Electricity sales representative to renewable energy consultant
An electricity sales representative already meets 43% of what the renewable energy consultant role asks for. The move turns on 16 required skills not yet in the profile.
63.1/ 100
1 How much of what a renewable energy consultant is expected to do is already part of an electricity sales representative’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 renewable energy consultant role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A renewable energy consultant role treats 9 of its required skills as things an electricity sales representative already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- advise on heating systems energy efficiency
- assess customers
- characteristics of products
- characteristics of services
- energy conservation
- identify energy needs
What stands in the way is 16 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 24 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A renewable energy consultant role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an electricity sales representative background worth leading with.
- already held inform customers on energy consumption fees communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held assess customers assisting and caring
- already held advise on utility consumption communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held advise on heating systems energy efficiency communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held electricity market business, administration and law
- already held identify energy needs information skills
All 24 carried skills, including the 9 the renewable energy consultant role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 24 missing skills fall into 5 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 energy efficiency required
- still to learn wind energy required
- still to learn alternative energy required
- still to learn renewable energy required
- still to learn resource-efficient technologies required
- still to learn solar energy required
- still to learn solar products required
- optional, not held green building standards optional
- optional, not held sustainability consulting optional
- optional, not held domestic heating systems optional
- optional, not held industrial heating systems optional
- still to learn instruct on energy saving technologies required
- still to learn provide information on geothermal heat pumps required
- still to learn advise on carbon emissions reduction required
- still to learn develop professional network required
- still to learn inform on government funding required
- optional, not held attend trade fairs optional
- still to learn provide information on wind turbines required
- still to learn provide information on solar panels required
- still to learn corporate sustainability required
- still to learn market analysis required
- optional, not held perform a feasibility study on biogas energy optional
- optional, not held perform a feasibility study on mini wind power optional
- optional, not held perform smart grid feasibility study optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a renewable energy consultant role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 corporate sustainability study this
- 02 energy efficiency study this
- 03 instruct on energy saving technologies 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 24 skills that carry over
- already held advise on heating systems energy efficiency skill
- already held assess customers skill
- already held characteristics of products knowledge
- already held characteristics of services knowledge
- already held energy conservation knowledge
- already held identify energy needs skill
- already held perform market research skill
- already held promote environmental awareness skill
- already held promote sustainable energy skill
- already held advise on utility consumption skill
- already held answer requests for quotation skill
- already held assess supplier risks skill
- already held carry out sales analysis skill
- already held electricity market knowledge
- already held energy performance of buildings knowledge
- already held identify customer's needs skill
- already held identify suppliers skill
- already held inform customers on energy consumption fees skill
- already held manage contracts skill
- already held negotiate improvement with suppliers skill
- already held negotiate terms with suppliers skill
- already held prospect new customers skill
- already held sales argumentation knowledge
- already held sales strategies knowledge
8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held green building standards optional
- optional, not held perform a feasibility study on biogas energy optional
- optional, not held perform a feasibility study on mini wind power optional
- optional, not held perform smart grid feasibility study optional
- optional, not held sustainability consulting optional
- optional, not held attend trade fairs optional
- optional, not held domestic heating systems optional
- optional, not held industrial heating systems optional
15 held skills the renewable energy consultant role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role achieve sales targets skill
- not needed by the target role deliver a sales pitch skill
- not needed by the target role electricity knowledge
- not needed by the target role implement marketing strategies skill
- not needed by the target role implement sales strategies skill
- not needed by the target role liaise with advertising agencies skill
- not needed by the target role manage contract disputes skill
- not needed by the target role manage development of promotional material skill
- not needed by the target role monitor after sales records skill
- not needed by the target role plan customers' sales visits skill
- not needed by the target role plan event marketing for promotional campaigns skill
- not needed by the target role prepare sales checks skill
- not needed by the target role review completed contracts skill
- not needed by the target role sales promotion techniques knowledge
- not needed by the target role upsell products skill
13 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 corporate sustainability required
- still to learn energy efficiency required
- still to learn wind energy required
- still to learn alternative energy required
- still to learn market analysis required
- still to learn renewable energy required
- still to learn resource-efficient technologies required
- still to learn solar energy required
- still to learn solar products required
- optional, not held green building standards optional
- optional, not held sustainability consulting optional
- optional, not held domestic heating systems optional
- optional, not held industrial heating systems optional
Other moves recorded from electricity sales representative
Common questions about this move
Can an electricity sales representative become a renewable energy consultant?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. An electricity sales representative already covers 43% of what a renewable energy consultant is expected to do: 24 skills carry over, 9 of which the renewable energy consultant role treats as required.
What skills does an electricity sales representative need to become a renewable energy consultant?
16 required skills are missing, plus 8 optional ones. They fall into 5 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by engineering, manufacturing and construction. The single most important is corporate sustainability.
How hard is the move from electricity sales representative to renewable energy consultant?
Its learning distance is 63.1 out of 100, which is the substantial 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.