energy analysttoenergy manager
A energy analyst already meets 34% of what the energy manager role asks for. The move turns on 26 required skills not yet in the profile.
34%
75/ 100
1 Share of the energy manager role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the energy analyst 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 this move works
A energy manager role treats 14 of its required skills as things a energy analyst already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- advise on heating systems energy efficiency
- alternative energy
- analyse energy consumption
- carry out energy management of facilities
- conduct energy audit
- corporate sustainability
What stands in the way is 26 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 energy manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a energy analyst background worth leading with.
- already held prepare energy performance contracts communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held collaborate on international energy projects communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held develop energy policy management skills
- already held zero-energy building design engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held analyse energy market trends information skills
- already held execute feasibility study on hydrogen information skills
All 21 carried skills, including the 14 the energy manager role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 45 missing skills fall into 7 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.
- required, not held define manufacturing quality criteria required
- required, not held create manufacturing guidelines required
- required, not held develop business case required
- required, not held develop manufacturing policies required
- required, not held develop staff required
- required, not held establish daily priorities required
- required, not held manage budgets required
- required, not held manage logistics required
- required, not held manage staff required
- required, not held manage supplies required
- required, not held meet deadlines required
- required, not held strive for company growth required
- required, not held supervise daily information operations required
- optional, not held ensure equipment availability optional
- optional, not held ensure equipment maintenance optional
- optional, not held plan health and safety procedures optional
- required, not held advise on utility consumption required
- required, not held promote innovative infrastructure design required
- required, not held advise on sustainable management policies required
- required, not held liaise with managers required
- required, not held promote environmental awareness required
- optional, not held negotiate improvement with suppliers optional
- optional, not held advise on hazards of heating systems optional
- optional, not held negotiate terms with suppliers optional
- optional, not held write research proposals optional
- optional, not held write scientific publications optional
- required, not held electrical power safety regulations required
- required, not held electricity consumption required
- required, not held manufacturing processes required
- required, not held sustainable technologies required
- optional, not held gas consumption optional
- optional, not held gas market optional
- optional, not held green building standards optional
- optional, not held smart grids systems optional
- optional, not held industrial heating systems optional
- required, not held adhere to organisational guidelines required
- required, not held follow company standards required
- required, not held define energy profiles required
- optional, not held calculate utility payments optional
- optional, not held perform smart grid feasibility study optional
- required, not held corporate social responsibility required
- optional, not held contract law optional
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a energy manager role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 advise on utility consumption skill · sector specific
- 02 corporate social responsibility knowledge · sector specific
- 03 define energy profiles skill · sector specific
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 advise on heating systems energy efficiency skill
- already held alternative energy knowledge
- already held analyse energy consumption skill
- already held carry out energy management of facilities skill
- already held conduct energy audit skill
- already held corporate sustainability knowledge
- already held develop energy policy skill
- already held energy conservation knowledge
- already held energy efficiency knowledge
- already held energy performance of buildings knowledge
- already held identify energy needs skill
- already held prepare energy performance contracts skill
- already held promote sustainable energy skill
- already held resource-efficient technologies knowledge
- already held analyse energy market trends skill
- already held collaborate on international energy projects skill
- already held develop energy saving concepts skill
- already held energy market knowledge
- already held execute feasibility study on hydrogen skill
- already held renewable energy knowledge
- already held zero-energy building design knowledge
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held identify faults in utility meters optional
- optional, not held monitor utility equipment optional
- optional, not held inspect industrial equipment optional
19 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held calculate utility payments optional
- optional, not held gas consumption optional
- optional, not held gas market optional
- optional, not held green building standards optional
- optional, not held identify faults in utility meters optional
- optional, not held monitor utility equipment optional
- optional, not held negotiate improvement with suppliers optional
- optional, not held perform smart grid feasibility study optional
- optional, not held smart grids systems optional
- optional, not held advise on hazards of heating systems optional
- optional, not held contract law optional
- optional, not held ensure equipment availability optional
- optional, not held ensure equipment maintenance optional
- optional, not held industrial heating systems optional
- optional, not held inspect industrial equipment optional
- optional, not held negotiate terms with suppliers optional
- optional, not held plan health and safety procedures optional
- optional, not held write research proposals optional
- optional, not held write scientific publications optional
10 held skills the energy manager role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role advise on carbon emissions reduction skill
- not needed by the target role computer simulation knowledge
- not needed by the target role energy knowledge
- not needed by the target role energy sector policies knowledge
- not needed by the target role energy transformation knowledge
- not needed by the target role forecast energy prices skill
- not needed by the target role inform customers on energy consumption fees skill
- not needed by the target role provide information on hydrogen skill
- not needed by the target role solar energy knowledge
- not needed by the target role state estimation knowledge
11 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- required, not held corporate social responsibility required
- required, not held electrical power safety regulations required
- required, not held electricity consumption required
- required, not held manufacturing processes required
- required, not held sustainable technologies required
- optional, not held gas consumption optional
- optional, not held gas market optional
- optional, not held green building standards optional
- optional, not held smart grids systems optional
- optional, not held contract law optional
- optional, not held industrial heating systems optional
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.