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