Table 1Transition record

offshore renewable energy engineertosteam engineer

A offshore renewable energy engineer already meets 46% of what the steam engineer role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From offshore renewable energy engineer

46%

Overlap1

To steam engineer

11 Skills carried over

7 Required, not held

53.3 Difficulty2

Career overlap Partial match

46%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

53.3/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the steam engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the offshore renewable 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.

Why

Why this move works

A steam engineer role treats 9 of its required skills as things a offshore renewable energy engineer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

adjust engineering designs
approve engineering design
energy
energy market
engineering principles
engineering processes

What stands in the way is 7 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 11 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A steam engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a offshore renewable energy engineer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held design automation components communication, collaboration and creativity
already held energy market engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held energy engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held automation technology engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held approve engineering design communication, collaboration and creativity
already held use technical drawing software working with computers

All 11 carried skills, including the 9 the steam engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 19 missing skills fall into 9 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 4 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held manufacturing of steam generators required
required, not held heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration parts required
required, not held hydraulics required
required, not held refrigerants required

optional, not held electricity optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held design utility equipment required

optional, not held resolve equipment malfunctions optional

03 constructing 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held monitor utility equipment required

optional, not held perform maintenance on installed equipment optional

04 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required

required, not held thermodynamics required

05 working with machinery and specialised equipment 5 supplementary

optional, not held operate hydraulic machinery controls optional
optional, not held operate steam turbine optional
optional, not held monitor automated machines optional
optional, not held operate automated process control optional
optional, not held use testing equipment optional

06 assisting and caring 1 supplementary

optional, not held use personal protection equipment optional

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a steam 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 11 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held adjust engineering designs skill
already held approve engineering design skill
already held energy knowledge
already held energy market knowledge
already held engineering principles knowledge
already held engineering processes knowledge
already held perform scientific research skill
already held technical drawings knowledge
already held use technical drawing software skill
already held automation technology knowledge
already held design automation components skill

The 3 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 supplementary

optional, not held CAD software optional

08 information skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held balance hydraulics of hot water systems optional

09 working with computers 1 supplementary

optional, not held use CAD software optional

12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held balance hydraulics of hot water systems optional
optional, not held operate hydraulic machinery controls optional
optional, not held operate steam turbine optional
optional, not held CAD software optional
optional, not held electricity optional
optional, not held monitor automated machines optional
optional, not held operate automated process control optional
optional, not held perform maintenance on installed equipment optional
optional, not held resolve equipment malfunctions optional
optional, not held use CAD software optional
optional, not held use personal protection equipment optional
optional, not held use testing equipment optional

63 held skills the steam engineer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role address problems critically skill
not needed by the target role adjust voltage 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 assess financial viability skill
not needed by the target role conduct engineering site audits skill
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 coordinate electricity generation skill
not needed by the target role data storage knowledge
not needed by the target role design offshore energy systems skill
not needed by the target role develop strategies for electricity contingencies skill
not needed by the target role develop test procedures skill
not needed by the target role draw blueprints skill
not needed by the target role electrical engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role electrical power safety regulations knowledge
not needed by the target role electricity market knowledge
not needed by the target role ensure compliance with environmental legislation in food production skill
not needed by the target role ensure compliance with safety legislation 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 manage engineering project 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 mechatronics 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 operate meteorological instruments skill
not needed by the target role oversee pre-assembly operations skill
not needed by the target role perform data analysis skill
not needed by the target role perform hydrodynamics calculations skill
not needed by the target role perform project management skill
not needed by the target role prevent marine pollution skill
not needed by the target role promote sustainable energy skill

23 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 manufacturing of steam generators required
required, not held heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration parts required
required, not held hydraulics required
required, not held refrigerants required
required, not held thermodynamics required
optional, not held CAD software optional
optional, not held electricity optional

Index

Other moves recorded from offshore renewable energy engineer

Full index of moves from offshore renewable 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.