Energy engineer to energy analyst
An energy engineer already meets 69% of what the energy analyst role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.
37.8/ 100
1 How much of what an energy analyst is expected to do is already part of an energy engineer’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 19 of its required skills as things an energy engineer already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- alternative energy
- analyse energy consumption
- analyse energy market trends
- carry out energy management of facilities
- conduct energy audit
- develop energy policy
What stands in the way is 8 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 21 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 engineer background worth leading with.
- already held develop energy policy management skills
- already held energy transformation engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held provide information on hydrogen communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held zero-energy building design engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held analyse energy market trends information skills
- already held execute feasibility study on hydrogen information skills
All 21 carried skills, including the 19 the energy analyst role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 10 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 collaborate on international energy projects required
- still to learn inform customers on energy consumption fees required
- still to learn prepare energy performance contracts required
- still to learn advise on carbon emissions reduction required
- still to learn advise on heating systems energy efficiency required
- still to learn forecast energy prices required
- still to learn identify energy needs required
- still to learn energy sector policies required
- optional, not held corporate sustainability optional
- 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 collaborate on international energy projects practise this
- 02 energy sector policies study this
- 03 forecast energy prices 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 21 skills that carry over
- already held alternative energy knowledge
- already held analyse energy consumption skill
- already held analyse energy market trends skill
- already held carry out energy management of facilities skill
- already held conduct energy audit skill
- already held develop energy policy skill
- already held develop energy saving concepts skill
- already held energy knowledge
- already held energy conservation knowledge
- already held energy efficiency knowledge
- already held energy market knowledge
- already held energy performance of buildings knowledge
- already held energy transformation knowledge
- already held promote sustainable energy skill
- already held renewable energy knowledge
- already held resource-efficient technologies knowledge
- already held solar energy knowledge
- already held state estimation knowledge
- already held zero-energy building design knowledge
- already held execute feasibility study on hydrogen skill
- already held provide information on hydrogen skill
2 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held corporate sustainability optional
- optional, not held computer simulation optional
87 held skills the energy analyst role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role adjust engineering designs skill
- not needed by the target role alternative fuels knowledge
- not needed by the target role approve engineering design skill
- not needed by the target role assess environmental impact skill
- not needed by the target role biogas energy knowledge
- not needed by the target role building automation knowledge
- not needed by the target role calculate solar panel orientation skill
- not needed by the target role combined heat and power generation knowledge
- not needed by the target role conduct engineering site audits skill
- not needed by the target role create designs for pipeline engineering skill
- not needed by the target role demonstrate disciplinary expertise skill
- not needed by the target role design a building management system skill
- not needed by the target role design a domotic system in buildings skill
- not needed by the target role design a solar absorption cooling system skill
- not needed by the target role design a solar heating system skill
- not needed by the target role design biomass installations skill
- not needed by the target role design geothermal energy systems skill
- not needed by the target role design heat pump installations skill
- not needed by the target role design principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role design smart grids skill
- not needed by the target role design solar energy systems skill
- not needed by the target role design thermal equipment skill
- not needed by the target role design ventilation network skill
- not needed by the target role determine appropriate heating and cooling system skill
- not needed by the target role develop electricity distribution schedule skill
- not needed by the target role develop strategies for electricity contingencies skill
- not needed by the target role district heating and cooling knowledge
- not needed by the target role electric generators knowledge
- not needed by the target role electrical power safety regulations knowledge
- not needed by the target role electricity consumption knowledge
- not needed by the target role energy micro-generation technologies knowledge
- not needed by the target role engineering principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role engineering processes knowledge
- not needed by the target role ensure compliance with electricity distribution schedule skill
- not needed by the target role ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
- not needed by the target role environmental engineering knowledge
- not needed by the target role environmental legislation knowledge
- not needed by the target role examine engineering principles skill
- not needed by the target role fluid mechanics knowledge
- not needed by the target role fossil fuels knowledge
47 further entries not listed here
3 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
- optional, not held corporate sustainability optional
- optional, not held computer simulation optional
Common questions about this move
Can an energy engineer become an energy analyst?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. An energy engineer already covers 69% of what an energy analyst is expected to do: 21 skills carry over, 19 of which the energy analyst role treats as required.
What skills does an energy engineer need to become an energy analyst?
8 required skills are missing, plus 2 optional ones. They fall into 5 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is collaborate on international energy projects.
How hard is the move from energy engineer to energy analyst?
Its learning distance is 37.8 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.