From water engineer to wastewater engineer
13 of the 17 essential skills of a wastewater engineer are already essential for a water engineer — about 76% of the job, before you learn anything new.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 13
- skills carry over
- 4
- would be new
- 76%
- of the target job covered
- 17
- essential skills of a wastewater engineer
What a wastewater engineer does
Wastewater engineers design sewage systems and networks for the removal and treatment of wastewater from cities and other residential areas. They design systems which are compliant with environmental standards, and aim to minimise impact on the ecosystem and on citizens in the vicinity of the network.
What carries over
13 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
- hydraulic fluid
- hydraulics
- perform scientific research
- technical drawings
- types of pipelines
- use technical drawing software
What would be new
4 skillsEssential for a wastewater engineer and not for a water 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 water engineer
1 roles- drainage engineer14 skills in common
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How far are you from being a wastewater engineer?
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