Energy management engineers control the effective use of energy in construction, production, and production systems, as well as oversee sophisticated conversion efficiency and delivery systems. These professionals also investigate the indirect impacts of energy use from the perspectives of provincial ecological influence, provincial and federal economic implications, and extreme weather events.

Eligibility Criteria

• Must possess at least 50% aggregate from a recognized institution in 12^th, from any board PUC/CBSE/ICSE/ISC, etc. However, the cut-off margin varies with the selection process of different colleges.
• Should procure a valid score in entrance exams such as JEE-MAINS/CET/VITEEE/JEE-Advanced, etc. Different colleges offer their own entrance exams if you don’t have a satisfactory score in JEE or other competitive exams – colleges like NMIMS, Symbiosis International University, XUB, Andhra University, LPU, etc. Every state offers their own entrance exam as well.
• One must earn a degree in B.Sc/B.Tech or a Diploma to become an Energy Engineer. This is a basic qualification you must require to enroll in this line of work.
• An M.Tech in Energy Engineering can also prove to be helpful while looking for a higher degree and better learning.

Tasks to perform

• Handle the planning, design, or installation of energy efficiency programmes to ensure that finances and timeframes are met, that provincial and national regulations are implemented, and that authorized standards are followed.
• Initiate fuel analysis to ensure power use and recognize recycling and cost-cutting steps.
• Climate-related architecture or development problems, such as energy engineering, climate conservation, or environmental design, should be controlled.
• Investigate conventional or clean power mechanisms or developments, such as solar power or battery storage energy.
• To measure power consumption, review construction, industrial, or electronic plans or requirements.

Knowledge required

• Commercialization and Statistics — Understanding of associated accounting concepts and practises, capital markets, finance, and the study and presentation of financial results.
• Development and Manufacturing — Comprehension of raw materials, production methods, quality management, prices and other strategies to optimize the successful produce and delivery of products.
• Engineering and Design — Acknowledging the required materials, techniques, and equipment used in the development or renovation of homes, vehicles, and other infrastructure such as streets and highways.
• Computer Application - Understanding the prospects and functioning of circuit boards, processing units, circuits, electrical devices, computer equipment, plus applications and programming.
• Apprehension in Physics — Insight in forecasting of basic phenomenon, laws, their cross - functional and applications for interpreting fluid, substance, and airborne mechanics, and structural, electronic, atomic, and micro structures and processes.

Skills required

• Technological Supervision — Entails determining metrics or indices of program success as well as the steps required to enhance or improve effectiveness in relation to the system's objectives.
• Task Management — Solving entails recognizing specific challenges and evaluating relevant knowledge in order to create, analyse, and execute approaches.
• Strategic Thinking and Analysis — Weighing the relative risks and advantages of future decisions in order to prioritise the right one.
• Rational Analysis — Involves using intuition and analysis to evaluate the positives and disadvantages of different explanations, assumptions, or responses to problems.
• Surveillance — Keeping track of and reviewing your own, other people's, or organizations' results to make changes or take disciplinary measures.

Job roles offered

Once you procure the required qualifications for becoming an Energy Auditor, a myriad of options are open to you. There are multiple projects you can undertake throughout this line of work, and there are many other fields you can branch out to as well.

• Energy Analyst: The energy analyst is a consultant with a deep knowledge of the energy sector is responsible for finding, collecting, and reviewing energy data knowledgeably and consistently to provide knowledge and insight to their organization and customers. The job requirements involve data modeling and keeping up to date with related problems and developments in the power sector.
• Refrigeration Engineer: Entails the preparation, construction, and business development of industrial cooling systems. Refrigeration engineers are required to model, supervise installation, and manually configure sophisticated cooling devices for household and business use, such as cafeteria units, cooled hospital equipment, and enclosed trucks and vehicles.
• Heating and Ventilation Systems Engineer: Heating and ventilation system guarantees the establishments have a comfortable atmosphere in which to live and function. To function properly, all buildings (including stores, offices, warehouses, and research labs) have complex, concise heat recovery ventilation systems. This may take a variety of types, such as a set of air circulation grilles on traditional classrooms or a vast array of cables running through production line walls and floors.
• Smart Grid Engineers: Smart grid engineers concentrate solely on enhancing grid technology. Smart grids are meant to improve electricity delivery by enabling power grids to work quite effectively. Smart grids often include sustainable power sources because when fuel from photovoltaic cells and wind energy is accessible, the grid can utilize that resource. When alternative resources are inadequate to satisfy demand, the grid turns to other outlets, such as lignite power.
• Solar Engineers: Solar engineers are responsible for the planning, construction, and execution of solar power generation. They may be in charge of everything from large metropolitan projects to installing rooftops in residential homes. The engineer usually starts with a customer appointment, site evaluation, and monetary estimation to help him or her acknowledge the overview of the proposal. The engineer then produces an acceptable plan that takes into consideration all applicable variables.

Career opportunities

Energy Auditors can opt for various fields of work in the companies listed below:

• Energy Acuity (EA)
• Georgia Power
• Duke Energy
• Geronimo Energy
• Xcel Energy
• Invenergy LLC
• Cypress Creek Renewables
• Avangrid Renewables
• Berkshire Hathaway Energy (BHE)
• NextEra Energy, Inc.
• Vestas

Colleges offering courses

• College of Engineering, Anna University, Chennai
• Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal
• Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
• National Institute of technology, Tiruchirappalli
• Jamia Millia Islamia University, Delhi
• National Institute of Technology, Calicut
• Birla Institute of Technology, Ranchi
• Amity University, Noida
• SRM Engineering College, Kanchipuram
• Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad