Energy conservation officer to energy assessor
An energy conservation officer already meets 51% of what the energy assessor role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.
48.3/ 100
1 How much of what an energy assessor is expected to do is already part of an energy conservation officer’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 energy assessor role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An energy assessor role treats 8 of its required skills as things an energy conservation officer already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- advise on heating systems energy efficiency
- analyse energy consumption
- carry out energy management of facilities
- energy conservation
- energy efficiency
- energy performance of buildings
What stands in the way is 6 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 11 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An energy assessor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an energy conservation officer background worth leading with.
- 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 8 the energy assessor role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 14 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 advise on utility consumption required
- still to learn prepare energy performance contracts required
- optional, not held provide information on geothermal heat pumps optional
- optional, not held promote environmental awareness optional
- still to learn domestic heating systems required
- still to learn electricity consumption required
- optional, not held sustainability consulting optional
- still to learn conduct energy audit required
- optional, not held perform a feasibility study on combined heat and power optional
- optional, not held perform a feasibility study on electric heating optional
- still to learn electricity market required
- optional, not held provide information on wind turbines optional
- optional, not held provide information optional
- optional, not held provide information on solar panels optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an energy assessor role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 advise on utility consumption practise this
- 02 conduct energy audit practise this
- 03 prepare energy performance contracts 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 11 skills that carry over
- 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 renewable energy knowledge
- already held identify energy needs skill
- already held promote sustainable energy skill
- already held solar energy knowledge
8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held perform a feasibility study on combined heat and power optional
- optional, not held perform a feasibility study on electric heating optional
- optional, not held provide information on geothermal heat pumps optional
- optional, not held provide information on wind turbines optional
- optional, not held sustainability consulting optional
- optional, not held promote environmental awareness optional
- optional, not held provide information optional
- optional, not held provide information on solar panels optional
7 held skills the energy assessor role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role define energy profiles skill
- not needed by the target role determine appropriate heating and cooling system skill
- not needed by the target role develop energy policy skill
- not needed by the target role energy knowledge
- not needed by the target role energy market knowledge
- not needed by the target role perform a feasibility study on district heating and cooling skill
- not needed by the target role teach energy principles skill
4 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 domestic heating systems required
- still to learn electricity consumption required
- still to learn electricity market required
- optional, not held sustainability consulting optional
Common questions about this move
Can an energy conservation officer become an energy assessor?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. An energy conservation officer already covers 51% of what an energy assessor is expected to do: 11 skills carry over, 8 of which the energy assessor role treats as required.
What skills does an energy conservation officer need to become an energy assessor?
6 required skills are missing, plus 8 optional ones. They fall into 5 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is advise on utility consumption.
How hard is the move from energy conservation officer to energy assessor?
Its learning distance is 48.3 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.