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

geothermal engineertohydropower engineer

A geothermal engineer already meets 33% of what the hydropower engineer role asks for. The move turns on 19 required skills not yet in the profile.

From geothermal engineer
33%
Overlap1
To hydropower engineer
11 Skills carried over
19 Required, not held
70.9 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

33%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

70.9/ 100

1 Share of the hydropower engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the geothermal 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 10 of its required skills as things a geothermal engineer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • CAD software
  • CAM software
  • approve engineering design
  • electrical power safety regulations
  • electricity
  • energy efficiency

What stands in the way is 19 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 11 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 geothermal engineer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held energy transformation engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held inspect facility sites information skills
  • already held CAM software information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held renewable energy engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held electrical power safety regulations engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held energy efficiency engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 11 carried skills, including the 10 the hydropower engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 26 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 6 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held electronics principles required
  • required, not held energy micro-generation technologies required
  • required, not held marine energy required
  • required, not held engineering principles required
  • required, not held hydroelectricity required
  • required, not held resource-efficient technologies required
  • optional, not held mechanical engineering optional
  • optional, not held automation technology optional
02 communication, collaboration and creativity 4 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held design electric power systems required
  • required, not held promote innovative infrastructure design required
  • required, not held draw blueprints required
  • required, not held troubleshoot required
  • optional, not held promote sustainable energy optional
  • optional, not held promote environmental awareness optional
03 information skills 3 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held examine engineering principles required
  • required, not held perform risk analysis required
  • required, not held perform scientific research required
  • optional, not held research ocean energy projects optional
04 working with computers 3 required
  • required, not held use CAD software required
  • required, not held use CAM software required
  • required, not held use technical drawing software required
05 management skills 2 required
  • required, not held manage engineering project required
  • required, not held perform project management required
06 business, administration and law 1 required
  • required, not held project management required

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 11 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held CAD software knowledge
  • already held CAM software knowledge
  • already held approve engineering design skill
  • already held electrical power safety regulations knowledge
  • already held electricity knowledge
  • already held energy efficiency knowledge
  • already held energy transformation knowledge
  • already held operate scientific measuring equipment skill
  • already held renewable energy knowledge
  • already held technical drawings knowledge
  • already held inspect facility sites skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 assisting and caring 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held use personal protection equipment optional
08 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held oceanography optional
7 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held mechanical engineering optional
  • optional, not held promote sustainable energy optional
  • optional, not held research ocean energy projects optional
  • optional, not held automation technology optional
  • optional, not held oceanography optional
  • optional, not held promote environmental awareness optional
  • optional, not held use personal protection equipment optional
38 held skills the hydropower engineer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role adjust engineering designs skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on building matters skill
  • not needed by the target role apply health and safety standards skill
  • not needed by the target role apply statistical analysis techniques skill
  • not needed by the target role assess environmental impact skill
  • not needed by the target role assess heating and cooling systems skill
  • not needed by the target role coordinate electricity generation skill
  • not needed by the target role define energy profiles skill
  • not needed by the target role design a combined heat and power system skill
  • not needed by the target role design an electric heating system skill
  • not needed by the target role design district heating and cooling energy systems skill
  • not needed by the target role design geothermal energy systems skill
  • not needed by the target role design heat pump installations skill
  • not needed by the target role design heating and cooling emission systems skill
  • not needed by the target role design thermal equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role design thermal requirements skill
  • not needed by the target role develop strategies for electricity contingencies skill
  • not needed by the target role electric current knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electric generators knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
  • not needed by the target role environmental legislation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role geographic information systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role geology 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 geothermal power generation methods knowledge
  • not needed by the target role geothermal power plant operations knowledge
  • not needed by the target role oversee construction project skill
  • not needed by the target role perform a feasibility study on combined heat and power skill
  • not needed by the target role perform a feasibility study on electric heating skill
  • not needed by the target role perform a feasibility study on heat pumps skill
  • not needed by the target role perform energy simulations skill
  • not needed by the target role perform feasibility study on geothermal energy skill
  • not needed by the target role perform laboratory tests skill
  • not needed by the target role perform smart grid feasibility study skill
  • not needed by the target role thermodynamics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role types of heat pumps knowledge
  • not needed by the target role use testing equipment skill
10 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 electronics principles required
  • required, not held energy micro-generation technologies required
  • required, not held marine energy required
  • required, not held project management required
  • required, not held engineering principles required
  • required, not held hydroelectricity required
  • required, not held resource-efficient technologies required
  • optional, not held mechanical engineering optional
  • optional, not held automation technology optional
  • optional, not held oceanography optional
Index

Other moves recorded from geothermal engineer

Full index of moves from geothermal 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.