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Design, develop, or evaluate energy-related projects or programs to reduce energy costs or improve energy efficiency during the designing, building, or remodeling stages of construction. May specialize in electrical systems heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning HVAC systems green buildings lighting air quality or energy procurement.

Currently Employed: 3,754

Yearly Projected Openings: 80

Typical Hourly Wage: $50.58 - $71.40

Typical Annual Salary: $105,200 - $148,500

• Identify energy savings opportunities and make recommendations to achieve more energy efficient operation.
• Manage the development, design, or construction of energy conservation projects to ensure acceptability of budgets and time lines, conformance to federal and state laws, or adherence to approved specifications.
• Conduct energy audits to evaluate energy use, costs, or conservation measures.
• Monitor and analyze energy consumption.
• Perform energy modeling, measurement, verification, commissioning, or retro-commissioning.
• Oversee design or construction aspects related to energy such as energy engineering, energy management, and sustainable design.
• Review architectural, mechanical, or electrical plans and specifications to evaluate energy efficiency or determine economic, service, or engineering feasibility.
• Conduct jobsite observations, field inspections, or sub-metering to collect data for energy conservation analyses.
• Inspect or monitor energy systems, including heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) or daylighting systems to determine energy use or potential energy savings.
• Evaluate construction design information such as detail and assembly drawings, design calculations, system layouts and sketches, or specifications.

• Air velocity and temperature monitors
• Catalytic combustion analyzers
• Handheld thermometer
• Heat tracing equipment
• Leak testing equipment

• Analytical or scientific software
• Computer aided design CAD software
• Office suite software
• Project management software
• Word processing software