4 day work week- FT Energy Auditor Weatherization

Community Action Center • Pullman, WA

12d • $21 - $25 • Onsite

About The Position

The Energy Auditor is responsible for planning and implementing energy conservation improvements in Whitman County, Washington. The position works under the direction of the Weatherization & Energy Program Manager and performs energy audits, building condition inspections, work-list development, project scheduling, construction management, and related repair and weatherization work. The role also provides energy conservation education, maintains project files, supplies information for program reports, and completes other work assigned by the Program Manager. The job description describes general essential functions and does not constitute an employment contract or an exhaustive list of duties.

The position requires residential construction experience and the ability to complete home repairs and improvements, safely use and maintain construction equipment and vehicles, and handle construction materials and testing equipment. It requires obtaining certifications in energy auditing, lead hazard paint assessment, and hazard reduction supervision within one year. The role is based throughout Whitman County; no relocation package is available. The schedule is four days per week, Monday through Thursday, with no evening or weekend work.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Experience in residential construction, including home repair, remodeling, and energy conservation improvements.
• Knowledge of residential building codes, energy codes, and safety standards.
• Knowledge of residential repair and weatherization construction practices, methods, materials, and costs.
• Knowledge of building inspection methods, team leadership and management techniques, construction scheduling, purchasing construction materials and services, energy analysis and conservation methods, and lead-based paint hazard reduction methods and requirements.
• Ability to organize, schedule, coordinate, and monitor multiple projects and functions; work as an effective team leader and independently; and complete work as scheduled.
• Ability to develop solutions to identified problems and mediate and resolve conflicts.
• Ability to manage time productively and complete quality work in a timely manner.
• Ability to communicate effectively with homeowners, rental property owners, renters, and contractors from varied social and economic backgrounds.
• Ability to read, comprehend, and follow program procedures and specifications, understand codes and standards, and apply them to existing buildings.
• Ability to prepare accurate mathematical calculations, material and cost estimates, and concise reports understandable to nontechnical readers.
• Ability to use spreadsheet and word-processing programs on personal computers.
• Ability to lift, move, and carry construction materials and testing equipment, including blower doors, generally weighing 50 to 100 pounds and potentially up to 150 pounds.
• Ability to learn home repair and energy conservation improvement standards, methods, techniques, and materials, and to improve time management while maintaining high-quality work.
• Ability to work with people from different demographic, economic, ethnic, racial, educational, and social backgrounds.
• Obtain certification within one year in energy auditing, lead hazard paint assessment, and hazard reduction supervision.
• Ability to drive, a valid driver’s license, and personal transportation.
• Insurability and ability to be bonded.
• Willingness to work throughout Whitman County.

Responsibilities

• Prepare energy audits, heat-loss analyses, and building condition inspections to identify cost-effective improvements and health and safety problems.
• Develop improvement work lists for each project.
• Prepare and execute Owner Agreements.
• Integrate energy conservation education into each improvement project.
• Prepare and maintain a one-to-two-month production and project schedule for energy audits and energy conservation work.
• Prepare bid packages, solicit contractor bids, and review submitted bids.
• Prepare vehicle and equipment maintenance schedules and ensure maintenance is completed as needed.
• Complete construction work effectively and productively while maintaining high-quality work.
• Provide information for program reports.
• Assist with maintaining project files.
• Complete building condition inspections and lead-based paint assessments.
• Complete carpentry, plumbing, insulation, roofing, siding, and related home repairs and improvements.
• Safely operate and maintain construction equipment and vehicles.
• Develop program improvement concepts and proposals.
• Complete other work assigned by the Program Manager.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage beginning the first full month of employment.
• 8 hours of sick leave accrual monthly.
• Generous PTO after 6 months.
• 13 paid holidays per year.
• One personal day available at 90, 120, or 150 days.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED