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Have you Got What it Takes to Become an ESOS Lead Assessor? ESOS Lead Assessors play a fundamental role in the ESOS cycle by ensuring that organisations/clients complete their ESOS compliance project to budget and by its deadline. As the ESOS compliance deadline is looming closer (5th December 2019), the demand for these skilled professionals is increasing. But how do you increase your professional status to become a registered ESOS Lead Assessor? The common path in becoming an ESOS Lead Assessor is to register with one of the Registers of ESOS Lead Assessors approved by the Environment Agency. Every Register has different conditions and stages of approving Lead Assessors. However, the common denominator for all is that they expect the candidates to demonstrate a minimum length of at least two years of good quality relevant professional energy assessment and energy audit experience relevant to the PAS 51215 competencies. Required competencies of ESOS Lead Assessors as described in PAS 51215:2014
THE EMA MAGAZINE • ISSUE MARCH—APRIL 2019
Core competencies
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A1
Understanding the operational context of the organisation being assessed
A2 A3 A4
Familiarity with, and ability to apply, the requirements of energy efficiency assessment methods
A5 A6
Managing energy efficiency assessment teams and budgets
A7
Data interpretation, including analysis and scrutiny of energy use, energy consumption, and energy performance data
A8
Identification, quantification, ranking and prioritisation of opportunities for improvement
A9
Managing working relationships
A10
Preparation and presentation of a technical and non-technical report for an energy efficiency assessment
Scoping an energy efficiency assessment, as applicable to the organisation being assessed Understanding, in detail, energy use and energy systems applicable to the organisation being assessed Understanding the techniques of measuring, sampling, sub-metering and establishing an energy balance
PAS 51215 Technical and Non-technical Knowledge and Skills
Technical and non-technical skills and experience B1-1 B1-2 B1-3 B1-4 B1-5 B1-6 B1-7
Understanding and application of material and energy balance Understanding and application of fluid flow Understanding and application of heat transfer Understanding and application of transport systems Understanding and application of electrical systems Measuring, sampling, sub-metering and interpreting results Understanding the role of operating procedures and their impact on energy performance
