Table 1Transition record

energy assessortoenergy conservation officer

A energy assessor already meets 66% of what the energy conservation officer role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

From energy assessor

66%

Overlap1

To energy conservation officer

11 Skills carried over

5 Required, not held

34.3 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 34.3

This move: 34.3 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the energy conservation officer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the energy assessor profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 11 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A energy conservation officer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a energy assessor background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held carry out energy management of facilities communication, collaboration and creativity
already held green building standards engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held advise on heating systems energy efficiency communication, collaboration and creativity
already held analyse energy consumption information skills
already held identify energy needs information skills
already held solar energy engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 11 carried skills, including the 11 the energy conservation officer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 7 missing skills fall into 4 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required

required, not held energy required
required, not held energy market required

02 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held define energy profiles required

optional, not held perform a feasibility study on district heating and cooling optional

03 management skills 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held develop energy policy required

optional, not held determine appropriate heating and cooling system optional

04 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required

required, not held teach energy principles required

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a energy conservation officer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 11 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held advise on heating systems energy efficiency skill
already held analyse energy consumption skill
already held carry out energy management of facilities skill
already held energy conservation knowledge
already held energy efficiency knowledge
already held energy performance of buildings knowledge
already held green building standards knowledge
already held identify energy needs skill
already held promote sustainable energy skill
already held renewable energy knowledge
already held solar energy knowledge

2 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held determine appropriate heating and cooling system optional
optional, not held perform a feasibility study on district heating and cooling optional

14 held skills the energy conservation officer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise on utility consumption skill
not needed by the target role conduct energy audit skill
not needed by the target role domestic heating systems knowledge
not needed by the target role electricity consumption knowledge
not needed by the target role electricity market knowledge
not needed by the target role perform a feasibility study on combined heat and power skill
not needed by the target role perform a feasibility study on electric heating skill
not needed by the target role prepare energy performance contracts skill
not needed by the target role promote environmental awareness skill
not needed by the target role provide information skill
not needed by the target role provide information on geothermal heat pumps skill
not needed by the target role provide information on solar panels skill
not needed by the target role provide information on wind turbines skill
not needed by the target role sustainability consulting knowledge

2 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier

required, not held energy required
required, not held energy market required

Index

Other moves recorded from energy assessor

Full index of moves from energy assessor

Note

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.