Table 1Transition record

renewable energy consultanttoenergy conservation officer

A renewable energy consultant already meets 54% of what the energy conservation officer role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From renewable energy consultant

54%

Overlap1

To energy conservation officer

9 Skills carried over

7 Required, not held

44.4 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 44.4

This move: 44.4 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the energy conservation officer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the renewable energy consultant 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 9 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A energy conservation officer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a renewable energy consultant background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held green building standards engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held advise on heating systems energy efficiency communication, collaboration and creativity
already held identify energy needs information skills
already held solar energy engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held promote sustainable energy communication, collaboration and creativity
already held renewable energy engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 9 carried skills, including the 9 the energy conservation officer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 9 missing skills fall into 4 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 information skills 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held define energy profiles required
required, not held analyse energy consumption required

optional, not held perform a feasibility study on district heating and cooling optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required

required, not held teach energy principles required
required, not held carry out energy management of facilities required

03 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required

required, not held energy required
required, not held energy market required

04 management skills 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held develop energy policy required

optional, not held determine appropriate heating and cooling system optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a energy conservation officer 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 9 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held advise on heating systems energy efficiency skill
already held energy conservation knowledge
already held energy efficiency knowledge
already held energy performance of buildings knowledge
already held green building standards knowledge
already held identify energy needs skill
already held promote sustainable energy skill
already held renewable energy knowledge
already held solar energy knowledge

2 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held determine appropriate heating and cooling system optional
optional, not held perform a feasibility study on district heating and cooling optional

39 held skills the energy conservation officer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise on carbon emissions reduction skill
not needed by the target role advise on utility consumption skill
not needed by the target role alternative energy knowledge
not needed by the target role answer requests for quotation skill
not needed by the target role assess customers skill
not needed by the target role assess supplier risks skill
not needed by the target role attend trade fairs skill
not needed by the target role carry out sales analysis skill
not needed by the target role characteristics of products knowledge
not needed by the target role characteristics of services knowledge
not needed by the target role corporate sustainability knowledge
not needed by the target role develop professional network skill
not needed by the target role domestic heating systems knowledge
not needed by the target role electricity market knowledge
not needed by the target role identify customer's needs skill
not needed by the target role identify suppliers skill
not needed by the target role industrial heating systems knowledge
not needed by the target role inform customers on energy consumption fees skill
not needed by the target role inform on government funding skill
not needed by the target role instruct on energy saving technologies skill
not needed by the target role manage contracts skill
not needed by the target role market analysis knowledge
not needed by the target role negotiate improvement with suppliers skill
not needed by the target role negotiate terms with suppliers skill
not needed by the target role perform a feasibility study on biogas energy skill
not needed by the target role perform a feasibility study on mini wind power skill
not needed by the target role perform market research skill
not needed by the target role perform smart grid feasibility study skill
not needed by the target role promote environmental awareness skill
not needed by the target role prospect new customers skill
not needed by the target role provide information on geothermal heat pumps skill
not needed by the target role provide information on solar panels skill
not needed by the target role provide information on wind turbines skill
not needed by the target role resource-efficient technologies knowledge
not needed by the target role sales argumentation knowledge
not needed by the target role sales strategies knowledge
not needed by the target role solar products knowledge
not needed by the target role sustainability consulting knowledge
not needed by the target role wind energy knowledge

2 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 energy required
required, not held energy market required

Index

Other moves recorded from renewable energy consultant

Full index of moves from renewable energy consultant

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.