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Job Description
Conduct energy audits of buildings, building systems, or process systems. May also conduct investment grade audits of buildings or systems.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 13-1199.01
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Energy Auditors”.
Also Known As…
- Energy Auditors
- Residential Energy Auditor
- Quality Assurance Supervisor
- Home Performance Consultant
- Home Energy Rater
- Energy Rater
- Energy Consultant
- Energy Auditor
- Building Performance Specialist
- Building Performance Consultant
- Building Energy Consultant
- Resource Efficiency Manager
- Resource Conservation Manager
- Home Energy Inspector
- Home Energy Auditor
- Energy Conservation Technician
- Energy Conservation Representative
- Energy Audit Advisor
- Energy Analyst
- Commercial Energy Rater
- Commercial Energy Auditor
- Certified Energy Manager
Tasks for “Energy Control Officer”
- Quantify energy consumption to establish baselines for energy use or need.
- Collect and analyze field data related to energy usage.
- Identify and prioritize energy saving measures.
- Compare existing energy consumption levels to normative data.
- Prepare audit reports containing energy analysis results or recommendations for energy cost savings.
- Verify income eligibility of participants in publicly financed weatherization programs.
- Determine patterns of building use to show annual or monthly needs for heating, cooling, lighting, or other energy needs.
- Inspect newly installed energy-efficient equipment to ensure that it was installed properly and is performing according to specifications.
- Identify any health or safety issues related to planned weatherization projects.
- Analyze technical feasibility of energy saving measures using knowledge of engineering, energy production, energy use, construction, maintenance, system operation, or process systems.
- Examine commercial sites to determine the feasibility of installing equipment that allows building management systems to reduce electricity consumption during peak demand periods.
- Recommend energy efficient technologies or alternate energy sources.
- Educate customers on energy efficiency or answer questions on topics such as the costs of running household appliances or the selection of energy efficient appliances.
- Identify opportunities to improve the operation, maintenance, or energy efficiency of building or process systems.
- Inspect or evaluate building envelopes, mechanical systems, electrical systems, or process systems to determine the energy consumption of each system.
- Measure energy usage with devices such as data loggers, universal data recorders, light meters, sling psychrometers, psychrometric charts, flue gas analyzers, amp probes, watt meters, volt meters, thermometers, or utility meters.
- Analyze energy bills including utility rates or tariffs to gather historical energy usage data.
- Prepare job specification sheets for home energy improvements, such as attic insulation, window retrofits, or heating system upgrades.
- Calculate potential for energy savings.
- Perform tests such as blower-door tests to locate air leaks.
- Oversee installation of equipment such as water heater wraps, pipe insulation, weatherstripping, door sweeps, or low flow showerheads to improve energy efficiency.
Related Technology & Tools
- Insolation meters
- Draft gauges
- Flue gas analyzers
- Smoke pens
- Digital still cameras
- Smoke generators
- Personal computers
- Air current testers
- Light meters
- Dataloggers
- Duct probe velometers
- Handheld digital thermometers
- Sling psychrometers
- Laptop computers
- Electrical circuit tracers
- Volt meters
- Tablet computers
- Carbon monoxide detectors
- Two way radios
- Recording anemometers
- Heating system combustion analyzers
- Computer data input scanners
- Combustible gas monitors
- Water flow meters
- Wattmeters
- Electronic hygrothermometers
- Digital video cameras
- Carbon dioxide CO2 testers
- Digital multimeters
- Digital infrared thermometers
- Blower doors
- Infrared cameras
- Manometers
- Electricity monitors
- EnergyPlus
- Home Energy Efficient Design HEED
- Performance Systems Development TREAT
- Computer aided design CAD software
- Microsoft Word
- Cool Roof Calculator
- Fundamental Objects foAudits
- The MathWorks MATLAB
- MotorMaster+
- Program for Energy Analysis of Residences PEAR
- Adobe Systems Adobe Photoshop
- Microsoft Office
- Linux
- Energy Efficient Rehab Advisor
- Microsoft Publisher
- R
- Microsoft Access
- Trane TRACE
- Microsoft SharePoint
- Python
- Itron Enterprise Energy Management EEM Suite
- Wolfram Research Mathematica
- Architectural Energy Corporation VisualDOE
- Architectural Energy Corporation REM/Rate
- InterEnergy Software Building Energy Analyzer PRO
- EffTec EffTrack
- Architectural Energy Corporation ENFORMA Building Diagnostics
- dBASE
- Microsoft Outlook
- SPSS
- Structured query language SQL
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Enercom Energy Depot for Business
- Stellar Processes EZ Sim
- Autodesk ECOTECT
- Web browser software
- Microsoft Visual Basic
- Psychrometric chart software
- Microsoft Excel
- UNIX
- Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Fielding Data Labs OptoMizer
- Facility Energy Decision Systems FEDS
- Abraxas Energy Consulting Metrix
- Onset Computer Corporation HOBOware
- Elite Software Energy Audit
- Microsoft MapPoint
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Federal Renewable Energy Screening Assistant FRESA
- The Weatherization Assistant
- SAS
- Good Steward Software EnergyCAP
- Microsoft Visual FoxPro
- Microsoft .NET Framework
- Retrofit Energy Savings Estimation Model RESEM
- C++
- Enercom Energy Depot for Homes
- SAP
- DesignBuilder Software DesignBuilder