Energy consultant to energy manager
An energy consultant already meets 33% of what the energy manager role asks for. The move turns on 26 required skills not yet in the profile.
75.6/ 100
1 How much of what an energy manager 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 manager role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An energy manager role treats 14 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
- advise on utility consumption
- alternative energy
- analyse energy consumption
- conduct energy audit
- corporate sustainability
What stands in the way is 26 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 20 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An energy manager 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 define energy profiles information skills
- already held execute feasibility study on hydrogen information skills
- already held resource-efficient technologies engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held advise on utility consumption communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held conduct energy audit information skills
All 20 carried skills, including the 14 the energy manager role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 46 missing skills fall into 7 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 define manufacturing quality criteria required
- still to learn develop energy policy required
- still to learn create manufacturing guidelines required
- still to learn develop business case required
- still to learn develop manufacturing policies required
- still to learn develop staff required
- still to learn establish daily priorities required
- still to learn manage budgets required
- still to learn manage logistics required
- still to learn manage staff required
- still to learn manage supplies required
- still to learn meet deadlines required
- still to learn strive for company growth required
- still to learn 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
- still to learn prepare energy performance contracts required
- still to learn promote innovative infrastructure design required
- still to learn advise on sustainable management policies required
- still to learn carry out energy management of facilities required
- still to learn liaise with managers required
- optional, not held advise on hazards of heating systems optional
- optional, not held write research proposals optional
- optional, not held write scientific publications optional
- still to learn electrical power safety regulations required
- still to learn electricity consumption required
- still to learn manufacturing processes required
- still to learn sustainable technologies required
- optional, not held gas consumption optional
- optional, not held gas market optional
- optional, not held green building standards optional
- optional, not held smart grids systems optional
- optional, not held zero-energy building design optional
- optional, not held energy market optional
- still to learn adhere to organisational guidelines required
- still to learn follow company standards required
- still to learn corporate social responsibility required
- optional, not held contract law optional
- optional, not held identify faults in utility meters optional
- optional, not held monitor utility equipment optional
- optional, not held inspect industrial equipment optional
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an energy manager role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 corporate social responsibility study this
- 02 define manufacturing quality criteria practise this
- 03 develop energy policy 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 20 skills that carry over
- already held advise on heating systems energy efficiency skill
- already held advise on utility consumption skill
- already held alternative energy knowledge
- already held analyse energy consumption skill
- already held conduct energy audit skill
- already held corporate sustainability knowledge
- already held define energy profiles 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 environmental awareness skill
- already held promote sustainable energy skill
- already held resource-efficient technologies knowledge
- already held collaborate on international energy projects skill
- already held execute feasibility study on hydrogen skill
- already held industrial heating systems knowledge
- already held negotiate improvement with suppliers skill
- already held negotiate terms with suppliers skill
- already held renewable energy knowledge
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held calculate utility payments optional
- optional, not held perform smart grid feasibility study optional
- optional, not held analyse energy market trends optional
20 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held calculate utility payments optional
- optional, not held gas consumption optional
- optional, not held gas market optional
- optional, not held green building standards optional
- optional, not held identify faults in utility meters optional
- optional, not held monitor utility equipment 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 energy market optional
- optional, not held ensure equipment availability optional
- optional, not held ensure equipment maintenance optional
- optional, not held inspect industrial equipment optional
- optional, not held plan health and safety procedures optional
- optional, not held write research proposals optional
- optional, not held write scientific publications optional
45 held skills the energy manager role does not ask for
- 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 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 forecast energy prices skill
- 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 inform customers on energy consumption fees skill
- 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 sales contracts 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 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 hydrogen skill
- not needed by the target role provide information on solar panels skill
- not needed by the target role provide information on wind turbines skill
- not needed by the target role review completed contracts skill
- not needed by the target role sales argumentation knowledge
5 further entries not listed here
12 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 corporate social responsibility required
- still to learn electrical power safety regulations required
- still to learn electricity consumption required
- still to learn manufacturing processes required
- still to learn sustainable technologies required
- optional, not held gas consumption optional
- optional, not held gas market optional
- optional, not held green building standards 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 energy market optional
Common questions about this move
Can an energy consultant become an energy manager?
Yes, and it is a career change move. An energy consultant already covers 33% of what an energy manager is expected to do: 20 skills carry over, 14 of which the energy manager role treats as required.
What skills does an energy consultant need to become an energy manager?
26 required skills are missing, plus 20 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by management skills. The single most important is corporate social responsibility.
How hard is the move from energy consultant to energy manager?
Its learning distance is 75.6 out of 100, which is the career change 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.