power distribution engineertosubstation engineer
A power distribution engineer already meets 74% of what the substation engineer role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.
74%
32.4/ 100
1 Share of the substation engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the power distribution 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 this move works
A substation engineer role treats 18 of its required skills as things a power distribution engineer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- adjust engineering designs
- approve engineering design
- design electric power systems
- electrical discharge
- electrical engineering
- electrical power safety regulations
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 34 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A substation engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a power distribution engineer background worth leading with.
- already held manage electricity transmission system working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held make electrical calculations information skills
- already held develop electricity distribution schedule management skills
- already held supervise electricity distribution operations management skills
- already held design electric power systems communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held inspect facility sites information skills
All 34 carried skills, including the 18 the substation engineer role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 11 missing skills fall into 6 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 mechanical engineering required
- required, not held electric current required
- required, not held electricity principles required
- required, not held mechanics required
- optional, not held electric generators optional
- required, not held operate electronic measuring instruments required
- optional, not held install circuit breakers optional
- required, not held manage engineering project required
- required, not held create CAD drawings required
- optional, not held wear appropriate protective gear optional
- optional, not held CAD software optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a substation engineer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 mechanical engineering knowledge · sector specific
- 02 operate electronic measuring instruments skill · sector specific
- 03 create CAD drawings skill · cross sector
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 34 skills that carry over
- already held adjust engineering designs skill
- already held approve engineering design skill
- already held design electric power systems skill
- already held electrical discharge knowledge
- already held electrical engineering knowledge
- already held electrical power safety regulations knowledge
- already held electricity consumption knowledge
- already held engineering principles knowledge
- already held engineering processes knowledge
- already held ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
- already held ensure compliance with safety legislation skill
- already held ensure safety in electrical power operations skill
- already held inspect facility sites skill
- already held make electrical calculations skill
- already held perform project management skill
- already held perform scientific research skill
- already held technical drawings knowledge
- already held use technical drawing software skill
- already held adjust voltage skill
- already held assess financial viability skill
- already held develop electricity distribution schedule skill
- already held develop strategies for electricity contingencies skill
- already held electricity market knowledge
- already held ensure compliance with electricity distribution schedule skill
- already held inspect overhead power lines skill
- already held inspect underground power cables skill
- already held maintain electrical equipment skill
- already held manage electricity transmission system skill
- already held manage workflow processes skill
- already held monitor electric generators skill
- already held respond to electrical power contingencies skill
- already held supervise electricity distribution operations skill
- already held test procedures in electricity transmission skill
- already held transmission towers knowledge
4 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held CAD software optional
- optional, not held electric generators optional
- optional, not held install circuit breakers optional
- optional, not held wear appropriate protective gear optional
57 held skills the substation engineer role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role adapt energy distribution schedules skill
- not needed by the target role analyse big data skill
- not needed by the target role analyse test data skill
- not needed by the target role assemble sensors skill
- not needed by the target role battery chemistry knowledge
- not needed by the target role battery components knowledge
- not needed by the target role battery fluids knowledge
- not needed by the target role business intelligence knowledge
- not needed by the target role change power distribution systems skill
- not needed by the target role chemical products knowledge
- not needed by the target role cloud technologies knowledge
- not needed by the target role collaborate with designers skill
- not needed by the target role coordinate communication within a team 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 mining methods knowledge
- not needed by the target role data storage knowledge
- not needed by the target role design smart grids skill
- not needed by the target role energy knowledge
- not needed by the target role energy market knowledge
- not needed by the target role energy micro-generation technologies knowledge
- not needed by the target role execute software tests skill
- not needed by the target role fuel gas knowledge
- not needed by the target role hydraulics knowledge
- not needed by the target role hydroelectricity knowledge
- not needed by the target role identify customer's needs skill
- not needed by the target role information extraction knowledge
- not needed by the target role information structure knowledge
- not needed by the target role innovation processes knowledge
- not needed by the target role install hydraulic systems skill
- not needed by the target role maintain hydraulic systems skill
- not needed by the target role maintain sensor equipment skill
- not needed by the target role marine engineering knowledge
- not needed by the target role offshore renewable energy technologies knowledge
- not needed by the target role operate battery test equipment skill
- not needed by the target role operate hydraulic machinery controls skill
- not needed by the target role operate hydraulic pumps skill
- not needed by the target role operate hydrogen extraction equipment skill
- not needed by the target role perform data analysis skill
- not needed by the target role perform data mining skill
17 further entries not listed here
6 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 mechanical engineering required
- required, not held electric current required
- required, not held electricity principles required
- required, not held mechanics required
- optional, not held CAD software optional
- optional, not held electric generators optional
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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.