Energy Audit Consultant

GPTech is a global energy and infrastructure consulting firm passionate about engineering and energizing a future for all. We are a close-knit team of highly qualified technical and development professionals dedicated to making a lasting impact for realizing a sustainable future.

Working at the intersection of energy, infrastructure, and development, GPTech provides solutions to government agencies, quasi-government organizations, multilateral financial institutions, and utilities with sizable investments in energy and infrastructure. Providing comprehensive services from project inception to completion and post-completion, we deliver solutions to help clients save money, enhance operations, protect the environment, and achieve lasting impacts. We are a trusted partner for delivering solutions through ongoing engagement and continuous improvement.

With humble beginnings as a startup between two college friends, today, after 15 years in business, GPTech has successfully supported more than 100 projects for over 30 clients and 75 countries. We continue to lead the world in employing innovative energy and engineering solutions to manage Earth’s resources and to meet society’s needs. GPTech is a mission-driven technical consulting company that specializes in energy, infrastructure, and development. GPTech’s work is guided by its core mission, vision, and value. Visit greenpwrd.com for more information.
 

About the Position:
GPTech is seeking an Energy Audit Consultant to support facility energy management activities, including renewable energy, energy efficiency, and advanced grid systems. This includes work with federal as well as state and local clients.

This role is currently fully remote; U.S. citizenship is required, along with the ability to obtain and retain a security clearance and successfully pass a background investigation. GPTech encourages candidates interested in short-term consulting assignments, as well as candidates interested in full-time employment, to respond to this job posting.

Responsibilities:

• Lead or support technical analysis tasks such as reviewing, modeling, and analyzing energy projects, including Energy Savings Performance Contracts (ESPC) and Utility Energy Service Contracts (UESC).
• Conducting inspections of facilities, including energy audits, to evaluate the status of ongoing energy and sustainability projects and identify and analyze further opportunities for energy efficiency and/or onsite generation and energy storage.
• Identify, evaluate, and prioritize Energy Conservation Measures (ECMs) and Facility Improvement Measures (FIMs) for HVAC, lighting, building envelope, and control systems.
• Perform utility bill analysis, baseline energy consumption modeling, and life-cycle cost analysis (LCCA) to validate proposed energy upgrades.
• Engaging in client meetings relevant to assigned work scope.
• Conducting energy, environmental, and economic benefits analysis of sustainable energy technologies and projects.
• Collecting and analyzing project and program information and entering & managing data in spreadsheets and models.
• Developing targeted communications and detailed reports (white papers, fact sheets, research summaries, briefings, technical analyses, data analysis presentations) on recommended investments and decisions
• Staying current on industry developments in relevant technologies and business practices.
• Providing project management support including coordination with GPTech Practice Area leads and Finance and Administration to fulfill corporate project management and contract management requirements
• Contributing to company growth and business development through creating and improving communications products and proposal sections, and supporting business capture strategies.

Minimum Qualifications:

• U.S. citizenship with the ability to pass a background investigation
• Bachelor’s Degree from a four-year accredited college or university in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Energy Engineering, or a closely related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of professional experience conducting commercial or institutional energy audits, or other facility energy management activities.
• Active Certified Energy Manager (CEM) or Certified Energy Auditor (CEA) credential from the Association of Energy Engineers (AEE).
• Professional writing and verbal skills
• Proficiency in energy modeling software (e.g., eQUEST, EnergyPlus, Trane TRACE) and spreadsheet-based engineering calculations.
• Proficiency with software tools for research, analysis, reporting, communications, and collaboration

Preferred Qualifications:

• Professional Engineer license or Engineer in Training (EIT)
• LEED AP or similar certification
• Experience developing projects within the context of federal third-party energy project financing authorities (e.g., ESPC, UESC, PPA)
• Knowledge of and experience with federal organizations, federal facility energy policies and mandates, and energy management strategies goals
• Field and desk experience with renewable energy design, installation, operations, maintenance, inspection, and diagnostics
• Experience working with state or federal government programs, or with working on projects in developing countries