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Energy Efficiency Specialist

Philadelphia Housing Development Corp. |

  • Location: 1234 Market Street, 16th Floor, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, United States
  • Base Pay: $60732.00 – $67028.00 / Year
  • Job Category: PHDC
  • Employee Type: Non-Exempt
  • Required Degree: 2 Year Degree
  • Manage Others: No
  • Minimum Experience: 2 Years

Contact information

  • Name: PHDC Human Resources
  • Email: phdc-hr@phila.gov

Description

This is technical work conducting detailed energy audits and assessments in addition to resident interviews and educational sessions to promote energy conservation.

PHDC offers a generous benefits package, including:

  • Superior health insurance (including prescription, vision, and dental)
  • Generous retirement plan
  • Life insurance
  • Deferred compensation
  • Paid vacation and sick time
  • And much more!

ONCE HIRED ALL EMPLOYEES MUST BECOME A RESIDENT OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA WITHIN SIX MONTHS OF APPOINTMENT AND MAINTAIN RESIDENCY STATUS IN THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA AS A CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT.

PHDC is an equal opportunity employer and does not permit discrimination based on race, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, source of income, familial status, genetic information or domestic or sexual violence victim status.

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications:

  •     Completion of a two (2) year program with major coursework in building science or civil engineering technology at a technical institute

OR

  • Completion of two (2) years [60 credits] at an accredited college or university with major course work in civil, electrical, or mechanical engineering or   architectural design
  •     Five (5) years of experience performing technical field work in building renovation, weatherization, furnace repair, and replacement, which has included two (2) years’ experience in energy conservation retrofitting either in design installation or quality control capacity.

OR

  •     Any combination of education and experience that is determined to be equivalent by PHDC, which includes a high school diploma.

AND

  • Possession of a valid driver’s license.
  • Ability to physically perform the duties and to work in the environmental conditions required of a position in this class.

Summary

Knowledge, Skill, and Abilities:

Knowledge of :

  • The building heat loss dynamics involving pressure differences, radiant, convective, and conductive temperature transfer properties, bypasses, chases, chimney back drafting, and air exfiltration, etc.
  • Blower door theory and operation, including data point regression techniques, leakage area calculation and significance, exponent calculation and significance
  • The relative value of leakage reduction as determined by its location in the house and interrelationship with other house systems
  • Infrared camera theory, use, and application to residential building heat loss
  • Furnace efficiency theory and retrofit applications.
  • Combustion testing, draft testing, and carbon monoxide testing

Ability to:

  • Interpret test results for carbon dioxide, stack temperatures, smoke, carbon monoxide, draft plenum temperature, safety timing and furnace temperature limit controls, and furnace blower depressurization.
  • Learn relevant software applications

Core Competencies:

  •     Communication-Understands and learns from what others say. Grasps the meaning of information written in English and applies it to work situations. Conveys ideas and facts orally and in writing using language the audience will best understand.
  • Accountability/ Dependability- Takes personal responsibility for the quality and timeliness of work and achieves results with little oversight. Adapts to changing business needs, conditions, and work responsibilities. Manage your own time, priorities, and resources to achieve goals.
  •  Attention to Detail -Diligently attends to details and pursues quality in accomplishing tasks.
  •  Teamwork-Promotes cooperation and commitment within a team to achieve goals and deliverables.
  •  Customer Service -Responds to requests for service in a timely and thorough manner; listens and responds effectively to customer questions; takes personal responsibility for correcting problems;understand customers’ point of view.

Typical Duties:

  • Educates residents on self-energy conservation methods
  • Diagnosis heater units for efficiency
  • Identifies health and safety issues
  • Conducts field visits to assist contractors with site walk-through assessments
  • Performs pre-inspection at weatherization process finalization to ensure compliance with QCI standards
  • Performs technical research for energy efficiency measures and calculates potential energy savings
  • Prepare reports
  • Performs related work as required

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