Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

energy systems engineertohydropower engineer

A energy systems engineer already meets 55% of what the hydropower engineer role asks for. The move turns on 13 required skills not yet in the profile.

From energy systems engineer
55%
Overlap1
To hydropower engineer
20 Skills carried over
13 Required, not held
52.4 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

55%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

52.4/ 100

1 Share of the hydropower engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the energy systems engineer 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

Why this move works

A hydropower engineer role treats 16 of its required skills as things a energy systems engineer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • approve engineering design
  • design electric power systems
  • draw blueprints
  • electrical power safety regulations
  • energy micro-generation technologies
  • engineering principles

What stands in the way is 13 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 20 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A hydropower engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a energy systems engineer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held energy micro-generation technologies engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held design electric power systems communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held inspect facility sites information skills
  • already held promote innovative infrastructure design communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held promote sustainable energy communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held examine engineering principles information skills

All 20 carried skills, including the 16 the hydropower engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 17 missing skills fall into 8 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 engineering, manufacturing and construction 7 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held electronics principles required
  • required, not held energy efficiency required
  • required, not held energy transformation required
  • required, not held marine energy required
  • required, not held electricity required
  • required, not held hydroelectricity required
  • required, not held resource-efficient technologies required
  • optional, not held automation technology optional
02 information and communication technologies (icts) 2 required
  • required, not held CAM software required
  • required, not held CAD software required
03 working with computers 2 required
  • required, not held use CAD software required
  • required, not held use CAM software required
04 business, administration and law 1 required
  • required, not held project management required
05 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required
  • required, not held operate scientific measuring equipment required
06 assisting and caring 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held use personal protection equipment optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a hydropower engineer 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 20 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held approve engineering design skill
  • already held design electric power systems skill
  • already held draw blueprints skill
  • already held electrical power safety regulations knowledge
  • already held energy micro-generation technologies knowledge
  • already held engineering principles knowledge
  • already held examine engineering principles skill
  • already held manage engineering project skill
  • already held perform project management skill
  • already held perform risk analysis skill
  • already held perform scientific research skill
  • already held promote innovative infrastructure design skill
  • already held renewable energy knowledge
  • already held technical drawings knowledge
  • already held troubleshoot skill
  • already held use technical drawing software skill
  • already held inspect facility sites skill
  • already held mechanical engineering knowledge
  • already held promote environmental awareness skill
  • already held promote sustainable energy skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 information skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held research ocean energy projects optional
08 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held oceanography optional
4 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held research ocean energy projects optional
  • optional, not held automation technology optional
  • optional, not held oceanography optional
  • optional, not held use personal protection equipment optional
72 held skills the hydropower engineer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role adapt energy distribution schedules skill
  • not needed by the target role adjust engineering designs skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on heating systems energy efficiency skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse big data skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse energy consumption skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse test data skill
  • not needed by the target role assess financial viability skill
  • not needed by the target role biogas energy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role building automation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role business intelligence knowledge
  • not needed by the target role carry out energy management of facilities skill
  • not needed by the target role cloud technologies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role combined heat and power generation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role conduct engineering site audits skill
  • not needed by the target role create CAD drawings skill
  • not needed by the target role data analytics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role data mining knowledge
  • not needed by the target role data storage knowledge
  • not needed by the target role define energy profiles skill
  • not needed by the target role design a building management system skill
  • not needed by the target role design a domotic system in buildings skill
  • not needed by the target role design district heating and cooling energy systems skill
  • not needed by the target role design heat pump installations skill
  • not needed by the target role design passive energy measures skill
  • not needed by the target role design solar energy systems skill
  • not needed by the target role determine appropriate heating and cooling system skill
  • not needed by the target role determine internal air quality parameters skill
  • not needed by the target role district heating and cooling knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electricity consumption knowledge
  • not needed by the target role energy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role energy conservation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role energy market knowledge
  • not needed by the target role energy performance of buildings knowledge
  • not needed by the target role engineering processes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role environmental engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role fuel distribution systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role geothermal energy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role geothermal energy systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role heat transfer processes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration parts knowledge

32 further entries not listed here

12 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 CAM software required
  • required, not held electronics principles required
  • required, not held energy efficiency required
  • required, not held energy transformation required
  • required, not held marine energy required
  • required, not held project management required
  • required, not held CAD software required
  • required, not held electricity required
  • required, not held hydroelectricity required
  • required, not held resource-efficient technologies required
  • optional, not held automation technology optional
  • optional, not held oceanography optional
Index

Other moves recorded from energy systems engineer

Full index of moves from energy systems engineer

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.