Onshore wind energy engineer to offshore renewable energy engineer
An onshore wind energy engineer already meets 51% of what the offshore renewable energy engineer role asks for. The move turns on 25 required skills not yet in the profile.
64.3/ 100
1 How much of what an offshore renewable energy engineer is expected to do is already part of an onshore wind 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 offshore renewable energy engineer role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An offshore renewable energy engineer role treats 24 of its required skills as things an onshore wind 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 25 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 offshore renewable energy engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an onshore wind 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 24 the offshore renewable energy engineer role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 35 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 marine energy required
- still to learn offshore constructions and facilities required
- still to learn offshore renewable energy technologies required
- still to learn types of tidal stream generators required
- still to learn types of wave energy converters required
- still to learn automation technology required
- still to learn electrical engineering required
- still to learn energy required
- still to learn marine engineering required
- still to learn marine technology required
- still to learn sensors required
- still to learn types of photovoltaic panels required
- optional, not held maritime electric drives optional
- still to learn coordinate communication within a team required
- still to learn design offshore energy systems required
- still to learn address problems critically required
- still to learn inspect offshore constructions required
- optional, not held advise on offshore renewable energies subjects optional
- still to learn prevent marine pollution required
- still to learn research locations for offshore farms required
- still to learn research ocean energy projects required
- optional, not held conduct underwater surveys optional
- optional, not held perform hydrodynamics calculations optional
- optional, not held analyse big data optional
- still to learn oceanography required
- still to learn statistical analysis system software required
- still to learn ensure compliance with environmental legislation in food production required
- optional, not held follow safety procedures when working at heights optional
- optional, not held survive at sea in the event of ship abandonment optional
- optional, not held work in inclement conditions optional
- still to learn innovation processes required
- optional, not held maritime law optional
3 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an offshore renewable energy engineer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 coordinate communication within a team practise this
- 02 design offshore energy systems practise this
- 03 ensure compliance with environmental legislation in food production 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 utilise decision support system 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 machine learning skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
- still to learn information extraction required
- still to learn use remote control equipment required
- optional, not held test sensors optional
10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held conduct underwater surveys optional
- optional, not held maritime electric drives optional
- optional, not held maritime law optional
- optional, not held perform hydrodynamics calculations optional
- optional, not held advise on offshore renewable energies subjects optional
- optional, not held analyse big data optional
- optional, not held follow safety procedures when working at heights optional
- optional, not held survive at sea in the event of ship abandonment optional
- optional, not held test sensors optional
- optional, not held work in inclement conditions optional
25 held skills the offshore renewable energy engineer role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role advise on machinery malfunctions skill
- not needed by the target role aerodynamics knowledge
- not needed by the target role assemble electrical components skill
- not needed by the target role business intelligence knowledge
- not needed by the target role civil engineering knowledge
- not needed by the target role cloud technologies knowledge
- not needed by the target role data mining knowledge
- not needed by the target role design a mini wind power system skill
- not needed by the target role design wind farm collector systems skill
- not needed by the target role design wind turbines skill
- not needed by the target role electric generators knowledge
- not needed by the target role electrical discharge knowledge
- not needed by the target role ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
- not needed by the target role ensure compliance with noise standards skill
- not needed by the target role information structure knowledge
- not needed by the target role meteorology knowledge
- not needed by the target role mining, construction and civil engineering machinery products knowledge
- not needed by the target role monitor electric generators skill
- not needed by the target role perform a feasibility study on mini wind power skill
- not needed by the target role promote innovative infrastructure design skill
- not needed by the target role provide information on wind turbines skill
- not needed by the target role record test data skill
- not needed by the target role research locations for wind farms skill
- not needed by the target role smart grids systems knowledge
- not needed by the target role test wind turbine blades skill
18 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 information extraction required
- still to learn innovation processes required
- still to learn marine energy required
- still to learn offshore constructions and facilities required
- still to learn offshore renewable energy technologies required
- still to learn types of tidal stream generators required
- still to learn types of wave energy converters required
- still to learn automation technology required
- still to learn electrical engineering required
- still to learn energy required
- still to learn marine engineering required
- still to learn marine technology required
- still to learn oceanography required
- still to learn sensors required
- still to learn statistical analysis system software required
- still to learn types of photovoltaic panels required
- optional, not held maritime electric drives optional
- optional, not held maritime law optional
Other moves recorded from onshore wind energy engineer
Common questions about this move
Can an onshore wind energy engineer become an offshore renewable energy engineer?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. An onshore wind energy engineer already covers 51% of what an offshore renewable energy engineer is expected to do: 39 skills carry over, 24 of which the offshore renewable energy engineer role treats as required.
What skills does an onshore wind energy engineer need to become an offshore renewable energy engineer?
25 required skills are missing, plus 10 optional ones. They fall into 9 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by engineering, manufacturing and construction. The single most important is coordinate communication within a team.
How hard is the move from onshore wind energy engineer to offshore renewable energy engineer?
Its learning distance is 64.3 out of 100, which is the substantial 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.