Onshore wind energy engineer to substation engineer
An onshore wind energy engineer already meets 49% of what the substation engineer role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.
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1 How much of what a substation 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 substation engineer role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A substation engineer role treats 13 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
- approve engineering design
- electrical discharge
- electrical power safety regulations
- engineering principles
- engineering processes
What stands in the way is 12 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 21 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A substation 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 adjust voltage working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held monitor electric generators constructing
- already held develop strategies for electricity contingencies management skills
- already held electricity market business, administration and law
- already held test procedures in electricity transmission constructing
- already held respond to electrical power contingencies working with machinery and specialised equipment
All 21 carried skills, including the 13 the substation engineer role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 24 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 mechanical engineering required
- still to learn electric current required
- still to learn electrical engineering required
- still to learn electricity consumption required
- still to learn electricity principles required
- still to learn mechanics required
- optional, not held transmission towers optional
- still to learn inspect facility sites required
- still to learn make electrical calculations required
- optional, not held ensure compliance with electricity distribution schedule optional
- still to learn operate electronic measuring instruments required
- optional, not held manage electricity transmission system optional
- optional, not held install circuit breakers optional
- optional, not held maintain electrical equipment optional
- still to learn ensure safety in electrical power operations required
- optional, not held wear appropriate protective gear optional
- still to learn design electric power systems required
- optional, not held manage workflow processes optional
- still to learn create CAD drawings required
3 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a substation engineer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 design electric power systems practise this
- 02 inspect facility sites practise this
- 03 make electrical calculations 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 21 skills that carry over
- already held adjust engineering designs skill
- already held approve engineering design skill
- already held electrical discharge knowledge
- already held electrical power safety regulations knowledge
- already held engineering principles knowledge
- already held engineering processes knowledge
- already held ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
- already held ensure compliance with safety legislation skill
- already held manage engineering project skill
- already held perform project management skill
- already held perform scientific research skill
- already held technical drawings knowledge
- already held use technical drawing software skill
- already held adjust voltage skill
- already held assess financial viability skill
- already held develop strategies for electricity contingencies skill
- already held electric generators knowledge
- already held electricity market knowledge
- already held monitor electric generators skill
- already held respond to electrical power contingencies skill
- already held test procedures in electricity transmission skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held inspect overhead power lines optional
- optional, not held inspect underground power cables optional
- optional, not held develop electricity distribution schedule optional
- optional, not held supervise electricity distribution operations optional
- optional, not held CAD software optional
12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held develop electricity distribution schedule optional
- optional, not held manage electricity transmission system optional
- optional, not held supervise electricity distribution operations optional
- optional, not held CAD software optional
- optional, not held ensure compliance with electricity distribution schedule optional
- optional, not held inspect overhead power lines optional
- optional, not held inspect underground power cables optional
- optional, not held install circuit breakers optional
- optional, not held maintain electrical equipment optional
- optional, not held manage workflow processes optional
- optional, not held transmission towers optional
- optional, not held wear appropriate protective gear optional
43 held skills the substation 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 conduct engineering site audits skill
- not needed by the target role coordinate electricity generation skill
- not needed by the target role data mining knowledge
- not needed by the target role data storage knowledge
- not needed by the target role design a mini wind power system skill
- not needed by the target role design automation components 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 develop test procedures skill
- not needed by the target role draw blueprints skill
- not needed by the target role energy market knowledge
- 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 mechatronics 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 operate meteorological instruments skill
- not needed by the target role oversee pre-assembly operations skill
- not needed by the target role perform a feasibility study on mini wind power skill
- not needed by the target role perform data analysis 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 provide information on wind turbines skill
- not needed by the target role read engineering drawings skill
- not needed by the target role record test data skill
- not needed by the target role renewable energy knowledge
- not needed by the target role report test findings skill
- not needed by the target role research locations for wind farms skill
- not needed by the target role review meteorological forecast data skill
- not needed by the target role run simulations skill
- not needed by the target role smart grids systems knowledge
- not needed by the target role test wind turbine blades skill
- not needed by the target role types of wind turbines knowledge
- not needed by the target role unstructured data knowledge
3 further entries not listed here
8 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 mechanical engineering required
- still to learn electric current required
- still to learn electrical engineering required
- still to learn electricity consumption required
- still to learn electricity principles required
- still to learn mechanics required
- optional, not held CAD software optional
- optional, not held transmission towers optional
Other moves recorded from onshore wind energy engineer
Common questions about this move
Can an onshore wind energy engineer become a substation engineer?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. An onshore wind energy engineer already covers 49% of what a substation engineer is expected to do: 21 skills carry over, 13 of which the substation engineer role treats as required.
What skills does an onshore wind energy engineer need to become a substation engineer?
12 required skills are missing, plus 12 optional ones. They fall into 9 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by engineering, manufacturing and construction. The single most important is design electric power systems.
How hard is the move from onshore wind energy engineer to substation engineer?
Its learning distance is 57 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.