From wastewater engineer to drainage engineer
15 of the 21 essential skills of a drainage engineer are already essential for a wastewater engineer — about 71% of the job, before you learn anything new. It is the closest move from wastewater engineer in the whole taxonomy.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 15
- skills carry over
- 6
- would be new
- 71%
- of the target job covered
- 21
- essential skills of a drainage engineer
What a drainage engineer does
Drainage engineers design and construct drainage systems for sewers and storm water systems. They evaluate the options to design drainage systems that meet the requirements while ensuring compliance with legislation and environmental standards and policies. Drainage engineers choose the most optimal drainage system to prevent floods, control irrigation and direct sewage away from water sources.
What carries over
15 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- adjust engineering designs
- approve engineering design
- create designs for pipeline engineering
- engineering principles
- engineering processes
- ensure compliance with environmental legislation
- ensure compliance with safety legislation
- ensure regulatory compliance in pipeline infrastructures
- hydraulic fluid
- hydraulics
- mitigate environmental impact of pipeline projects
- perform scientific research
- technical drawings
- types of pipelines
- use technical drawing software
What would be new
6 skillsEssential for a drainage engineer and not for a wastewater engineer. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
Other moves from wastewater engineer
2 roles- water engineer13 skills in common
- gas distribution engineer12 skills in common
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How far are you from being a drainage engineer?
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