Occupation Atlasrenewable energy consultant
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/114e1eff-215e-47df-8e10-45a5b72f8197
renewable energy consultant
Renewable energy consultants advise clients on the advantages and disadvantages of different renewable energy sources. They conduct surveys and interviews to research demand of and opinions on renewable energy, and strive to advise clients on the most advantageous source of renewable energy for their purpose.
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Zone 3: Medium Preparation Needed
Medium preparation. Vocational training, related on-the-job experience, or an associate degree, with one to two years of training that combines experience and informal instruction.
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Occupational interest profile
CRIConventional · Realistic · Investigative — the three strongest interests, in order
- C Conventional5.93
- R Realistic4.53
- I Investigative4.17
- E Enterprising3.34
- S Social1.89
- A Artistic1.00
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Energy Auditors (47-4011.01): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, a broader O*NET occupation that includes this one, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (25)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- advise on carbon emissions reduction
- advise on heating systems energy efficiency
- alternative energy
- assess customers
- characteristics of products
- characteristics of services
- corporate sustainability
- develop professional network
- energy conservation
- energy efficiency
- identify energy needs
- inform on government funding
- instruct on energy saving technologies
- market analysis
- perform market research
- promote environmental awareness
- promote sustainable energy
- provide information on geothermal heat pumps
- provide information on solar panels
- provide information on wind turbines
- renewable energy
- resource-efficient technologies
- solar energy
- solar products
- wind energy
Optional (23)
- advise on utility consumption
- answer requests for quotation
- assess supplier risks
- attend trade fairs
- carry out sales analysis
- domestic heating systems
- electricity market
- energy performance of buildings
- green building standards
- identify customer's needs
- identify suppliers
- industrial heating systems
- inform customers on energy consumption fees
- manage contracts
- negotiate improvement with suppliers
- negotiate terms with suppliers
- perform a feasibility study on biogas energy
- perform a feasibility study on mini wind power
- perform smart grid feasibility study
- prospect new customers
- sales argumentation
- sales strategies
- sustainability consulting
O*NET equivalents
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