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