Water systems engineering technician to drainage engineer
A water systems engineering technician already meets 34% of what the drainage engineer role asks for. The move turns on 13 required skills not yet in the profile.
67.2/ 100
1 How much of what a drainage engineer is expected to do is already part of a water systems engineering technician’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 drainage engineer role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A drainage engineer role treats 8 of its required skills as things a water systems engineering technician already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- adjust engineering designs
- analyse route possibilities in pipeline projects
- ensure compliance with environmental legislation
- ensure regulatory compliance in pipeline infrastructures
- flood remediation equipment
- hydraulics
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 11 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A drainage engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a water systems engineering technician background worth leading with.
- already held analyse route possibilities in pipeline projects information skills
- already held flood remediation equipment services
- already held survey sites for pipeline installation information skills
- already held perform follow-up on pipeline route services management skills
- already held water policies services
- already held detect flaws in pipeline infrastructure constructing
All 11 carried skills, including the 8 the drainage engineer role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 26 missing skills fall into 9 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 engineering processes required
- still to learn engineering principles required
- still to learn hydraulic fluid required
- still to learn technical drawings required
- optional, not held environmental engineering optional
- optional, not held pollution prevention optional
- optional, not held water reuse optional
- still to learn create designs for pipeline engineering required
- still to learn design drainage well systems required
- still to learn approve engineering design required
- optional, not held advise on irrigation projects optional
- optional, not held advise on pollution prevention optional
- still to learn ensure compliance with safety legislation required
- still to learn mitigate environmental impact of pipeline projects required
- optional, not held conserve natural resources optional
- still to learn identify risk of flooding required
- still to learn perform scientific research required
- optional, not held monitor legislation developments optional
- still to learn consider the impact of material characteristics on pipeline flows required
- still to learn use technical drawing software required
3 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a drainage engineer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 consider the impact of material characteristics on pipeline flows practise this
- 02 create designs for pipeline engineering practise this
- 03 design drainage well systems 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 adjust engineering designs skill
- already held analyse route possibilities in pipeline projects skill
- already held ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
- already held ensure regulatory compliance in pipeline infrastructures skill
- already held flood remediation equipment knowledge
- already held hydraulics knowledge
- already held survey sites for pipeline installation skill
- already held types of pipelines knowledge
- already held detect flaws in pipeline infrastructure skill
- already held perform follow-up on pipeline route services skill
- already held water policies knowledge
The 3 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held develop irrigation strategies optional
- optional, not held prepare timelines for pipeline development projects optional
- optional, not held develop flood remediation strategies optional
- optional, not held follow up pipeline integrity management priorities optional
- optional, not held irrigation systems optional
- optional, not held hydrology optional
13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held advise on irrigation projects optional
- optional, not held conserve natural resources optional
- optional, not held develop irrigation strategies optional
- optional, not held hydrology optional
- optional, not held irrigation systems optional
- optional, not held prepare timelines for pipeline development projects optional
- optional, not held advise on pollution prevention optional
- optional, not held develop flood remediation strategies optional
- optional, not held environmental engineering optional
- optional, not held follow up pipeline integrity management priorities optional
- optional, not held monitor legislation developments optional
- optional, not held pollution prevention optional
- optional, not held water reuse optional
15 held skills the drainage engineer role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role ensure equipment availability skill
- not needed by the target role ensure equipment maintenance skill
- not needed by the target role ensure proper water storage skill
- not needed by the target role follow water supply schedule skill
- not needed by the target role maintain water distribution equipment skill
- not needed by the target role maintain water treatment equipment skill
- not needed by the target role measure water quality parameters skill
- not needed by the target role monitor water quality skill
- not needed by the target role perform water testing procedures skill
- not needed by the target role perform water treatments skill
- not needed by the target role prevent pipeline deterioration skill
- not needed by the target role regulate the flow of substances in pipelines skill
- not needed by the target role test pipeline infrastructure operations skill
- not needed by the target role use personal protection equipment skill
- not needed by the target role use water disinfection equipment skill
9 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 engineering processes required
- still to learn engineering principles required
- still to learn hydraulic fluid required
- still to learn technical drawings required
- optional, not held hydrology optional
- optional, not held irrigation systems optional
- optional, not held environmental engineering optional
- optional, not held pollution prevention optional
- optional, not held water reuse optional
Other moves recorded from water systems engineering technician
- gas transmission system operator 48% covered · moderate
- water plant technician 44% covered · substantial
- wastewater treatment operator 33% covered · substantial
- water network operative 32% covered · substantial
Full index of moves from water systems engineering technician
Common questions about this move
Can a water systems engineering technician become a drainage engineer?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A water systems engineering technician already covers 34% of what a drainage engineer is expected to do: 11 skills carry over, 8 of which the drainage engineer role treats as required.
What skills does a water systems engineering technician need to become a drainage engineer?
13 required skills are missing, plus 13 optional ones. They fall into 9 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by engineering, manufacturing and construction. The single most important is consider the impact of material characteristics on pipeline flows.
How hard is the move from water systems engineering technician to drainage engineer?
Its learning distance is 67.2 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.