Energy consultant to energy analyst
An energy consultant already meets 57% of what the energy analyst role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.
48.9/ 100
1 How much of what an energy analyst is expected to do is already part of an energy consultant’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 analyst role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An energy analyst role treats 15 of its required skills as things an energy consultant already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- advise on heating systems energy efficiency
- alternative energy
- analyse energy consumption
- collaborate on international energy projects
- conduct energy audit
- energy conservation
What stands in the way is 12 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 18 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An energy analyst role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an energy consultant background worth leading with.
- already held collaborate on international energy projects communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held forecast energy prices information skills
- already held provide information on hydrogen communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held inform customers on energy consumption fees communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held execute feasibility study on hydrogen information skills
- already held resource-efficient technologies engineering, manufacturing and construction
All 18 carried skills, including the 15 the energy analyst role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 13 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 energy sector policies required
- still to learn energy transformation required
- still to learn zero-energy building design required
- still to learn energy required
- still to learn energy market required
- still to learn state estimation required
- still to learn prepare energy performance contracts required
- still to learn advise on carbon emissions reduction required
- still to learn carry out energy management of facilities required
- still to learn develop energy policy required
- still to learn develop energy saving concepts required
- still to learn analyse energy market trends required
- optional, not held computer simulation optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an energy analyst role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 develop energy policy practise this
- 02 energy sector policies study this
- 03 energy transformation study this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 18 skills that carry over
- already held advise on heating systems energy efficiency skill
- already held alternative energy knowledge
- already held analyse energy consumption skill
- already held collaborate on international energy projects skill
- already held conduct energy audit skill
- already held energy conservation knowledge
- already held energy efficiency knowledge
- already held energy performance of buildings knowledge
- already held forecast energy prices skill
- already held identify energy needs skill
- already held inform customers on energy consumption fees skill
- already held promote sustainable energy skill
- already held renewable energy knowledge
- already held resource-efficient technologies knowledge
- already held solar energy knowledge
- already held corporate sustainability knowledge
- already held execute feasibility study on hydrogen skill
- already held provide information on hydrogen skill
1 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held computer simulation optional
47 held skills the energy analyst role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role advise on utility consumption skill
- not needed by the target role alternative fuels knowledge
- not needed by the target role answer requests for quotation skill
- not needed by the target role assess customers skill
- not needed by the target role assess supplier risks skill
- not needed by the target role attend trade fairs skill
- not needed by the target role carry out sales analysis skill
- not needed by the target role characteristics of products knowledge
- not needed by the target role characteristics of services knowledge
- not needed by the target role define energy profiles skill
- not needed by the target role deliver a sales pitch skill
- not needed by the target role design building retrofitting solutions skill
- not needed by the target role determine appropriate heating and cooling system skill
- not needed by the target role develop professional network skill
- not needed by the target role domestic heating systems knowledge
- not needed by the target role electricity knowledge
- not needed by the target role electricity market knowledge
- not needed by the target role identify customer's needs skill
- not needed by the target role identify suppliers skill
- not needed by the target role implement marketing strategies skill
- not needed by the target role implement sales strategies skill
- not needed by the target role industrial heating systems knowledge
- not needed by the target role inform on government funding skill
- not needed by the target role instruct on energy saving technologies skill
- not needed by the target role manage contracts skill
- not needed by the target role manage distribution of destination promotional materials skill
- not needed by the target role manage production of destination promotional materials skill
- not needed by the target role market analysis knowledge
- not needed by the target role negotiate improvement with suppliers skill
- not needed by the target role negotiate sales contracts skill
- not needed by the target role negotiate terms with suppliers skill
- not needed by the target role perform a feasibility study on district heating and cooling skill
- not needed by the target role perform a feasibility study on electric heating skill
- not needed by the target role perform a feasibility study on solar absorption cooling skill
- not needed by the target role perform market research skill
- not needed by the target role prepare sales checks skill
- not needed by the target role promote environmental awareness skill
- not needed by the target role prospect new customers 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
7 further entries not listed here
7 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 energy sector policies required
- still to learn energy transformation required
- still to learn zero-energy building design required
- still to learn energy required
- still to learn energy market required
- still to learn state estimation required
- optional, not held computer simulation optional
Common questions about this move
Can an energy consultant become an energy analyst?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. An energy consultant already covers 57% of what an energy analyst is expected to do: 18 skills carry over, 15 of which the energy analyst role treats as required.
What skills does an energy consultant need to become an energy analyst?
12 required skills are missing, plus 1 optional ones. They fall into 5 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by engineering, manufacturing and construction. The single most important is develop energy policy.
How hard is the move from energy consultant to energy analyst?
Its learning distance is 48.9 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.