Experts essential for the energy transition in buildings
Energy renovation is currently one of the most strategic levers of the ecological transition. Between regulatory requirements (RE2020, tertiary decree, co-ownership obligations), the climate emergency, rising energy costs, and environmental health issues, organizations are looking for professionals capable of combining technical expertise, a global vision, and operational mastery.
Graduates of the Advance Master® EERB programme quickly find employment in a high-demand market, which recruits extensively in the public, private, industrial, and territorial sectors.
A high employment rate in a booming sector
Graduates of the MS-EERB programme have:
- expertise recognized by building stakeholders (consulting firms, architects, landlords, construction companies, energy providers, local authorities…)
- 6 months of professional experience through work-study programs
- the posture of a manager-engineer capable of leading complex, multi-stakeholder projects
- a strong network through the programme’s partners (SIEMENS, design offices, lessors, major construction companies…)
Job opportunities are numerous and varied, driven by:
- the obligations for massive renovation of existing buildings,
- the increasing importance of environmental performance,
- the development of sustainable cities and low-carbon buildings,
- the need for cross-cutting skills combining energy, technology, economics, and sociology.
Sectors of Activity
Graduates work across the entire energy renovation ecosystem.
🏢 Consulting & engineering firms (majority of graduates – ~70%)
- Building thermal performance
- Energy simulation
- Comprehensive audits
- Consulting and AMO
🧱 Construction companies & major energy groups
- Operation and asset management
- Deployment of energy services (CPE, GPE…)
- Renovation of tertiary and residential buildings
- Large-scale projects (industrial sites, public buildings, data centers…)
🏘️ Social landlords & asset managers
- Strategic asset plans (PSP)
- Energy and environmental strategies
- Monitoring of works and massification projects
🏛️ Local authorities & public actors
- Public building renovation policies
- Territorial energy transition strategies
- Urban planning and sustainable development
🏗️ Architectural firms, real estate agents, urban operators
- Assistance with renovation projects
- Integrated design and BIM approach
- Diagnostics and rehabilitation programmes
Targeted Professions
The MS-EERB programme trains true energy efficiency managers, capable of managing complex technical projects.
Expertise & engineering
- Energy efficiency engineer
- Energy renovation engineer
- Thermal engineer / energy simulation (STD)
- Energy audit engineer
- Energy-environment study manager
Project management & leadership
- Energy renovation project manager
- Operations manager / AMO renovation
- Sustainable building project manager
- CPE / GPE project manager
- Global audit project manager (energy / IEQ / sociology)
Strategy & asset management
- Asset energy strategy manager
- Energy transition project manager
- Energy operation / maintenance manager
Consulting & support
- Energy performance consultant
- Building energy transition consultant
- Energy advisor for local authorities or territorial structures
Career Progression
With experience, graduates advance to positions of greater responsibility, for example:
- Energy efficiency manager
- Head of a consulting firm
- Energy / built heritage manager
- Director of energy-environment division
- Senior technical expert
- Strategic project manager, massification pilot
- BIM-energy project manager
The cross-disciplinary nature of the training (energy, technology, economics, sociology, management) provides a rapid lever for career progression.
A dynamic sector committed to ecological transition
The programme meets the real and growing needs of the sectors:
- high-performance renovation,
- adaptation to climate change,
- massification and industrialization of renovation,
- upskilling of project owners and project managers,
- consideration of health and social issues,
- development of smart buildings (BMS/BAS),
- rise of CPEs and guarantee protocols.
Graduates thus become key players in the transformation of existing buildings, essential for achieving national and European objectives.
Contacts
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