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Position Overview
Frontier Energy is seeking an experienced Commercial Energy Efficiency Consultant to help customers convert energy efficiency recommendations into completed projects.
This role supports CenterPoint and Xcel Energy in the Multifamily Building Efficiency and Non-Profit Energy Savings programs, along with Frontier’s Community-Owned Utility programs. The consultant will identify and advance underdeveloped savings opportunities, particularly commercial HVAC, controls, domestic hot water, and other building system improvements.
The successful candidate will work directly with customers, contractors, utilities, and internal technical staff to move projects from assessment through installation and completion. Strong contractor engagement, technical judgment, and consistent follow-through are essential.
Primary Outcomes
- Increase the number of identified projects that reach installation.
- Expand savings from HVAC and other underused measures.
- Re-engage stalled projects and remove implementation barriers.
- Improve customer and contractor confidence in project recommendations.
- Maintain accurate technical and program documentation.
Duties and Responsibilities
Project Development & Implementation
- Lead assigned energy efficiency opportunities from assessment through installation, verification, and project closeout.
- Develop practical implementation plans, schedules, and next steps with customers and contractors.
- Identify stalled projects and resolve technical, financial, scheduling, or operational barriers.
- Help customers evaluate project costs, savings, incentives, payback, and operational benefits.
- Identify additional energy efficiency opportunities within existing customer facilities.
- Manage multiple active projects while maintaining clear priorities, records, and follow-through.
Technical Support & Quality Review
- Review energy assessments, savings calculations, recommendations, and proposed implementation strategies.
- Identify practical savings opportunities, with emphasis on commercial HVAC, controls, domestic hot water, building automation, compressed air, and related systems.
- Confirm that recommendations are accurate, reasonable, and ready for customer action.
- Review technical documentation, incentive applications, invoices, and supporting records for completeness.
- Support development of custom or program-specific savings approaches for measures not routinely pursued.
- Provide technical guidance and field coaching to auditors, analysts, and other program staff.
Customer & Contractor Support
- Serve as a trusted technical resource for customers and contractors throughout implementation.
- Build strong working relationships with facility owners, contractors, vendors, utility staff, and internal teams.
- Engage contractors early to clarify scope, equipment, schedules, pricing considerations, and program requirements.
- Resolve uncertainty involving project scope, energy savings, eligibility, documentation, or installation.
- Re-engage customers and contractors when projects lose momentum.
- Present recommendations, savings, incentives, and implementation options in clear business terms.
- Maintain regular communication and ensure each project has clear actions, owners, and timelines.
Program Coordination & Continuous Improvement
- Coordinate with utility program managers, engineers, rebate staff, and customer engagement teams.
- Track project status, implementation progress, incentive activity, and forecasted savings.
- Communicate risks, barriers, and needed decisions to Program Managers.
- Identify recurring implementation challenges and recommend practical process improvements.
- Share lessons learned and effective implementation practices across programs.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, energy management, construction management, sustainability, building science, business, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
- Three or more years of experience in commercial energy efficiency, utility programs, facility operations, HVAC, commissioning, contracting, or related work.
- Demonstrated experience working with commercial customers, contractors, vendors, or utility representatives.
- Working knowledge of commercial HVAC systems and common building energy efficiency measures.
- Experience helping customers evaluate or implement energy projects.
- Ability to review technical recommendations, savings estimates, proposals, or incentive documentation.
- Strong relationship management, negotiation, communication, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to independently manage multiple projects and maintain consistent follow-through.
- Valid driver’s license and ability to travel to customer sites as needed.
Preferred Qualifications
- Certified Energy Manager (CEM) or comparable professional certification.
- Experience with Xcel Energy, municipal utility, cooperative utility, or other demand-side management programs.
- Experience conducting commercial or industrial energy assessments.
- Knowledge of HVAC controls, boilers, domestic hot water, compressed air, lighting, building automation, or recommissioning.
- Experience with utility rebate applications, account management, technical sales, or project pipeline management.
- Experience coaching junior technical staff.
- Familiarity with Salesforce, Deltek Vantagepoint, Asana, or related project management systems.
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