Table 1Transition record

renewable energy engineertoenergy conservation officer

A renewable energy engineer already meets 54% of what the energy conservation officer role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From renewable energy engineer

54%

Overlap1

To energy conservation officer

9 Skills carried over

7 Required, not held

45.5 Difficulty2

Career overlap Partial match

54%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

45.5/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the energy conservation officer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the renewable energy 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 energy conservation officer role treats 9 of its required skills as things a renewable energy engineer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

analyse energy consumption
carry out energy management of facilities
energy conservation
energy market
energy performance of buildings
identify energy needs

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

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 9 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A energy conservation officer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a renewable energy engineer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held carry out energy management of facilities communication, collaboration and creativity
already held analyse energy consumption information skills
already held energy market engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held identify energy needs information skills
already held solar energy engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held promote sustainable energy communication, collaboration and creativity

All 9 carried skills, including the 9 the energy conservation officer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 9 missing skills fall into 4 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 3 required

required, not held energy efficiency required
required, not held green building standards required
required, not held energy required

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required

required, not held teach energy principles required
required, not held advise on heating systems energy efficiency required

03 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held define energy profiles required

optional, not held perform a feasibility study on district heating and cooling optional

04 management skills 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held develop energy policy required

optional, not held determine appropriate heating and cooling system optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a energy conservation officer 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 9 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held analyse energy consumption skill
already held carry out energy management of facilities skill
already held energy conservation knowledge
already held energy market knowledge
already held energy performance of buildings knowledge
already held identify energy needs skill
already held promote sustainable energy skill
already held renewable energy knowledge
already held solar energy knowledge

2 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held determine appropriate heating and cooling system optional
optional, not held perform a feasibility study on district heating and cooling optional

84 held skills the energy conservation officer 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 analyse big data skill
not needed by the target role analyse test data skill
not needed by the target role approve engineering design skill
not needed by the target role assess heating and cooling systems skill
not needed by the target role assess project resource needs skill
not needed by the target role bioeconomy knowledge
not needed by the target role biogas energy knowledge
not needed by the target role business intelligence knowledge
not needed by the target role civil engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role cloud technologies knowledge
not needed by the target role coordinate electricity generation 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 design a solar absorption cooling system skill
not needed by the target role design geothermal energy systems skill
not needed by the target role design wind turbines skill
not needed by the target role develop material testing procedures skill
not needed by the target role electric generators knowledge
not needed by the target role electrical engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role electrical power safety regulations knowledge
not needed by the target role energy micro-generation technologies knowledge
not needed by the target role engineering principles knowledge
not needed by the target role engineering processes knowledge
not needed by the target role ensure compliance with safety legislation skill
not needed by the target role environmental engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role examine engineering principles skill
not needed by the target role fluid mechanics 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 green automotive technologies knowledge
not needed by the target role industrial heating systems knowledge
not needed by the target role inform on government funding 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 inspect facility sites skill
not needed by the target role inspect wind turbines skill

44 further entries not listed here

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 energy efficiency required
required, not held green building standards required
required, not held energy required

Index

Other moves recorded from renewable energy engineer

Full index of moves from renewable energy 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.