# Competences — energy consultant

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/de74eb4e-c95e-425a-9b3a-7be805ec0321).

## Essential

- **advise on utility consumption** (skill/competence)
- **alternative energy** (knowledge)
- **analyse energy consumption** (skill/competence)
- **define energy profiles** (skill/competence)
- **energy conservation** (knowledge)
- **energy efficiency** (knowledge)
- **forecast energy prices** (skill/competence)
- **resource-efficient technologies** (knowledge)

## Optional

- advise on heating systems energy efficiency (skill/competence)
- alternative fuels (knowledge)
- answer requests for quotation (skill/competence)
- assess customers (skill/competence)
- assess supplier risks (skill/competence)
- attend trade fairs (skill/competence)
- carry out sales analysis (skill/competence)
- characteristics of products (knowledge)
- characteristics of services (knowledge)
- collaborate on international energy projects (skill/competence)
- conduct energy audit (skill/competence)
- corporate sustainability (knowledge)
- deliver a sales pitch (skill/competence)
- design building retrofitting solutions (skill/competence)
- determine appropriate heating and cooling system (skill/competence)
- develop professional network (skill/competence)
- domestic heating systems (knowledge)
- electricity (knowledge)
- electricity market (knowledge)
- energy performance of buildings (knowledge)
- execute feasibility study on hydrogen (skill/competence)
- identify customer's needs (skill/competence)
- identify energy needs (skill/competence)
- identify suppliers (skill/competence)
- implement marketing strategies (skill/competence)
- implement sales strategies (skill/competence)
- industrial heating systems (knowledge)
- inform customers on energy consumption fees (skill/competence)
- inform on government funding (skill/competence)
- instruct on energy saving technologies (skill/competence)
- manage contracts (skill/competence)
- manage distribution of destination promotional materials (skill/competence)
- manage production of destination promotional materials (skill/competence)
- market analysis (knowledge)
- negotiate improvement with suppliers (skill/competence)
- negotiate sales contracts (skill/competence)
- negotiate terms with suppliers (skill/competence)
- perform a feasibility study on district heating and cooling (skill/competence)
- perform a feasibility study on electric heating (skill/competence)
- perform a feasibility study on solar absorption cooling (skill/competence)
- perform market research (skill/competence)
- prepare sales checks (skill/competence)
- promote environmental awareness (skill/competence)
- promote sustainable energy (skill/competence)
- prospect new customers (skill/competence)
- provide information on geothermal heat pumps (skill/competence)
- provide information on hydrogen (skill/competence)
- provide information on solar panels (skill/competence)
- provide information on wind turbines (skill/competence)
- renewable energy (knowledge)
- review completed contracts (skill/competence)
- sales argumentation (knowledge)
- sales promotion techniques (knowledge)
- sales strategies (knowledge)
- shale gas (knowledge)
- solar energy (knowledge)
- sustainability consulting (knowledge)