Table 1Transition record

solar energy engineertohydropower engineer

A solar energy engineer already meets 43% of what the hydropower engineer role asks for. The move turns on 16 required skills not yet in the profile.

From solar energy engineer

43%

Overlap1

To hydropower engineer

15 Skills carried over

16 Required, not held

63 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 63

This move: 63 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the hydropower engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the solar 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 15 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 solar energy engineer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held energy micro-generation technologies engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held inspect facility sites information skills
already held promote sustainable energy communication, collaboration and creativity
already held examine engineering principles information skills
already held draw blueprints communication, collaboration and creativity
already held manage engineering project management skills

All 15 carried skills, including the 13 the hydropower engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 22 missing skills fall into 9 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 8 required, 2 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 electrical power safety regulations required
required, not held electricity 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 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held design electric power systems required
required, not held promote innovative infrastructure design required

optional, not held promote environmental awareness optional

03 information and communication technologies (icts) 2 required

required, not held CAM software required
required, not held CAD software required

04 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held perform risk analysis required

optional, not held research ocean energy projects optional

05 business, administration and law 1 required

required, not held project management required

06 working with computers 1 required

required, not held use CAM software required

3 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 15 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held approve engineering design skill
already held draw blueprints skill
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 scientific research skill
already held renewable energy knowledge
already held technical drawings knowledge
already held troubleshoot skill
already held use CAD software skill
already held use technical drawing software skill
already held inspect facility sites skill
already held promote sustainable energy skill

The 3 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required

required, not held operate scientific measuring equipment required

08 assisting and caring 1 supplementary

optional, not held use personal protection equipment optional

09 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary

optional, not held oceanography optional

6 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held mechanical engineering 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

57 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 adjust voltage skill
not needed by the target role alternative energy knowledge
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 assess financial viability skill
not needed by the target role battery design knowledge
not needed by the target role business intelligence knowledge
not needed by the target role calculate solar panel orientation skill
not needed by the target role cloud technologies 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 design a solar absorption cooling system skill
not needed by the target role design a solar heating system skill
not needed by the target role design solar energy systems skill
not needed by the target role design thermal equipment skill
not needed by the target role electrical engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role electricity market knowledge
not needed by the target role energy knowledge
not needed by the target role energy market knowledge
not needed by the target role engineering processes knowledge
not needed by the target role fluid mechanics knowledge
not needed by the target role industrial heating systems knowledge
not needed by the target role information extraction knowledge
not needed by the target role information structure knowledge
not needed by the target role maintain concentrated solar power systems skill
not needed by the target role maintain photovoltaic systems skill
not needed by the target role maintain solar energy systems skill
not needed by the target role operate solar thermal energy systems for hot water and heating skill
not needed by the target role perform a feasibility study on solar absorption cooling skill
not needed by the target role perform data mining skill
not needed by the target role perform feasibility study on solar heating skill
not needed by the target role photovoltaic systems knowledge
not needed by the target role power engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role provide information on solar panels skill
not needed by the target role quality standards knowledge
not needed by the target role read engineering drawings skill

17 further entries not listed here

14 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 electrical power safety regulations required
required, not held electricity 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 solar energy engineer

Full index of moves from solar 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.