Career Overlap Occupation record
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Where an energy manager can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role an energy manager already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Energy managers coordinate the energy use in an organisation, and aim to implement policies for increased sustainability, and minimisation of cost and environmental impact. They monitor the energy demands and use, and develop improvement strategies, as well as researching the most beneficial source of energy for the organisation's needs.

Also known as green policy manager, smart energy specialist, environmental compliance manager, energy and sustainability manager, energy procurement manager, energy monitoring manager, environmental sustainability manager, energy policy manager, energy demand forecasting manager.

Managers 66 skills on file 5 career moves 3 above 60% overlap Closest: energy conservation officer, 78%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
energy conservation officer 78% covered energy assessor 73% covered energy analyst 69% covered power plant manager 55% covered water treatment plant manager 51% covered energy manager You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from energy manager, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role an energy manager already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · What the job itself asks for

An energy manager needs 40 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • prepare energy performance contracts communication, collaboration and creativity
  • develop energy policy management skills
  • develop business case management skills
  • develop staff management skills
  • define energy profiles information skills
  • advise on sustainable management policies communication, collaboration and creativity
  • sustainable technologies engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • carry out energy management of facilities communication, collaboration and creativity
  • resource-efficient technologies engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • advise on utility consumption communication, collaboration and creativity
Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what an energy manager does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

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Energy manager is filed under Managers, ISCO major group 1. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of an energy manager’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.