Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

energy assessortorenewable energy consultant

A energy assessor already meets 40% of what the renewable energy consultant role asks for. The move turns on 14 required skills not yet in the profile.

From energy assessor
40%
Overlap1
To renewable energy consultant
17 Skills carried over
14 Required, not held
66.5 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

40%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

66.5/ 100

1 Share of the renewable energy consultant 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.

Why

Why this move works

A renewable energy consultant role treats 11 of its required skills as things a energy assessor already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • advise on heating systems energy efficiency
  • energy conservation
  • energy efficiency
  • identify energy needs
  • promote environmental awareness
  • promote sustainable energy

What stands in the way is 14 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 17 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 a energy assessor background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held sustainability consulting engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held provide information on geothermal heat pumps communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held provide information on solar panels assisting and caring
  • already held provide information on wind turbines assisting and caring
  • already held green building standards engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held advise on utility consumption communication, collaboration and creativity

All 17 carried skills, including the 11 the renewable energy consultant role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 31 missing skills fall into 6 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 5 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held characteristics of products required
  • required, not held wind energy required
  • required, not held alternative energy required
  • required, not held resource-efficient technologies required
  • required, not held solar products required
  • optional, not held industrial heating systems optional
02 communication, collaboration and creativity 4 required, 8 supplementary
  • required, not held instruct on energy saving technologies required
  • required, not held advise on carbon emissions reduction required
  • required, not held develop professional network required
  • required, not held inform on government funding required
  • optional, not held identify customer's needs optional
  • optional, not held inform customers on energy consumption fees optional
  • optional, not held negotiate improvement with suppliers optional
  • optional, not held prospect new customers optional
  • optional, not held answer requests for quotation optional
  • optional, not held attend trade fairs optional
  • optional, not held manage contracts optional
  • optional, not held negotiate terms with suppliers optional
03 business, administration and law 3 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held characteristics of services required
  • required, not held corporate sustainability required
  • required, not held market analysis required
  • optional, not held sales argumentation optional
  • optional, not held sales strategies optional
04 information skills 1 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held perform market research required
  • optional, not held assess supplier risks optional
  • optional, not held carry out sales analysis 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
05 assisting and caring 1 required
  • required, not held assess customers required
06 management skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held identify suppliers optional
Table 4

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.

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

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 17 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held advise on heating systems energy efficiency skill
  • already held energy conservation knowledge
  • already held energy efficiency knowledge
  • already held identify energy needs skill
  • already held promote environmental awareness skill
  • already held promote sustainable energy skill
  • already held provide information on geothermal heat pumps skill
  • already held provide information on solar panels skill
  • already held provide information on wind turbines skill
  • already held renewable energy knowledge
  • already held solar energy knowledge
  • already held advise on utility consumption skill
  • already held domestic heating systems knowledge
  • already held electricity market knowledge
  • already held energy performance of buildings knowledge
  • already held green building standards knowledge
  • already held sustainability consulting knowledge
17 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held assess supplier risks optional
  • optional, not held carry out sales analysis optional
  • optional, not held identify customer's needs optional
  • optional, not held inform customers on energy consumption fees optional
  • optional, not held negotiate improvement with suppliers 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 prospect new customers optional
  • optional, not held sales argumentation optional
  • optional, not held sales strategies optional
  • optional, not held answer requests for quotation optional
  • optional, not held attend trade fairs optional
  • optional, not held identify suppliers optional
  • optional, not held industrial heating systems optional
  • optional, not held manage contracts optional
  • optional, not held negotiate terms with suppliers optional
8 held skills the renewable energy consultant role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role analyse energy consumption skill
  • not needed by the target role carry out energy management of facilities skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct energy audit skill
  • not needed by the target role electricity consumption 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 provide information skill
11 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 characteristics of products required
  • required, not held characteristics of services required
  • required, not held corporate sustainability required
  • required, not held wind energy required
  • required, not held alternative energy required
  • required, not held market analysis required
  • required, not held resource-efficient technologies required
  • required, not held solar products required
  • optional, not held sales argumentation optional
  • optional, not held sales strategies optional
  • optional, not held industrial heating systems optional
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.