Energywise Energy Coach

Are you passionate about helping New Mexico residents lower their bills and reduce their carbon footprint by addressing energy efficiency opportunities in the home? Join Homewise!
About Us: Homewise is dedicated to creating successful homeowners and strengthening neighborhoods to improve families' long-term financial well-being and quality of life. By providing trustworthy guidance and access to affordable capital, Homewise will ensure an inclusive energy transition for homeowners in New Mexico. Homewise's green financing tools, paired with wrap-around services that help homeowners in New Mexico reduce their net energy burden, will reduce their greenhouse gas footprint while saving them money.?
Position Mission:
As an Energywise Energy Coach at Homewise, you will guide homeowners in improving their home's energy efficiency through consultation and assessments. You will focus on conducting home energy assessments, providing ongoing education, and helping clients navigate energy-saving upgrades.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
The Energywise Energy Coach is responsible for the following duties:
Create Energywise Home Roadmaps:

• Work with other Homewise staff to design and launch the Energywise Home Roadmap program, including developing tools and systems to serve low-and moderate-income homeowners.
• Conduct home assessments to identify opportunities for energy-saving, safety-related, and health-related improvements, such as insulation, air sealing, and appliance upgrades.
• Utilize diagnostic tools like blower tests and combustion safety tests to evaluate air home performance and provide detailed and specific information to the homeowner about what upgrades would produce and what changes.
• Generate a client-facing report called the Energywise Home Roadmap, which will help clients make decisions about home improvements that will save them money and reduce their homes' carbon footprint.

Client Consultation and Support:

• Serve as the main point of contact for homeowners as they decide which improvements to pursue from their Energywise Home Roadmap.
• Provide ongoing education directly to clients about the benefits and prioritization of various interventions that address health, safety, durability, and energy efficiency.
• Distil and communicate technical information in plain language to clients.
• Work alongside lending staff to guide clients through the bid collection and review process, ensuring accuracy and alignment with project scope.

Project Approval and Follow-Up:

• Provide quality control through a follow-up assessment that closes out the Energywise Home Roadmap, analyzing the carbon output reductions based on the work completed.
• Perform periodic inspections during course of construction projects to ensure quality and programmatic requirements are met.

Requirements
Requirements:

• Listening Skills: Ability to actively listen.
• Communication Skills: Clear oral and written presentation of information, ability to distill complex technical concepts into plain language.
• Interpersonal Skills: Strong ability to connect with a wide range of people and demonstrate genuine interest in their needs.
• Flexibility and Adaptability: Capacity to adjust to changing priorities and cope with complexities.
• Time Management Skills: Proficient in managing personal and project timelines effectively.
• Organizational Skills: Efficient in tracking client interactions and maintaining detailed documentation.
• Independence: Ability to work autonomously with minimal supervision.
• High Standards: Commitment to personal performance excellence.
• Attention to Detail: Consistent focus on accurate project management.

Education and Experience:

• Minimum Certification as BPI Building Analyst Professional
• Preferred Certification as BPI Healthy Homes Evaluator and Quality Control Inspector.
• Fluency in Spanish preferred.
• Familiarity with fundamentals of residential home construction, including but not limited to HVAC, plumbing, electrical, structural, roofing, framing, etc.
• At least three years of experience in energy efficiency or related fields.
• Relevant experience in energy auditing is preferred.
• Project management and construction experience preferred.
• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience preferred.
• Homewise will provide additional training as needed in the first six months after hiring.

Work Schedule:

• Ability to travel with a valid license to client homes in the Albuquerque and Santa Fe metro areas as needed.
• Availability to work flexible hours, including evenings or weekends, as required.

Physical Requirements:

• This position requires mobility to navigate various home environments.
• Ability to operate blower door test, infrared camera, and climb ladder.
• Must be able to lift objects up to 50 pounds occasionally, crawl on hands and knees, wear PPE,

Join us in making a difference in our communities through energy efficiency! Please apply now to be part of our mission at Homewise.