Water engineer to gas transmission system operator
A water engineer already meets 42% of what the gas transmission system operator role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.
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1 How much of what a gas transmission system operator is expected to do is already part of a water 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 gas transmission system operator role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A gas transmission system operator role treats 5 of its required skills as things a water engineer already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- detect flaws in pipeline infrastructure
- ensure compliance with environmental legislation
- ensure regulatory compliance in pipeline infrastructures
- perform follow-up on pipeline route services
- types of pipelines
What stands in the way is 7 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 11 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A gas transmission system operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a water engineer background worth leading with.
- already held analyse route possibilities in pipeline projects information skills
- already held perform pipeline routing studies information skills
- already held prepare timelines for pipeline development projects management skills
- already held survey sites for pipeline installation information skills
- already held perform follow-up on pipeline route services management skills
- already held mitigate environmental impact of pipeline projects assisting and caring
All 11 carried skills, including the 5 the gas transmission system operator role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 15 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.
- still to learn comply with pipeline transport regulations required
- still to learn regulate the flow of substances in pipelines required
- optional, not held ensure maintenance of fuel distribution facilities optional
- still to learn gas market required
- still to learn fuel gas required
- optional, not held fuel distribution systems optional
- still to learn test pipeline infrastructure operations required
- optional, not held ensure compliance with gas distribution schedule optional
- optional, not held analyse energy market trends optional
- still to learn security requirements of goods transported via pipelines required
- still to learn manage gas transmission system required
- optional, not held prevent pipeline deterioration optional
- optional, not held repair pipelines optional
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a gas transmission system operator 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 practise this
- 02 gas market study this
- 03 manage gas transmission system 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 11 skills that carry over
- already held detect flaws in pipeline infrastructure skill
- already held ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
- already held ensure regulatory compliance in pipeline infrastructures skill
- already held perform follow-up on pipeline route services skill
- already held types of pipelines knowledge
- already held analyse route possibilities in pipeline projects skill
- already held inspect pipelines skill
- already held mitigate environmental impact of pipeline projects skill
- already held perform pipeline routing studies skill
- already held prepare timelines for pipeline development projects skill
- already held survey sites for pipeline installation skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held set management priorities in pipeline networks optional
- optional, not held supervise gas distribution operations optional
8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held ensure compliance with gas distribution schedule optional
- optional, not held ensure maintenance of fuel distribution facilities optional
- optional, not held set management priorities in pipeline networks optional
- optional, not held supervise gas distribution operations optional
- optional, not held analyse energy market trends optional
- optional, not held fuel distribution systems optional
- optional, not held prevent pipeline deterioration optional
- optional, not held repair pipelines optional
62 held skills the gas transmission system operator role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role adjust engineering designs skill
- not needed by the target role advise on environmental remediation skill
- not needed by the target role advise on irrigation projects skill
- not needed by the target role advise on pollution prevention skill
- not needed by the target role advise on soil and water protection skill
- not needed by the target role analyse community needs skill
- not needed by the target role approve engineering design skill
- not needed by the target role compute irrigation pressure skill
- not needed by the target role conserve natural resources skill
- not needed by the target role conserve water resource skill
- not needed by the target role consider the impact of material characteristics on pipeline flows skill
- not needed by the target role create designs for pipeline engineering skill
- not needed by the target role design dams skill
- not needed by the target role design drainage well systems skill
- not needed by the target role design piers skill
- not needed by the target role design sprinkler systems skill
- not needed by the target role design weirs skill
- not needed by the target role develop environmental remediation strategies skill
- not needed by the target role develop flood remediation strategies skill
- not needed by the target role develop irrigation 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 develop water supply schedule skill
- not needed by the target role ecosystems knowledge
- not needed by the target role engineering principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role engineering processes knowledge
- not needed by the target role ensure compliance with safety legislation skill
- not needed by the target role ensure equipment maintenance skill
- not needed by the target role environmental engineering knowledge
- not needed by the target role flood remediation equipment knowledge
- not needed by the target role follow up pipeline integrity management priorities skill
- not needed by the target role hydraulic fluid knowledge
- not needed by the target role hydraulics knowledge
- not needed by the target role identify risk of flooding skill
- not needed by the target role install irrigation systems skill
- not needed by the target role interpret scientific data to assess water quality skill
- not needed by the target role irrigation systems knowledge
- not needed by the target role landscape design knowledge
- not needed by the target role lead a team in water management skill
- not needed by the target role livestock knowledge
22 further entries not listed here
4 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 gas market required
- still to learn security requirements of goods transported via pipelines required
- still to learn fuel gas required
- optional, not held fuel distribution systems optional
Common questions about this move
Can a water engineer become a gas transmission system operator?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A water engineer already covers 42% of what a gas transmission system operator is expected to do: 11 skills carry over, 5 of which the gas transmission system operator role treats as required.
What skills does a water engineer need to become a gas transmission system operator?
7 required skills are missing, plus 8 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by assisting and caring. The single most important is comply with pipeline transport regulations.
How hard is the move from water engineer to gas transmission system operator?
Its learning distance is 56 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.