6.0 KiB
6.0 KiB
Competences — electrical power distributor
Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/74332fd0-4a50-464e-9116-98fa9b8127ac).
Essential
- adapt energy distribution schedules (skill/competence)
- develop electricity distribution schedule (skill/competence)
- electric current (knowledge)
- electrical power safety regulations (knowledge)
- electricity (knowledge)
- ensure compliance with electricity distribution schedule (skill/competence)
- ensure equipment maintenance (skill/competence)
- ensure safety in electrical power operations (skill/competence)
- inspect overhead power lines (skill/competence)
- inspect underground power cables (skill/competence)
- respond to electrical power contingencies (skill/competence)
- supervise electricity distribution operations (skill/competence)
- transmission towers (knowledge)
- wear appropriate protective gear (skill/competence)
Optional
- advise on safety improvements (skill/competence)
- analyse energy market trends (skill/competence)
- assess areas for power line installation (skill/competence)
- coordinate electricity generation (skill/competence)
- develop strategies for electricity contingencies (skill/competence)
- electrical discharge (knowledge)
- electricity consumption (knowledge)
- electricity market (knowledge)
- oversee power equipment operation (skill/competence)
- read electricity meter (skill/competence)
- repair overhead power lines (skill/competence)
- repair underground power cables (skill/competence)
- test procedures in electricity transmission (skill/competence)
Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 9 ads, as of 2026-07-11)
Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.
Hard skills
- electrical distribution system operation — 22 %
- emergency restoration — 22 %
- equipment operation — 11 %
- electrical engineering — 11 %
- distribution systems — 11 %
- electric system operation — 11 %
- electrical principles — 11 %
- electrical switching — 11 %
- electrical system maintenance — 11 %
- electrical troubleshooting — 11 %
- emergency dispatch — 11 %
- emergency load control — 11 %
- blueprint reading — 11 %
- bulk power systems — 11 %
- crew dispatching — 11 %
- data acquisition — 11 %
- data analysis — 11 %
- data maintenance — 11 %
- data organization — 11 %
- fault detection — 11 %
- load forecasting — 11 %
- load monitoring — 11 %
- load transfer analysis — 11 %
- log maintenance — 11 %
- outage restoration — 11 %
- overhead wiring installation — 11 %
- permit and tag process — 11 %
- pole climbing — 11 %
- power flow control — 11 %
- power system operation — 11 %
- outage coordination — 11 %
- relay protection — 11 %
- remedial action implementation — 11 %
- repair — 11 %
- safety clearance — 11 %
- safety compliance — 11 %
- streetlight maintenance — 11 %
- switching operations — 11 %
- system diagnosis — 11 %
- system disturbance analysis — 11 %
- system monitoring — 11 %
- system operation — 11 %
- system restoration — 11 %
- system troubleshooting — 11 %
- technical analysis — 11 %
- trouble analysis — 11 %
- troubleshooting — 11 %
- underground wiring installation — 11 %
- voltage regulation — 11 %
- transformer installation — 11 %
- work order drafting — 11 %
Methods
- Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) — 11 %
- root cause analysis (RCA) — 11 %
- storm planning — 11 %
- regulatory compliance — 11 %
- preventive maintenance — 11 %
- lock out/tag out procedures — 11 %
- NETA electrical testing standards — 11 %
- North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) — 11 %
- OSHA safety regulations — 11 %
- infrared fault detection — 11 %
- COBRA exam — 11 %
- 3-part communications — 11 %
- emergency management — 11 %
- energy control process — 11 %
Responsibilities
- distribution equipment operation — 22 %
- system monitoring — 22 %
- system installation — 11 %
- system voltage monitoring — 11 %
- system operation planning — 11 %
- system problem reporting — 11 %
- work documentation — 11 %
- technical drawing maintenance — 11 %
- training and instruction — 11 %
- training provision — 11 %
- safety compliance ensuring — 11 %
- scada device control — 11 %
- switching order preparation — 11 %
- switching preparation — 11 %
- system construction — 11 %
- support — 11 %
- switch order approval — 11 %
- switchgear support — 11 %
- switching direction — 11 %
- transmission system operation — 11 %
- communication with market participants — 11 %
- contingency analysis — 11 %
- directing work crews — 11 %
- dispatching resources — 11 %
- crew dispatching — 11 %
- customer outage management — 11 %
- customer service restoration — 11 %
- daily operations monitoring — 11 %
- clearance coordination — 11 %
- clearance provision — 11 %
- equipment control — 11 %
- equipment evaluation — 11 %
- emergency switching — 11 %
- employee guidance — 11 %
- equipment repair — 11 %
- equipment restoration — 11 %
- equipment status evaluation — 11 %
- electrical maintenance activities — 11 %
- installation — 11 %
- load transfer recommendation — 11 %
- load restoration — 11 %
- maintaining operating logs — 11 %
- maintenance — 11 %
- managing customer calls — 11 %
- map revision — 11 %
- planning work schedules — 11 %
- record maintenance — 11 %
- outage location analysis — 11 %
- restoration coordination — 11 %