Smart city consultant to green ICT consultant
A smart city consultant already meets 40% of what the green ICT consultant role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.
57.9/ 100
1 How much of what a green ICT consultant is expected to do is already part of a smart city consultant’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 green ICT consultant role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A green ICT consultant role treats 7 of its required skills as things a smart city consultant already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- ICT environmental policies
- consult with business clients
- create project specifications
- ensure compliance with environmental legislation
- manage environmental impact of operations
- promote environmental awareness
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 · What you already bring
Of the 8 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A green ICT consultant role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a smart city consultant background worth leading with.
- already held ICT environmental policies information and communication technologies (icts)
- already held consult with business clients communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held create project specifications management skills
- already held provide ICT consulting advice communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held emergent technologies engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held manage environmental impact of operations assisting and caring
All 8 carried skills, including the 7 the green ICT consultant role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 19 missing skills fall into 7 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 green building standards required
- still to learn sustainability consulting required
- still to learn resource-efficient technologies required
- still to learn sustainable technologies required
- still to learn apply business acumen required
- optional, not held define technical requirements optional
- optional, not held identify processes for re-engineering optional
- still to learn report on environmental issues required
- optional, not held advise on environmental remediation optional
- still to learn optimise choice of ICT solution required
- optional, not held ICT market optional
- optional, not held ICT sales methodologies optional
- optional, not held corporate sustainability optional
- optional, not held hardware components suppliers optional
- optional, not held copyright legislation optional
- optional, not held legal requirements of ICT products optional
- optional, not held ICT power consumption optional
- optional, not held software components suppliers optional
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a green ICT consultant role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 green building standards study this
- 02 optimise choice of ICT solution practise this
- 03 sustainability consulting study this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 8 skills that carry over
- already held ICT environmental policies knowledge
- already held consult with business clients skill
- already held create project specifications skill
- already held ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
- already held manage environmental impact of operations skill
- already held promote environmental awareness skill
- already held provide ICT consulting advice skill
- already held emergent technologies knowledge
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held track key performance indicators optional
12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held ICT market optional
- optional, not held ICT power consumption optional
- optional, not held ICT sales methodologies optional
- optional, not held corporate sustainability optional
- optional, not held hardware components suppliers optional
- optional, not held software components suppliers optional
- optional, not held advise on environmental remediation optional
- optional, not held copyright legislation optional
- optional, not held define technical requirements optional
- optional, not held identify processes for re-engineering optional
- optional, not held legal requirements of ICT products optional
- optional, not held track key performance indicators optional
40 held skills the green ICT consultant role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role ICT project management knowledge
- not needed by the target role ICT project management methodologies knowledge
- not needed by the target role Internet of Things knowledge
- not needed by the target role advise architects skill
- not needed by the target role advise on environmental risk management systems skill
- not needed by the target role advise on sustainability solutions skill
- not needed by the target role advise on sustainable management policies skill
- not needed by the target role analyse business plans skill
- not needed by the target role architecture regulations knowledge
- not needed by the target role build business relationships 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 consult with industry professionals skill
- not needed by the target role consultation methods knowledge
- not needed by the target role coordinate environmental efforts skill
- not needed by the target role design for organisational complexity skill
- not needed by the target role design smart grids skill
- not needed by the target role develop concepts for city marketing skill
- not needed by the target role develop environmental policy skill
- not needed by the target role develop urban transport studies skill
- not needed by the target role ecology knowledge
- not needed by the target role environmental engineering knowledge
- not needed by the target role geographic information systems knowledge
- not needed by the target role handle geospatial technologies skill
- not needed by the target role implement environmental action plans skill
- not needed by the target role implement route planning in smart mobility services skill
- not needed by the target role liaise with architects skill
- not needed by the target role manage environmental impact skill
- not needed by the target role perform smart grid feasibility study skill
- not needed by the target role promote innovative infrastructure design skill
- not needed by the target role promote sustainability skill
- not needed by the target role propose ICT solutions to business problems skill
- not needed by the target role provide technical expertise skill
- not needed by the target role seek innovation in current practices skill
- not needed by the target role smart city features knowledge
- not needed by the target role smart grids systems knowledge
- not needed by the target role urban planning knowledge
- not needed by the target role urban planning law knowledge
- not needed by the target role use consulting techniques skill
- not needed by the target role use geographic information systems skill
12 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 green building standards required
- still to learn sustainability consulting required
- still to learn resource-efficient technologies required
- still to learn sustainable technologies required
- optional, not held ICT market optional
- optional, not held ICT power consumption optional
- optional, not held ICT sales methodologies optional
- optional, not held corporate sustainability optional
- optional, not held hardware components suppliers optional
- optional, not held software components suppliers optional
- optional, not held copyright legislation optional
- optional, not held legal requirements of ICT products optional
Other moves recorded from smart city consultant
Common questions about this move
Can a smart city consultant become a green ICT consultant?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A smart city consultant already covers 40% of what a green ICT consultant is expected to do: 8 skills carry over, 7 of which the green ICT consultant role treats as required.
What skills does a smart city consultant need to become a green ICT consultant?
7 required skills are missing, plus 12 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by engineering, manufacturing and construction. The single most important is green building standards.
How hard is the move from smart city consultant to green ICT consultant?
Its learning distance is 57.9 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.