energy conservation officertoenergy manager
A energy conservation officer already meets 23% of what the energy manager role asks for. The move turns on 30 required skills not yet in the profile.
23%
83.2/ 100
1 Share of the energy manager 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.
Why this move works
A energy manager role treats 10 of its required skills as things a energy conservation officer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- advise on heating systems energy efficiency
- analyse energy consumption
- carry out energy management of facilities
- define energy profiles
- develop energy policy
- energy conservation
What stands in the way is 30 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 13 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A energy manager 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.
- already held develop energy policy management skills
- already held define energy profiles information skills
- 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
All 13 carried skills, including the 10 the energy manager role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 53 missing skills fall into 7 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.
- required, not held define manufacturing quality criteria required
- required, not held create manufacturing guidelines required
- required, not held develop business case required
- required, not held develop manufacturing policies required
- required, not held develop staff required
- required, not held establish daily priorities required
- required, not held manage budgets required
- required, not held manage logistics required
- required, not held manage staff required
- required, not held manage supplies required
- required, not held meet deadlines required
- required, not held strive for company growth required
- required, not held supervise daily information operations required
- optional, not held develop energy saving concepts optional
- optional, not held ensure equipment availability optional
- optional, not held ensure equipment maintenance optional
- optional, not held plan health and safety procedures optional
- required, not held advise on utility consumption required
- required, not held prepare energy performance contracts required
- required, not held promote innovative infrastructure design required
- required, not held advise on sustainable management policies required
- required, not held liaise with managers required
- required, not held promote environmental awareness required
- optional, not held collaborate on international energy projects optional
- optional, not held negotiate improvement with suppliers optional
- optional, not held advise on hazards of heating systems optional
- optional, not held negotiate terms with suppliers optional
- optional, not held write research proposals optional
- optional, not held write scientific publications optional
- required, not held alternative energy required
- required, not held electrical power safety regulations required
- required, not held electricity consumption required
- required, not held manufacturing processes required
- required, not held resource-efficient technologies required
- required, not held sustainable technologies required
- optional, not held gas consumption optional
- optional, not held gas market optional
- optional, not held smart grids systems optional
- optional, not held zero-energy building design optional
- optional, not held industrial heating systems optional
- required, not held corporate social responsibility required
- required, not held corporate sustainability required
- optional, not held contract law optional
- required, not held adhere to organisational guidelines required
- required, not held follow company standards required
- required, not held conduct energy audit required
- optional, not held calculate utility payments optional
- optional, not held execute feasibility study on hydrogen optional
- optional, not held perform smart grid feasibility study optional
- optional, not held analyse energy market trends optional
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a energy manager role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 advise on utility consumption skill · sector specific
- 02 conduct energy audit skill · sector specific
- 03 corporate social responsibility knowledge · sector specific
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 13 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 define energy profiles skill
- already held develop energy policy skill
- already held energy conservation knowledge
- already held energy efficiency knowledge
- already held energy performance of buildings knowledge
- already held identify energy needs skill
- already held promote sustainable energy skill
- already held energy market knowledge
- already held green building standards knowledge
- already held renewable energy knowledge
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held identify faults in utility meters optional
- optional, not held monitor utility equipment optional
- optional, not held inspect industrial equipment optional
23 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held calculate utility payments optional
- optional, not held collaborate on international energy projects optional
- optional, not held execute feasibility study on hydrogen optional
- optional, not held gas consumption optional
- optional, not held gas market optional
- optional, not held identify faults in utility meters optional
- optional, not held monitor utility equipment optional
- optional, not held negotiate improvement with suppliers optional
- optional, not held perform smart grid feasibility study optional
- optional, not held smart grids systems optional
- optional, not held zero-energy building design optional
- optional, not held advise on hazards of heating systems optional
- optional, not held analyse energy market trends optional
- optional, not held contract law optional
- optional, not held develop energy saving concepts optional
- optional, not held ensure equipment availability optional
- optional, not held ensure equipment maintenance optional
- optional, not held industrial heating systems optional
- optional, not held inspect industrial equipment optional
- optional, not held negotiate terms with suppliers optional
- optional, not held plan health and safety procedures optional
- optional, not held write research proposals optional
- optional, not held write scientific publications optional
5 held skills the energy manager role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role determine appropriate heating and cooling system skill
- not needed by the target role energy knowledge
- not needed by the target role perform a feasibility study on district heating and cooling skill
- not needed by the target role solar energy knowledge
- not needed by the target role teach energy principles skill
14 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- required, not held corporate social responsibility required
- required, not held corporate sustainability required
- required, not held alternative energy required
- required, not held electrical power safety regulations required
- required, not held electricity consumption required
- required, not held manufacturing processes required
- required, not held resource-efficient technologies required
- required, not held sustainable technologies required
- optional, not held gas consumption optional
- optional, not held gas market optional
- optional, not held smart grids systems optional
- optional, not held zero-energy building design optional
- optional, not held contract law optional
- optional, not held industrial heating systems optional
Other moves recorded from energy conservation officer
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.