Table 1Transition record

energy engineertoenergy conservation officer

A energy engineer already meets 68% of what the energy conservation officer role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

From energy engineer

68%

Overlap1

To energy conservation officer

12 Skills carried over

5 Required, not held

33 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 33

This move: 33 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the energy conservation officer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the energy engineer 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 12 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A energy conservation officer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a energy engineer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held develop energy policy management skills
already held determine appropriate heating and cooling system management skills
already held carry out energy management of facilities communication, collaboration and creativity
already held analyse energy consumption information skills
already held energy market engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held energy engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 12 carried skills, including the 11 the energy conservation officer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 6 missing skills fall into 3 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 information skills 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held define energy profiles required
required, not held identify energy needs required

optional, not held perform a feasibility study on district heating and cooling optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required

required, not held teach energy principles required
required, not held advise on heating systems energy efficiency required

03 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required

required, not held green building standards required

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a energy conservation officer 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 12 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held analyse energy consumption skill
already held carry out energy management of facilities skill
already held develop energy policy 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 promote sustainable energy skill
already held renewable energy knowledge
already held solar energy knowledge
already held determine appropriate heating and cooling system skill

1 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held perform a feasibility study on district heating and cooling optional

96 held skills the energy conservation officer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role adjust engineering designs skill
not needed by the target role alternative energy knowledge
not needed by the target role alternative fuels knowledge
not needed by the target role analyse energy market trends skill
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 energy audit skill
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 develop electricity distribution schedule skill
not needed by the target role develop energy saving concepts 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 energy transformation 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

56 further entries not listed here

1 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 green building standards required

Index

Other moves recorded from energy engineer

Full index of moves from energy engineer

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.