Career switch, measured
From Civil Engineer to Environmental Engineer
Yes, it's a close move. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 64% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Civil engineering, Project management, Microsoft Office, Construction management; the main skills to add are Regulatory compliance, Auditing, Stakeholder management, Process improvement.
64%
skill overlap
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillCivil EngineerEnvironmental Engineer
- Civil engineering79%34%
- Project management21%20%
- Microsoft Office21%25%
- Construction management13%12%
- Communication32%42%
- Budgeting22%20%
- Quality control15%17%
- CAD60%11%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Environmental Engineer postings, rarely in Civil Engineer ones.
SkillCivil EngineerEnvironmental Engineer
- Regulatory compliance19%57%
- Auditing–34%
- Stakeholder management9%34%
- Process improvement7%28%
- Manufacturing12%26%
- Technical writing6%23%
- OSHA6%17%
- Data analysis–14%
Plan your move to Environmental Engineer
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