Career Opportunities

There is literally a world of opportunities in making Energy Studies your career choice. The challenge the world faces to ensure future energy supply without destroying the environment is monumental; meaning the demand for people with an energy qualification will be increasingly in demand for the foreseeable future.

There are opportunities right now within New Zealand and around the world for qualified people to help resolve a range of energy issues. Choosing Energy Studies at Otago gives you a chance to make a real difference to both the environment and people’s standard of living.

A career in Energy Studies can involve:

• Energy auditing - doing the detective work to find out more much energy something is using and where waste is occurring.
• Identifying and implementing energy efficiency measures - taking action to reduce this waste.
• Designing and implementing renewable energy supply solutions - for remote areas and other places where conventional supply is not possible (or desired)
• Promoting energy efficiency and conservation within an organisation or community - for a company, central or local government or a NGO (non-governmental organisation)
• Advising on energy based matters - analysing or helping to formulate policy
• Project based work - meaning variety in what you do
• Opportunities to work in developing countries - helping solve the energy supply issues the people in those countries face.