Energy Auditor - Multifamily Buildings

Resource Smart LLC; New Jersey; Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company Covered Financial Advising

Job summary

Resource Smart LLC is seeking an Energy Auditor to lead ASHRAE Level II audits for multifamily properties in New Jersey and nearby markets. You will identify ECMs, support energy modeling, and prepare comprehensive audit reports with savings estimates.

The role includes QA inspections and assisting owners with rebate applications. You will collaborate with designers and modelers, keep up with updates in heat pumps, LEDs, and building envelope technologies, and work in a hybrid environment with

Qualifications

• Experience with ASHRAE Level II energy audits for MF or Commercial buildings.
• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent.
• 3 years of ASHRAE Level II energy audits experience.
• 3 years of Quality Inspection experience for MF or Commercial buildings.
• Experience with audit tools (data loggers, light meters, IR cameras, combustion analyzers) preferred.
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Office, especially Excel.

Responsibilities

• Perform ASHRAE Level II Energy Audits: lead surveys of building envelope, HVAC, lighting, hot water, and plug loads using meters and IR devices.
• Identify Energy Conservation Measures (ECMs) tailored to facility, occupancy, and client goals.
• Collaborate with Energy Modelers in building energy modeling and ECM establishment.
• Submit Energy Audit Results Using DOE’s Audit Template Tool and generate Building Sync XML files.
• Generate client-ready audit reports with executive summaries, ECM write-ups, and savings tables.
• Provide technical assistance to owners and installers in rebate applications.
• Conduct Quality Inspections and file QCI reports for Multifamily clients.
• Coordinate site visit logistics and communicate progress to project managers and clients.

Skills

Multifamily experience

Analytical skills

Writing and presentation skills

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Data loggers

Light meters

IR cameras

Combustion analyzers

Job description

Resource Smart LLC (RS) is a national Energy Consulting Services firm that provides turn-key services offering attractive ROIs for green rehabilitation of multifamily and commercial properties. Resource Smart was selected by the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities as the program implementer for the U.S. Department of Energy's Home Energy Rebates program. Which aims to serve approximately 12,000 multifamily homes over the programs 5-year period.

Position Overview

Resource Smart is hiring an Energy Auditor to support a new energy efficiency program for its client NJBPU (https://cleanenergy.nj.gov/programs/energy-efficiency/m-rise-program). The Energy Auditor will lead the execution of ASHRAE Level II (Standard 211-2018) energy audits in multifamily buildings while also providing quality control inspections. This role focuses on identifying Energy Conservation Measures (ECMs) during the audit and inspecting the ECMs post-installation. The Energy Auditor will complete buildings audits and QCI reports with comprehensive energy-savings scopes of work for: high efficiency HVAC and hot-water systems (mainly heat pumps), LED lighting, and building shell improvements for multifamily apartment buildings. The ideal candidate possesses knowledge of heat pump HVAC systems and NJ utility rebate programs. The Energy Auditor will also be expected to keep up to date on relevant technological innovations and necessary continuing education requirements to maintain auditing and QCI credentials.

Responsibilities

• Perform ASHRAE Level II Energy Audits: Lead and support ASHRAE Level II energy audits of multi-family buildings, including detailed surveys of the building envelope, HVAC, lighting, domestic hot water, and plug loads, using equipment such as light meters, infrared cameras, combustion analyzers, and data loggers.
• Identify Energy Conservation Measures (ECMs): Develop a comprehensive list of viable ECMs tailored to the facility, occupancy, and client goals, including decarbonization measures (e.g., electrification, heat pumps).
• Collaborate with Energy Modelers in building energy modeling, for example assisting in the intake of building baseline conditions and in establishing the ECMs.
• Submit Energy Audit Results Using DOE’s Audit Template Tool: Populate energy audit results, including facility data and recommended ECMs, into DOE’s Audit Template tool to generate Building Sync XML files for rebate reservation.
• Generate Technical Reports: Author client-ready audit reports including executive summaries, ECM write-ups, savings tables, recommendations, and supporting appendices.
• Provide Technical Assistance to Owners and Installer-Contractors in completing applications for energy conservation measure rebate incentive programs.
• Conduct Quality Inspections: Conduct inspections and file QCI reports for Multifamily clients with Resource Smart Engineering.
• Client and Project Coordination: Coordinate site visit logistics, communicate progress to project managers and clients, and respond to client questions before, during and after the project.

Requirements

• Experience with multi-family buildings is a MUST HAVE
• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent
• 3 years of experience performing ASHRAE Level 2 energy audits for MF or Commercial buildings
• 3 years of experience performing Quality Inspections for MF or Commercial buildings
• Experience using audit tools (data loggers, light meters, IR cameras, combustion analyzers) preferred
• Highly Proficient in Microsoft Office (especially Excel)

Personal Qualifications

• Strong analytical, writing, and presentation skills
• Passionate about energy equity
• Self-motivated with the ability to prioritize tasks
• Ability to work independently and within a team environment
• Enthusiasm to learn and grow as a professional

  Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for current or future employer-sponsored work authorization

  Job Type

  Full-time

  Pay

  $65,000 - $85,000 (DOE)

  • Company Covered Financial Advising

  Schedule

  • Hybrid; Field and Work from Home

  EEO Statement

  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality, or sex.