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