Solar Energy Installation Managers
Special Requirements
Most workers in this field have an educational level of high school or less. Listed below are the skills, abilities, and knowledge needed to succeed in this field.
Knowledge
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· Building and Construction — Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads.
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· Administration and Management — Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
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· Mathematics — Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
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· Customer and Personal Service — Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
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· Mechanical — Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
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· Public Safety and Security — Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
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· Design — Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
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· Production and Processing — Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
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· Engineering and Technology — Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.
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· Personnel and Human Resources — Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.
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Skills
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· Time Management — Managing one's own time and the time of others.
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· Coordination — Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
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· Instructing — Teaching others how to do something.
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· Judgment and Decision Making — Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
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· Speaking — Talking to others to convey information effectively.
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· Active Listening — Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
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· Critical Thinking — Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
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· Equipment Selection — Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job.
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· Reading Comprehension — Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
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· Mathematics — Using mathematics to solve problems.
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Abilities
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· Oral Comprehension — The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
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· Oral Expression — The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
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· Problem Sensitivity — The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
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· Deductive Reasoning — The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
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· Inductive Reasoning — The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
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· Near Vision — The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
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· Information Ordering — The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
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· Written Expression — The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
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· Selective Attention — The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.
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· Speech Clarity — The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
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The data sources for the information displayed here include: Virginia Career VIEW Research. (Using onet28)
