Electric power generation engineer to electrical transmission system operator
An electric power generation engineer already meets 59% of what the electrical transmission system operator role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.
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1 How much of what an electrical transmission system operator is expected to do is already part of an electric power generation engineer’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the electrical transmission system operator role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An electrical transmission system operator role treats 9 of its required skills as things an electric power generation engineer already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- coordinate electricity generation
- develop strategies for electricity contingencies
- electric current
- electrical power safety regulations
- electricity
- electricity market
What stands in the way is 4 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 16 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An electrical transmission system operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an electric power generation engineer background worth leading with.
- already held develop electricity distribution schedule management skills
- already held analyse energy market trends information skills
- already held coordinate electricity generation communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held develop strategies for electricity contingencies management skills
- already held electricity market business, administration and law
- already held ensure compliance with electricity distribution schedule information skills
All 16 carried skills, including the 9 the electrical transmission system operator role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 15 missing skills fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn adapt energy distribution schedules required
- still to learn manage electricity transmission system required
- optional, not held read electricity meter optional
- optional, not held monitor automated machines optional
- optional, not held perform minor repairs to equipment optional
- still to learn test procedures in electricity transmission required
- optional, not held oversee power equipment operation optional
- optional, not held inspect overhead power lines optional
- optional, not held inspect underground power cables optional
- still to learn transmission towers required
- optional, not held electrical discharge optional
- optional, not held ensure compliance with environmental legislation optional
- optional, not held advise on safety improvements optional
- optional, not held assess areas for power line installation optional
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an electrical transmission system operator role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 adapt energy distribution schedules practise this
- 02 manage electricity transmission system practise this
- 03 test procedures in electricity transmission practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 16 skills that carry over
- already held coordinate electricity generation skill
- already held develop strategies for electricity contingencies skill
- already held electric current knowledge
- already held electrical power safety regulations knowledge
- already held electricity knowledge
- already held electricity market knowledge
- already held ensure compliance with electricity distribution schedule skill
- already held ensure safety in electrical power operations skill
- already held respond to electrical power contingencies skill
- already held analyse energy market trends skill
- already held develop electricity distribution schedule skill
- already held electricity consumption knowledge
- already held ensure equipment maintenance skill
- already held resolve equipment malfunctions skill
- already held smart grids systems knowledge
- already held wear appropriate protective gear skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held supervise electricity distribution operations optional
11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held oversee power equipment operation optional
- optional, not held read electricity meter optional
- optional, not held supervise electricity distribution operations optional
- optional, not held advise on safety improvements optional
- optional, not held assess areas for power line installation optional
- optional, not held electrical discharge optional
- optional, not held ensure compliance with environmental legislation optional
- optional, not held inspect overhead power lines optional
- optional, not held inspect underground power cables optional
- optional, not held monitor automated machines optional
- optional, not held perform minor repairs to equipment optional
79 held skills the electrical transmission system operator role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role CAD software knowledge
- not needed by the target role adjust engineering designs skill
- not needed by the target role analyse big data skill
- not needed by the target role analyse test data skill
- not needed by the target role approve engineering design skill
- not needed by the target role assemble sensors skill
- not needed by the target role assess financial viability skill
- not needed by the target role assess hydrogen production technologies skill
- not needed by the target role battery chemistry knowledge
- not needed by the target role battery components knowledge
- not needed by the target role battery fluids knowledge
- not needed by the target role biogas energy knowledge
- not needed by the target role business intelligence knowledge
- not needed by the target role chemical products knowledge
- not needed by the target role cloud technologies knowledge
- not needed by the target role collaborate with designers skill
- not needed by the target role coordinate communication within a team skill
- not needed by the target role data analytics knowledge
- not needed by the target role data mining knowledge
- not needed by the target role data mining methods knowledge
- not needed by the target role data storage knowledge
- not needed by the target role design drawings knowledge
- not needed by the target role design electric power systems skill
- not needed by the target role design principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role design utility equipment skill
- not needed by the target role electric generators knowledge
- not needed by the target role electrical engineering knowledge
- not needed by the target role energy knowledge
- not needed by the target role energy market knowledge
- not needed by the target role energy micro-generation technologies knowledge
- not needed by the target role engineering principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role engineering processes knowledge
- not needed by the target role execute software tests skill
- not needed by the target role fuel gas knowledge
- not needed by the target role hydraulics knowledge
- not needed by the target role hydroelectricity knowledge
- not needed by the target role information extraction knowledge
- not needed by the target role information structure knowledge
- not needed by the target role innovation processes knowledge
- not needed by the target role inspect industrial equipment skill
39 further entries not listed here
2 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn transmission towers required
- optional, not held electrical discharge optional
Other moves recorded from electric power generation engineer
Common questions about this move
Can an electric power generation engineer become an electrical transmission system operator?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. An electric power generation engineer already covers 59% of what an electrical transmission system operator is expected to do: 16 skills carry over, 9 of which the electrical transmission system operator role treats as required.
What skills does an electric power generation engineer need to become an electrical transmission system operator?
4 required skills are missing, plus 11 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by working with machinery and specialised equipment. The single most important is adapt energy distribution schedules.
How hard is the move from electric power generation engineer to electrical transmission system operator?
Its learning distance is 41 out of 100, which is the moderate band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
How this record was compiled
Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.