Table 1Transition record

energy conservation officertoenergy assessor

A 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.

From energy conservation officer

51%

Overlap1

To energy assessor

11 Skills carried over

6 Required, not held

48.3 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 48.3

This move: 48.3 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the energy assessor role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the energy conservation officer 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 assessor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a energy conservation officer 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 8 the energy assessor role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 14 missing skills fall into 5 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held advise on utility consumption required
required, not held prepare energy performance contracts required

optional, not held provide information on geothermal heat pumps optional
optional, not held promote environmental awareness optional

02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held domestic heating systems required
required, not held electricity consumption required

optional, not held sustainability consulting optional

03 information skills 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held 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

04 business, administration and law 1 required

required, not held electricity market required

05 assisting and caring 3 supplementary

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

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a energy assessor 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 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

Skill to acquire Tier

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

Skill Type

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.

Skill to acquire Tier

required, not held domestic heating systems required
required, not held electricity consumption required
required, not held electricity market required
optional, not held sustainability consulting optional

Index

Other moves recorded from energy conservation officer

Full index of moves from energy conservation officer

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.