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

fossil-fuel power plant operatortoelectrical transmission system operator

A fossil-fuel power plant operator already meets 47% of what the electrical transmission system operator role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From fossil-fuel power plant operator
47%
Overlap1
To electrical transmission system operator
13 Skills carried over
6 Required, not held
51.9 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

47%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

51.9/ 100

1 Share of the electrical transmission system operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the fossil-fuel power plant operator 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 electrical transmission system operator role treats 7 of its required skills as things a fossil-fuel power plant operator already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • coordinate electricity generation
  • electric current
  • electrical power safety regulations
  • electricity
  • ensure compliance with electricity distribution schedule
  • ensure safety in electrical power operations

What stands in the way is 6 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 13 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A electrical transmission system operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a fossil-fuel power plant operator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held coordinate electricity generation communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held ensure compliance with electricity distribution schedule information skills
  • already held respond to electrical power contingencies working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held smart grids systems engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held ensure safety in electrical power operations assisting and caring
  • already held electric current engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 13 carried skills, including the 7 the electrical transmission system operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 18 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.

Skill to acquire Tier
01 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held adapt energy distribution schedules required
  • required, not held manage electricity transmission system required
  • optional, not held read electricity meter optional
  • optional, not held monitor automated machines optional
02 constructing 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held test procedures in electricity transmission required
  • optional, not held oversee power equipment operation optional
  • optional, not held inspect overhead power lines optional
  • optional, not held inspect underground power cables optional
03 management skills 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held develop strategies for electricity contingencies required
  • optional, not held develop electricity distribution schedule optional
  • optional, not held supervise electricity distribution operations optional
  • optional, not held ensure equipment maintenance optional
04 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held transmission towers required
  • optional, not held electrical discharge optional
05 business, administration and law 1 required
  • required, not held electricity market required
06 information skills 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held analyse energy market trends optional
  • optional, not held assess areas for power line installation optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a electrical transmission system operator 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 13 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held coordinate electricity generation skill
  • already held electric current knowledge
  • already held electrical power safety regulations knowledge
  • already held electricity knowledge
  • already held ensure compliance with electricity distribution schedule skill
  • already held ensure safety in electrical power operations skill
  • already held respond to electrical power contingencies skill
  • already held electricity consumption knowledge
  • already held ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
  • already held perform minor repairs to equipment skill
  • already held resolve equipment malfunctions skill
  • already held smart grids systems knowledge
  • already held wear appropriate protective gear skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held advise on safety improvements optional
12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held develop electricity distribution schedule optional
  • optional, not held oversee power equipment operation optional
  • optional, not held read electricity meter optional
  • optional, not held supervise electricity distribution operations optional
  • optional, not held advise on safety improvements optional
  • optional, not held analyse energy market trends optional
  • optional, not held assess areas for power line installation optional
  • optional, not held electrical discharge optional
  • optional, not held ensure equipment maintenance optional
  • optional, not held inspect overhead power lines optional
  • optional, not held inspect underground power cables optional
  • optional, not held monitor automated machines optional
30 held skills the electrical transmission system operator role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role advise on equipment maintenance skill
  • not needed by the target role apply health and safety standards skill
  • not needed by the target role arrange equipment repairs skill
  • not needed by the target role close circuit breaker skill
  • not needed by the target role control steam flows skill
  • not needed by the target role electric generators knowledge
  • not needed by the target role energy conservation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role fossil fuels knowledge
  • not needed by the target role fossil-fuel power plant operations knowledge
  • not needed by the target role liaise with engineers skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain electrical equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain records of maintenance interventions skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain system logs skill
  • not needed by the target role mechanics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role monitor electric generators skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor gauge skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor utility equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role natural gas knowledge
  • not needed by the target role operate ash handling equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role operate boiler skill
  • not needed by the target role operate gas turbines skill
  • not needed by the target role operate steam turbine skill
  • not needed by the target role read engineering drawings skill
  • not needed by the target role regulate steam pressure skill
  • not needed by the target role replace large components skill
  • not needed by the target role report on production results skill
  • not needed by the target role respond to emergency calls for repairs skill
  • not needed by the target role tend compressor engine skill
  • not needed by the target role train employees skill
  • not needed by the target role troubleshoot skill
3 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 electricity market required
  • required, not held transmission towers required
  • optional, not held electrical discharge optional
Index

Other moves recorded from fossil-fuel power plant operator

Full index of moves from fossil-fuel power plant operator

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.