Resource Conservation Specialist

Cascadia Consulting Group, Inc. is a professional firm specializing in sustainability, water resource management, education, outreach & social marketing, and solid waste management consulting throughout the country. Cascadia Consulting Group provides a wide range of services to public and private sector clients. Because we focus on meeting or exceeding our clients' expectations, most of our clients are repeat customers. We recognize that it is our employees who make this exceptional service and quality possible. We strive to hire and retain intelligent, interesting, and proactive people with complementary skills.

Primary job responsibilities for this position include: 

* working directly with commercial and industrial customers;
* completing site visits;
* collecting building characteristics data;
* identifying efficiency opportunities;
* modeling building resource consumption;
* calculating resource savings and preparing cost estimates; 
* initiating business development opportunities with local utilities and private sector clients;
* performing life cycle cost analysis;
* providing technical assistance to businesses with high potential for water and energy savings; and 
* conducting inventories of carbon and other greenhouse gas emissions. 

Work might also include detailed, measurement-based assessments of water-saving technologies. 

Qualifications include: 

* Mechanical engineering degree or professional engineering designation;
* 5+ years of experience, preferably in the Puget Sound area;
* knowledge of energy and water conservation opportunities and technologies appropriate for large commercial applications;
* ability to articulate cost savings resulting from energy/water conservation initiatives/technologies in terms of payback periods, ROI, and other metrics commonly used to justify capital expenditures by business professionals; 
* proven success securing new business; 
* interest in fostering partnerships and collaboration between Cascadia and engineering firms; 
* Certified Energy Manager (CEM) designation; 
* LEED certification or knowledge; 
* experience working with small and large audiences including businesses and community groups; 
* thorough understanding of HVAC and other building systems;
* strong writing abilities; and 
* extensive working knowledge of state-of-the-art conservation technologies for both new and retrofit applications. 

Salary: DOE; compensation is competitive within the environmental arena. 

If you meet these qualifications, please email your resume and letter of interest. The position will remain open until filled. Please note how you learned of this job opening in your cover letter or email message. Note "Resource Conservation Specialist" in your email subject line, please. 

Cascadia Consulting Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.