Alternative Energy Manager
What Does a Professional in this Career Do?
An Alternative Energy Manager manages the development of alternative energy products, such as biofuels or the development and installation of large alternative energy projects such as wind power sites. Recommends use of renewable or alternative energy sources such as solar panels to help companies reduce energy consumption.
Job Outlook
There were 30 Alternative Energy Manager job postings in North Carolina in the past year and 1141 in the United States.
In combination with other careers in the Alternative Energy Manager industry, which includes the Alternative Energy Manager career, the following graph shows the number of people employed for each year since 2015:
Salary
Many new Alternative Energy Manager jobs have salaries estimated to be in the following ranges, based on the requirements and responsibilities listed in job postings from the past year.
National
The average estimated salary in the United States for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $112,825.
State
The average estimated salary in North Carolina for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $112,825.
Percentiles represent the percentage that is lower than the value. For example, 25% of estimated salaries for Alternative Energy Manager postings in the United States in the past year were lower than $91,696.
Education and Experience
Posted Alternative Energy Manager jobs typically require the following level of education. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list education requirements.
| Education Level | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Associate's Degree | 0% |
| Bachelor's Degree | 83.35% |
| Master's Degree | 27.08% |
| Doctoral Degree | 2.72% |
| Other | 5.35% |
Posted Alternative Energy Manager jobs typically require the following number of years of experience. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list experience requirements.
| Years of Experience | Percentage |
|---|---|
| 0 to 2 years | 8.51% |
| 3 to 5 years | 49.43% |
| 6 to 8 years | 23.33% |
| 9+ years | 18.74% |
Skills
Below are listings of the most common general and specialized skills Alternative Energy Manager positions expect applicants to have as well as the most common skills that distinguish individuals from their peers. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is also listed.
Baseline Skills
A skill that is required across a broad range of occupations, including this one.
- Communication (66.52%)
- Management (57.23%)
- Leadership (51.18%)
- Presentations (38.83%)
- Operations (34.36%)
- Sales (33.48%)
- Customer Service (28.48%)
- Planning (27.26%)
- Forecasting (26.03%)
- Budgeting (21.21%)
Defining Skills
A core skill for this occupation, it occurs frequently in job postings.
- Energy Management (19.45%)
- Project Management (49.86%)
Necessary Skills
A skill that is requested frequently in this occupation but isn’t specific to it.
- Carbon Footprint Reduction (9.95%)
- Natural Gas (5.35%)
- Program Implementation (9.86%)
- Alternative Energy (2.49%)
- Building Science (6.64%)
- Energy Efficiency Technologies (5.53%)
- Energy Audits (10.14%)
- Energy Consumption (10.51%)
- Sustainability Initiatives (5.35%)
- Supply Chain (9.22%)
- Accounting (5.16%)
- Account Management (5.44%)
- Electrical Engineering (8.11%)
- Sustainability Strategies (6.18%)
- Auditing (9.31%)
- Business To Business (19.91%)
- Calculations (1.29%)
- Customer Relationship Management (24.24%)
- Business Development (20.55%)
- Building Management System (5.99%)
- Benchmarking (6.82%)
- Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) (22.21%)
- Energy Market (4.98%)
- Construction (12.63%)
- Contract Management (5.71%)
- Data Management (5.99%)
- Energy Conservation (13.09%)
- Finance (27.47%)
- Renewable Energy (11.52%)
- Environmental Science (24.98%)
- Selling Techniques (21.29%)
- HVAC (20.37%)
- Data Analysis (12.07%)
- ISO 14000 Series (0.92%)
- Risk Management (1.75%)
- Greenhouse Gas (5.62%)
- Customer Support (14.84%)
- Mechanical Engineering (10.69%)
- Purchasing (7.1%)
- Procurement (17.51%)
- Sales Operations (14.01%)
- Marketing (19.72%)
- Operations Management (4.33%)
- Upselling (13.64%)
- Facility Management (9.49%)
- Financial Management (7.56%)
- Subcontracting (9.59%)
- Sales Prospecting (20.83%)
- Utility Software (6.54%)
- Productivity Management (13.73%)
- Commissioning (3.69%)
- Net Zero (3.32%)
- Retrofitting (1.29%)
Distinguishing Skills
A skill that may distinguish a subset of the occupation.
- ISO 50001 Standard (4.79%)
Salary Boosting Skills
A professional who wishes to excel in this career path may consider developing the following highly valued skills. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is listed.
- Energy Management (25.42%)
- Customer Relationship Management (31.69%)
- Finance (35.9%)
- ISO 50001 Standard (6.27%)
- Project Management (65.18%)
Alternative Job Titles
Sometimes employers post jobs with Alternative Energy Manager skills but a different job title. Some common alternative job titles include:
- Solar Energy Manager
- Energy and Sustainability Manager
- Energy Efficiency Program Manager
- Energy Efficiency Engineer
- Energy Efficiency Analyst
- Renewable Energy Manager
- Energy Efficiency Specialist
- Manager of Solar Energy
- Energy Efficiency Director
- Sustainability Program Manager
Similar Occupations
If you are interested in exploring occupations with similar skills, you may want to research the following job titles. Note that we only list occupations that have at least one corresponding NC State Online and Distance Education program.
- Energy Analyst / Auditor
- Energy Efficiency Specialist
- Sustainability Specialist
- Energy Engineer (General)
- Director of Project Management
- Director of Operations
- Vice President of Engineering
Common Employers
Here are the employers that have posted the most Alternative Energy Manager jobs in the past year along with how many they have posted.
United States
- Veralto (149)
- ICF International (91)
- Matchatalent (54)
- Marriott International (39)
- Jacobs Solutions (31)
- Resource Innovations (30)
- JLL (22)
- Johnson & Johnson (22)
- Southern Company (21)
- TRC Companies (21)
North Carolina
- Veralto (9)
- Matchatalent (7)
- Crete Mechanical Group (1)
- Marriott International (1)
- Thermo Fisher Scientific (1)
- JLL (1)
- Lincoln Company Llc. (1)
- Southern Company (1)
- Duke University (1)
- Lincoln Property (1)
NC State Programs Relevant to this Career
If you are interested in preparing for a career in this field, the following NC State Online and Distance Education programs offer a great place to start!
- Environmental Assessment Master's Degrees
- Environmental Assessment Graduate Certificates
- Renewable Energy Assessment Undergraduate Certificates
- Renewable Energy Assessment and Development Graduate Certificates
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