Occupation Atlasdrainage engineer
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/a377fafb-7e6e-4925-bc64-8099b58aafb8
drainage engineer
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.
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Job Zone
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- 4
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Zone 4: Considerable Preparation Needed
Considerable preparation. Usually a bachelor's degree plus several years of work-related experience, knowledge, or training.
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Occupational interest profile
RICRealistic · Investigative · Conventional — the three strongest interests, in order
- R Realistic6.43
- I Investigative5.15
- C Conventional4.61
- E Enterprising2.66
- A Artistic2.21
- S Social1.69
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Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Civil Engineers (17-2051.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, a broader O*NET occupation that includes this one, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (21)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- adjust engineering designs
- analyse route possibilities in pipeline projects
- approve engineering design
- consider the impact of material characteristics on pipeline flows
- create designs for pipeline engineering
- design drainage well systems
- engineering principles
- engineering processes
- ensure compliance with environmental legislation
- ensure compliance with safety legislation
- ensure regulatory compliance in pipeline infrastructures
- flood remediation equipment
- hydraulic fluid
- hydraulics
- identify risk of flooding
- mitigate environmental impact of pipeline projects
- perform scientific research
- survey sites for pipeline installation
- technical drawings
- types of pipelines
- use technical drawing software
Optional (16)
- advise on irrigation projects
- advise on pollution prevention
- conserve natural resources
- detect flaws in pipeline infrastructure
- develop flood remediation strategies
- develop irrigation strategies
- environmental engineering
- follow up pipeline integrity management priorities
- hydrology
- irrigation systems
- monitor legislation developments
- perform follow-up on pipeline route services
- pollution prevention
- prepare timelines for pipeline development projects
- water policies
- water reuse
O*NET equivalents
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