Table 1Transition record

hydropower techniciantoenergy systems engineer

A hydropower technician already meets 49% of what the energy systems engineer role asks for. The move turns on 15 required skills not yet in the profile.

From hydropower technician

49%

Overlap1

To energy systems engineer

40 Skills carried over

15 Required, not held

65.4 Difficulty2

Career overlap Partial match

49%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

65.4/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the energy systems engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the hydropower technician 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 energy systems engineer role treats 19 of its required skills as things a hydropower technician already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

adjust engineering designs
design electric power systems
draw blueprints
electrical power safety regulations
energy
energy conservation

What stands in the way is 15 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 40 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A energy systems engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a hydropower technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held conduct engineering site audits information skills
already held energy micro-generation technologies engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held design electric power systems communication, collaboration and creativity
already held inspect facility sites information skills
already held promote innovative infrastructure design communication, collaboration and creativity
already held energy engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 40 carried skills, including the 19 the energy systems engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 52 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 engineering, manufacturing and construction 7 required, 12 supplementary

required, not held combined heat and power generation required
required, not held geothermal energy required
required, not held electricity consumption required
required, not held energy market required
required, not held engineering principles required
required, not held solar energy required
required, not held state estimation required

optional, not held biogas energy optional
optional, not held district heating and cooling optional
optional, not held geothermal energy systems optional
optional, not held heat transfer processes optional
optional, not held photovoltaic systems optional
optional, not held smart grids systems optional
optional, not held types of heat pumps optional
optional, not held building automation optional
optional, not held fuel distribution systems optional
optional, not held heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration parts optional
optional, not held industrial heating systems optional
optional, not held types of wind turbines optional

02 information skills 3 required, 9 supplementary

required, not held identify energy needs required
required, not held examine engineering principles required
required, not held inspect building systems required

optional, not held define energy profiles optional
optional, not held perform a feasibility study for building management systems optional
optional, not held perform a feasibility study on biogas energy optional
optional, not held perform a feasibility study on district heating and cooling optional
optional, not held perform a feasibility study on heat pumps optional
optional, not held perform energy simulations optional
optional, not held perform smart grid feasibility study optional
optional, not held analyse energy consumption optional
optional, not held assess financial viability optional

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 required, 7 supplementary

required, not held advise on heating systems energy efficiency required
required, not held approve engineering design required
required, not held carry out energy management of facilities required

optional, not held design a building management system optional
optional, not held design a domotic system in buildings optional
optional, not held design district heating and cooling energy systems optional
optional, not held design heat pump installations optional
optional, not held design passive energy measures optional
optional, not held design solar energy systems optional
optional, not held instruct on energy saving technologies optional

04 management skills 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held determine appropriate heating and cooling system required

optional, not held determine internal air quality parameters optional
optional, not held identify fitted source for heat pumps optional

05 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required

required, not held adapt energy distribution schedules required

06 assisting and caring 2 supplementary

optional, not held provide information on wind turbines optional
optional, not held oversee quality control optional

4 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a energy systems engineer 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 40 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held adjust engineering designs skill
already held design electric power systems skill
already held draw blueprints skill
already held electrical power safety regulations knowledge
already held energy knowledge
already held energy conservation knowledge
already held energy micro-generation technologies knowledge
already held energy performance of buildings knowledge
already held engineering processes knowledge
already held environmental engineering knowledge
already held manage engineering project skill
already held perform risk analysis skill
already held perform scientific research skill
already held promote innovative infrastructure design skill
already held promote sustainable energy skill
already held renewable energy knowledge
already held technical drawings knowledge
already held troubleshoot skill
already held use technical drawing software skill
already held analyse big data skill
already held analyse test data skill
already held business intelligence knowledge
already held cloud technologies knowledge
already held conduct engineering site audits skill
already held data mining knowledge
already held data storage knowledge
already held information extraction knowledge
already held information structure knowledge
already held inspect facility sites skill
already held mechanical engineering knowledge
already held perform data mining skill
already held perform project management skill
already held power engineering knowledge
already held promote environmental awareness skill
already held statistical analysis system software knowledge
already held unstructured data knowledge
already held use specific data analysis software skill
already held utilise machine learning skill
already held visual presentation techniques knowledge
already held wear appropriate protective gear skill

