energy-analyst/references/skills.md

Competences — energy analyst

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/cbde1a3a-406d-4d17-b30b-03981925035d).

Essential

• advise on carbon emissions reduction (skill/competence)
• advise on heating systems energy efficiency (skill/competence)
• alternative energy (knowledge)
• analyse energy consumption (skill/competence)
• analyse energy market trends (skill/competence)
• carry out energy management of facilities (skill/competence)
• collaborate on international energy projects (skill/competence)
• conduct energy audit (skill/competence)
• develop energy policy (skill/competence)
• develop energy saving concepts (skill/competence)
• energy (knowledge)
• energy conservation (knowledge)
• energy efficiency (knowledge)
• energy market (knowledge)
• energy performance of buildings (knowledge)
• energy sector policies (knowledge)
• energy transformation (knowledge)
• forecast energy prices (skill/competence)
• identify energy needs (skill/competence)
• inform customers on energy consumption fees (skill/competence)
• prepare energy performance contracts (skill/competence)
• promote sustainable energy (skill/competence)
• renewable energy (knowledge)
• resource-efficient technologies (knowledge)
• solar energy (knowledge)
• state estimation (knowledge)
• zero-energy building design (knowledge)

Optional

• computer simulation (knowledge)
• corporate sustainability (knowledge)
• execute feasibility study on hydrogen (skill/competence)
• provide information on hydrogen (skill/competence)

Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 4 ads, as of 2026-07-11)

Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.

Hard skills

• data analysis — 75 %
• technical analysis — 75 %
• utility bill analysis — 50 %
• energy modeling — 50 %
• energy project development — 25 %
• data visualization — 25 %
• debt analysis — 25 %
• economic analysis — 25 %
• economic benefits analysis — 25 %
• business development — 25 %
• contract management — 25 %
• equity analysis — 25 %
• financial modeling — 25 %
• geospatial analysis — 25 %
• infrastructure mapping — 25 %
• market research — 25 %
• stakeholder engagement — 25 %
• quantitative analysis — 25 %
• project development — 25 %
• project management — 25 %
• power systems engineering — 25 %
• research — 25 %

Methods

• Utility Energy Service Contracts (UESC) — 50 %
• Energy Savings Performance Contracts (ESPC) — 50 %
• fault tree analysis — 25 %
• interdependency analysis — 25 %
• vulnerability assessment — 25 %
• spatial analysis — 25 %

Responsibilities

• client communication — 50 %
• client coordination — 25 %
• communication development — 25 %
• data analysis — 25 %
• data collection and analysis — 25 %
• data management — 25 %
• data review — 25 %
• energy project review — 25 %
• junior staff mentoring — 25 %
• infrastructure resilience solutions identification — 25 %
• financial modeling — 25 %
• technical recommendations development — 25 %
• report development — 25 %
• report writing — 25 %
• securities research — 25 %
• research — 25 %
• research and analysis — 25 %
• industry research — 25 %
• project coordination — 25 %
• project meeting facilitation — 25 %
• project roadmap creation — 25 %
• project support — 25 %
• proposal creation — 25 %
• proposal preparation — 25 %