Offshore renewable energy engineer to onshore wind energy engineer
An offshore renewable energy engineer already meets 62% of what the onshore wind energy engineer role asks for. The move turns on 14 required skills not yet in the profile.
51.7/ 100
1 How much of what an onshore wind energy engineer is expected to do is already part of an offshore renewable 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 onshore wind energy engineer role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An onshore wind energy engineer role treats 23 of its required skills as things an offshore renewable energy engineer already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- adjust engineering designs
- adjust voltage
- approve engineering design
- conduct engineering site audits
- data storage
- design automation components
What stands in the way is 14 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 39 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An onshore wind energy engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an offshore renewable energy engineer background worth leading with.
- already held operate meteorological instruments working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held conduct engineering site audits information skills
- already held oversee pre-assembly operations management skills
- already held run simulations information skills
- already held types of wind turbines engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held adjust voltage working with machinery and specialised equipment
All 39 carried skills, including the 23 the onshore wind energy engineer role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 25 missing skills fall into 9 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 mining, construction and civil engineering machinery products required
- still to learn aerodynamics required
- still to learn civil engineering required
- still to learn electric generators required
- still to learn electrical discharge required
- optional, not held smart grids systems optional
- still to learn provide information on wind turbines required
- still to learn ensure compliance with environmental legislation required
- still to learn ensure compliance with noise standards required
- still to learn design wind turbines required
- still to learn promote innovative infrastructure design required
- optional, not held design a mini wind power system optional
- optional, not held design wind farm collector systems optional
- optional, not held advise on machinery malfunctions optional
- still to learn research locations for wind farms required
- still to learn record test data required
- optional, not held perform a feasibility study on mini wind power optional
- still to learn test wind turbine blades required
- optional, not held monitor electric generators optional
- still to learn meteorology required
3 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an onshore wind energy engineer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 design wind turbines practise this
- 02 mining, construction and civil engineering machinery products study this
- 03 promote innovative infrastructure design 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 39 skills that carry over
- already held adjust engineering designs skill
- already held adjust voltage skill
- already held approve engineering design skill
- already held conduct engineering site audits skill
- already held data storage knowledge
- already held design automation components skill
- already held develop test procedures skill
- already held electrical power safety regulations knowledge
- already held energy market knowledge
- already held engineering principles knowledge
- already held engineering processes knowledge
- already held ensure compliance with safety legislation skill
- already held manage engineering project skill
- already held perform data analysis skill
- already held perform project management skill
- already held perform scientific research skill
- already held read engineering drawings skill
- already held renewable energy knowledge
- already held report test findings skill
- already held technical drawings knowledge
- already held types of wind turbines knowledge
- already held use technical drawing software skill
- already held wind energy knowledge
- already held assess financial viability skill
- already held coordinate electricity generation skill
- already held develop strategies for electricity contingencies skill
- already held draw blueprints skill
- already held electricity market knowledge
- already held mechatronics knowledge
- already held operate meteorological instruments skill
- already held oversee pre-assembly operations skill
- already held promote sustainable energy skill
- already held respond to electrical power contingencies skill
- already held review meteorological forecast data skill
- already held run simulations skill
- already held test procedures in electricity transmission skill
- already held unstructured data knowledge
- already held utilise decision support system skill
- already held utilise machine learning skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held cloud technologies optional
- optional, not held data mining optional
- optional, not held information structure optional
- optional, not held business intelligence optional
- optional, not held assemble electrical components optional
11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held cloud technologies optional
- optional, not held data mining optional
- optional, not held design a mini wind power system optional
- optional, not held design wind farm collector systems optional
- optional, not held information structure optional
- optional, not held monitor electric generators optional
- optional, not held perform a feasibility study on mini wind power optional
- optional, not held smart grids systems optional
- optional, not held advise on machinery malfunctions optional
- optional, not held assemble electrical components optional
- optional, not held business intelligence optional
35 held skills the onshore wind energy engineer role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role address problems critically skill
- not needed by the target role advise on offshore renewable energies subjects skill
- not needed by the target role analyse big data skill
- not needed by the target role automation technology knowledge
- not needed by the target role conduct underwater surveys skill
- not needed by the target role coordinate communication within a team skill
- not needed by the target role design offshore energy systems skill
- not needed by the target role electrical engineering knowledge
- not needed by the target role energy knowledge
- not needed by the target role ensure compliance with environmental legislation in food production skill
- not needed by the target role follow safety procedures when working at heights skill
- not needed by the target role information extraction knowledge
- not needed by the target role innovation processes knowledge
- not needed by the target role inspect offshore constructions skill
- not needed by the target role marine energy knowledge
- not needed by the target role marine engineering knowledge
- not needed by the target role marine technology knowledge
- not needed by the target role maritime electric drives knowledge
- not needed by the target role maritime law knowledge
- not needed by the target role oceanography knowledge
- not needed by the target role offshore constructions and facilities knowledge
- not needed by the target role offshore renewable energy technologies knowledge
- not needed by the target role perform hydrodynamics calculations skill
- not needed by the target role prevent marine pollution skill
- not needed by the target role research locations for offshore farms skill
- not needed by the target role research ocean energy projects skill
- not needed by the target role sensors knowledge
- not needed by the target role statistical analysis system software knowledge
- not needed by the target role survive at sea in the event of ship abandonment skill
- not needed by the target role test sensors skill
- not needed by the target role types of photovoltaic panels knowledge
- not needed by the target role types of tidal stream generators knowledge
- not needed by the target role types of wave energy converters knowledge
- not needed by the target role use remote control equipment skill
- not needed by the target role work in inclement conditions skill
11 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 mining, construction and civil engineering machinery products required
- still to learn aerodynamics required
- still to learn civil engineering required
- still to learn electric generators required
- still to learn electrical discharge required
- still to learn meteorology required
- optional, not held cloud technologies optional
- optional, not held data mining optional
- optional, not held information structure optional
- optional, not held smart grids systems optional
- optional, not held business intelligence optional
Other moves recorded from offshore renewable energy engineer
Common questions about this move
Can an offshore renewable energy engineer become an onshore wind energy engineer?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. An offshore renewable energy engineer already covers 62% of what an onshore wind energy engineer is expected to do: 39 skills carry over, 23 of which the onshore wind energy engineer role treats as required.
What skills does an offshore renewable energy engineer need to become an onshore wind energy engineer?
14 required skills are missing, plus 11 optional ones. They fall into 9 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by engineering, manufacturing and construction. The single most important is design wind turbines.
How hard is the move from offshore renewable energy engineer to onshore wind energy engineer?
Its learning distance is 51.7 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.