The 4 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 working with computers 2 supplementary

optional, not held utilise decision support system optional
optional, not held create CAD drawings optional

08 constructing 1 supplementary

optional, not held integrate biogas energy in buildings optional

09 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 supplementary

optional, not held data analytics optional

10 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary

optional, not held thermodynamics optional

37 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held biogas energy optional
optional, not held define energy profiles optional
optional, not held design a building management system optional
optional, not held design a domotic system in buildings optional
optional, not held design district heating and cooling energy systems optional
optional, not held design heat pump installations optional
optional, not held design passive energy measures optional
optional, not held design solar energy systems optional
optional, not held determine internal air quality parameters optional
optional, not held district heating and cooling optional
optional, not held geothermal energy systems optional
optional, not held heat transfer processes optional
optional, not held identify fitted source for heat pumps optional
optional, not held instruct on energy saving technologies optional
optional, not held integrate biogas energy in buildings optional
optional, not held perform a feasibility study for building management systems optional
optional, not held perform a feasibility study on biogas energy optional
optional, not held perform a feasibility study on district heating and cooling optional
optional, not held perform a feasibility study on heat pumps optional
optional, not held perform energy simulations optional
optional, not held perform smart grid feasibility study optional
optional, not held photovoltaic systems optional
optional, not held provide information on wind turbines optional
optional, not held smart grids systems optional
optional, not held types of heat pumps optional
optional, not held utilise decision support system optional
optional, not held analyse energy consumption optional
optional, not held assess financial viability optional
optional, not held building automation optional
optional, not held create CAD drawings optional
optional, not held data analytics optional
optional, not held fuel distribution systems optional
optional, not held heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration parts optional
optional, not held industrial heating systems optional
optional, not held oversee quality control optional
optional, not held thermodynamics optional
optional, not held types of wind turbines optional

50 held skills the energy systems engineer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role 3D modelling knowledge
not needed by the target role 3D printing process knowledge
not needed by the target role CAD software knowledge
not needed by the target role ICT software specifications knowledge
not needed by the target role alternative energy knowledge
not needed by the target role apply health and safety standards skill
not needed by the target role assemble mechatronic units skill
not needed by the target role assemble sensors skill
not needed by the target role automation technology knowledge
not needed by the target role control engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role coordinate electricity generation skill
not needed by the target role design prototypes skill
not needed by the target role determine suitability of materials skill
not needed by the target role electric generators knowledge
not needed by the target role electricity knowledge
not needed by the target role energy efficiency knowledge
not needed by the target role energy transformation knowledge
not needed by the target role ensure safety in electrical power operations skill
not needed by the target role hydroelectricity knowledge
not needed by the target role install automation components skill
not needed by the target role install mechatronic equipment skill
not needed by the target role maintain electrical equipment skill
not needed by the target role maintain records of maintenance interventions skill
not needed by the target role maintain robotic equipment skill
not needed by the target role maintenance of printing machines knowledge
not needed by the target role maintenance operations knowledge
not needed by the target role manage data skill
not needed by the target role manage quantitative data skill
not needed by the target role marine energy knowledge
not needed by the target role mechatronics knowledge
not needed by the target role monitor electric generators skill
not needed by the target role oceanography knowledge
not needed by the target role operate 3D computer graphics software skill
not needed by the target role operate printing machinery skill
not needed by the target role operate scientific measuring equipment skill
not needed by the target role perform minor repairs to equipment skill
not needed by the target role printing materials knowledge
not needed by the target role printing on large scale machines knowledge
not needed by the target role printing techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role promote sustainability skill

10 further entries not listed here

21 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 combined heat and power generation required
required, not held geothermal energy required
required, not held electricity consumption required
required, not held energy market required
required, not held engineering principles required
required, not held solar energy required
required, not held state estimation required
optional, not held biogas energy optional
optional, not held district heating and cooling optional
optional, not held geothermal energy systems optional
optional, not held heat transfer processes optional
optional, not held photovoltaic systems optional
optional, not held smart grids systems optional
optional, not held types of heat pumps optional
optional, not held building automation optional
optional, not held data analytics optional
optional, not held fuel distribution systems optional
optional, not held heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration parts optional
optional, not held industrial heating systems optional
optional, not held thermodynamics optional
optional, not held types of wind turbines optional

Index

Other moves recorded from hydropower technician

Full index of moves from hydropower technician

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.