Energy manager to energy analyst
An energy manager already meets 69% of what the energy analyst role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.
36.8/ 100
1 How much of what an energy analyst is expected to do is already part of an energy manager’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 manager already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- advise on heating systems energy efficiency
- alternative energy
- analyse energy consumption
- analyse energy market trends
- carry out energy management of facilities
- collaborate on international energy projects
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 manager background worth leading with.
- already held collaborate on international energy projects communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held prepare energy performance contracts communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held develop energy policy management skills
- 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 4 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 energy required
- still to learn solar energy required
- still to learn state estimation required
- still to learn inform customers on energy consumption fees required
- still to learn advise on carbon emissions reduction required
- optional, not held provide information on hydrogen optional
- still to learn forecast energy prices 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 energy sector policies study this
- 02 energy transformation 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 advise on heating systems energy efficiency skill
- 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 collaborate on international energy projects skill
- already held conduct energy audit skill
- already held develop energy policy skill
- already held develop energy saving concepts skill
- already held energy conservation knowledge
- already held energy efficiency knowledge
- already held energy market knowledge
- already held energy performance of buildings knowledge
- already held identify energy needs skill
- already held prepare energy performance contracts skill
- already held promote sustainable energy skill
- already held renewable energy knowledge
- already held resource-efficient technologies knowledge
- already held zero-energy building design knowledge
- already held corporate sustainability knowledge
- already held execute feasibility study on hydrogen skill
2 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held provide information on hydrogen optional
- optional, not held computer simulation optional
45 held skills the energy analyst role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role adhere to organisational guidelines skill
- not needed by the target role advise on hazards of heating systems skill
- not needed by the target role advise on sustainable management policies skill
- not needed by the target role advise on utility consumption skill
- not needed by the target role calculate utility payments skill
- not needed by the target role contract law knowledge
- not needed by the target role corporate social responsibility knowledge
- not needed by the target role create manufacturing guidelines skill
- not needed by the target role define energy profiles skill
- not needed by the target role define manufacturing quality criteria skill
- not needed by the target role develop business case skill
- not needed by the target role develop manufacturing policies skill
- not needed by the target role develop staff skill
- 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 ensure equipment availability skill
- not needed by the target role ensure equipment maintenance skill
- not needed by the target role establish daily priorities skill
- not needed by the target role follow company standards skill
- not needed by the target role gas consumption knowledge
- not needed by the target role gas market knowledge
- not needed by the target role green building standards knowledge
- not needed by the target role identify faults in utility meters skill
- not needed by the target role industrial heating systems knowledge
- not needed by the target role inspect industrial equipment skill
- not needed by the target role liaise with managers skill
- not needed by the target role manage budgets skill
- not needed by the target role manage logistics skill
- not needed by the target role manage staff skill
- not needed by the target role manage supplies skill
- not needed by the target role manufacturing processes knowledge
- not needed by the target role meet deadlines skill
- not needed by the target role monitor utility equipment skill
- not needed by the target role negotiate improvement with suppliers skill
- not needed by the target role negotiate terms with suppliers skill
- not needed by the target role perform smart grid feasibility study skill
- not needed by the target role plan health and safety procedures skill
- not needed by the target role promote environmental awareness skill
- not needed by the target role promote innovative infrastructure design skill
- not needed by the target role smart grids systems knowledge
5 further entries not listed here
6 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 energy required
- still to learn solar energy required
- still to learn state estimation required
- optional, not held computer simulation optional
Common questions about this move
Can an energy manager become an energy analyst?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. An energy manager 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 manager need to become an energy analyst?
8 required skills are missing, plus 2 optional ones. They fall into 4 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by engineering, manufacturing and construction. The single most important is energy sector policies.
How hard is the move from energy manager to energy analyst?
Its learning distance is 36.8 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.