Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

energy managertopower plant manager

A energy manager already meets 55% of what the power plant manager role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From energy manager
55%
Overlap1
To power plant manager
21 Skills carried over
8 Required, not held
53 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

55%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

53/ 100

1 Share of the power plant manager role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the energy manager 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.

Why

Why this move works

A power plant manager role treats 18 of its required skills as things a energy manager already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • adhere to organisational guidelines
  • analyse energy market trends
  • create manufacturing guidelines
  • define manufacturing quality criteria
  • develop manufacturing policies
  • electrical power safety regulations

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

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 21 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A power plant manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a energy manager background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held analyse energy market trends information skills
  • already held execute feasibility study on hydrogen information skills
  • already held create manufacturing guidelines management skills
  • already held develop manufacturing policies management skills
  • already held energy market engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held smart grids systems engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 21 carried skills, including the 18 the power plant manager role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 29 missing skills fall into 10 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held coordinate electricity generation required
  • required, not held manage emergency evacuation plans required
  • optional, not held train employees optional
02 assisting and caring 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held ensure compliance with environmental legislation required
  • optional, not held respond to nuclear emergencies optional
  • optional, not held ensure compliance with radiation protection regulations optional
  • optional, not held ensure safety in electrical power operations optional
03 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held nuclear energy required
  • optional, not held wind energy optional
  • optional, not held electric generators optional
  • optional, not held electricity optional
04 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held adapt energy distribution schedules required
  • optional, not held manage electricity transmission system optional
  • optional, not held monitor automated machines optional
05 business, administration and law 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held business management principles required
  • optional, not held electricity market optional
06 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held forecast energy prices required
  • optional, not held ensure compliance with electricity distribution schedule optional

4 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a power plant manager 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 21 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held adhere to organisational guidelines skill
  • already held analyse energy market trends skill
  • already held create manufacturing guidelines skill
  • already held define manufacturing quality criteria skill
  • already held develop manufacturing policies skill
  • already held electrical power safety regulations knowledge
  • already held energy conservation knowledge
  • already held energy market knowledge
  • already held ensure equipment availability skill
  • already held ensure equipment maintenance skill
  • already held follow company standards skill
  • already held liaise with managers skill
  • already held manage budgets skill
  • already held manage staff skill
  • already held manage supplies skill
  • already held manufacturing processes knowledge
  • already held meet deadlines skill
  • already held strive for company growth skill
  • already held execute feasibility study on hydrogen skill
  • already held plan health and safety procedures skill
  • already held smart grids systems knowledge
The 4 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 constructing 1 required
  • required, not held oversee power equipment operation required
08 management skills 8 supplementary
  • optional, not held arrange equipment repairs optional
  • optional, not held design strategies for nuclear emergencies optional
  • optional, not held develop electricity distribution schedule optional
  • optional, not held develop strategies for electricity contingencies optional
  • optional, not held supervise electricity distribution operations optional
  • optional, not held plan shifts of employees optional
  • optional, not held recruit employees optional
  • optional, not held recruit personnel optional
09 handling and moving 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held monitor disposal of radioactive substances optional
10 health and welfare 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held radiation protection optional
21 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held arrange equipment repairs optional
  • optional, not held design strategies for nuclear emergencies optional
  • optional, not held develop electricity distribution schedule optional
  • optional, not held develop strategies for electricity contingencies optional
  • optional, not held manage electricity transmission system optional
  • optional, not held respond to nuclear emergencies optional
  • optional, not held supervise electricity distribution operations optional
  • optional, not held wind energy optional
  • optional, not held electric generators optional
  • optional, not held electricity optional
  • optional, not held electricity market optional
  • optional, not held ensure compliance with electricity distribution schedule optional
  • optional, not held ensure compliance with radiation protection regulations optional
  • optional, not held ensure safety in electrical power operations optional
  • optional, not held monitor automated machines optional
  • optional, not held monitor disposal of radioactive substances optional
  • optional, not held plan shifts of employees optional
  • optional, not held radiation protection optional
  • optional, not held recruit employees optional
  • optional, not held recruit personnel optional
  • optional, not held train employees optional
45 held skills the power plant manager role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role advise on hazards of heating systems skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on heating systems energy efficiency 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 alternative energy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role analyse energy consumption skill
  • not needed by the target role calculate utility payments skill
  • not needed by the target role carry out energy management of facilities skill
  • not needed by the target role collaborate on international energy projects skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct energy audit 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 corporate sustainability knowledge
  • not needed by the target role define energy profiles skill
  • not needed by the target role develop business case skill
  • not needed by the target role develop energy policy skill
  • not needed by the target role develop energy saving concepts skill
  • not needed by the target role develop staff skill
  • not needed by the target role electricity consumption knowledge
  • not needed by the target role energy efficiency knowledge
  • not needed by the target role energy performance of buildings knowledge
  • not needed by the target role establish daily priorities 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 energy needs skill
  • 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 manage logistics 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 prepare energy performance contracts 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 promote sustainable energy skill
  • not needed by the target role renewable energy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role resource-efficient technologies knowledge

5 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.

Skill to acquire Tier
  • required, not held business management principles required
  • required, not held nuclear energy required
  • optional, not held wind energy optional
  • optional, not held electric generators optional
  • optional, not held electricity optional
  • optional, not held electricity market optional
  • optional, not held radiation protection optional
Index

Other moves recorded from energy manager

Full index of moves from energy manager

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.