hydropower engineer
Code 2142.1.5
Hydropower engineers research, design and plan the building of facilities that generate electricity from the movement of water. They search optimal locations, conduct trials and try different materials to achieve the best result. Hydropower engineers develop strategies for more efficient energy production and analyse environmental consequences.
Essential skills
Knowledge
- technical drawings
- energy efficiency
- electricity
- project management
- hydroelectricity
- electrical power safety regulations
- engineering principles
- electronics principles
- CAD software
- CAM software
- renewable energy
- energy transformation
Skills and competences
- approve engineering design
- design electric power systems
- draw blueprints
- examine engineering principles
- manage engineering project
- perform scientific research
- promote innovative infrastructure design
- perform risk analysis
- troubleshoot
- use CAD software
- use technical drawing software
- use CAM software
Transversal competences
- perform project management
- operate scientific measuring equipment
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This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission and the Mapha Taxonomy developed by OTIC SOFOFA (CC BY 4.0), in an adapted version. Group codes come from the ILO's ISCO-08. See sources and licences