewater 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 13 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. An environmental mining engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a wastewater engineer background worth leading with.
- 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 environmental mining engineer role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 18 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 communicate on minerals issues required
- still to learn communicate on the environmental impact of mining required
- still to learn address problems critically required
- still to learn prepare scientific reports required
- still to learn troubleshoot required
- optional, not held negotiate with stakeholders optional
- optional, not held present reports optional
- still to learn mining, construction and civil engineering machinery products required
- still to learn civil engineering required
- optional, not held impact of meteorological phenomena on mining operations optional
- still to learn develop environmental policy required
- still to learn supervise staff required
- optional, not held develop mine rehabilitation plan optional
- still to learn assess environmental impact required
- still to learn manage environmental impact required
- still to learn chemistry required
- optional, not held biology optional
- still to learn maintain records of mining operations required
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an environmental mining engineer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 communicate on minerals issues practise this
- 02 communicate on the environmental impact of mining practise this
- 03 maintain records of mining operations practise 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 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
5 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held develop mine rehabilitation plan optional
- optional, not held impact of meteorological phenomena on mining operations optional
- optional, not held biology optional
- optional, not held negotiate with stakeholders optional
- optional, not held present reports optional
24 held skills the environmental mining engineer role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role advise on environmental remediation skill
- not needed by the target role advise on pollution prevention skill
- not needed by the target role analyse community needs skill
- not needed by the target role create designs for pipeline engineering skill
- not needed by the target role detect flaws in pipeline infrastructure skill
- not needed by the target role develop environmental remediation strategies skill
- not needed by the target role develop sewerage networks skill
- not needed by the target role develop water purification methods skill
- not needed by the target role ecosystems knowledge
- not needed by the target role ensure regulatory compliance in pipeline infrastructures skill
- not needed by the target role hydraulic fluid knowledge
- not needed by the target role hydraulics knowledge
- not needed by the target role inspect pipelines skill
- not needed by the target role interpret scientific data to assess water quality skill
- not needed by the target role measure water quality parameters skill
- not needed by the target role mitigate environmental impact of pipeline projects skill
- not needed by the target role monitor legislation developments skill
- not needed by the target role perform pipeline routing studies skill
- not needed by the target role pollution prevention knowledge
- not needed by the target role prepare timelines for pipeline development projects skill
- not needed by the target role supervise sewerage systems construction skill
- not needed by the target role supervise waste disposal skill
- not needed by the target role supervise waste water treatments skill
- not needed by the target role types of pipelines knowledge
5 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 mining, construction and civil engineering machinery products required
- still to learn chemistry required
- still to learn civil engineering required
- optional, not held impact of meteorological phenomena on mining operations optional
- optional, not held biology optional
Common questions about this move
Can a wastewater engineer become an environmental mining engineer?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A wastewater engineer already covers 38% of what an environmental mining engineer is expected to do: 9 skills carry over, 9 of which the environmental mining engineer role treats as required.
What skills does a wastewater engineer need to become an environmental mining engineer?
13 required skills are missing, plus 5 optional ones. They fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is communicate on minerals issues.
How hard is the move from wastewater engineer to environmental mining engineer?
Its learning distance is 62.2 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.