Energy Engineers
Design, develop, or evaluate energy-related projects or programs to reduce energy costs or improve energy efficiency during the designing, building, or remodeling stages of construction. May specialize in electrical systems; heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems; green buildings; lighting; air quality; or energy procurement.
Also called: Energy Efficiency Engineer, Energy Manager, Project Engineering Director, Resource Efficiency Manager
Knowledge:
Engineering and Technology
- product and service development
- building and construction
- arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics
- physics
- customer service
- management
Skills:
- reading work related information
- thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
People and Technology Systems
- figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it
- measuring how well a system is working and how to improve it
Abilites:
- listen and understand what people say
- read and understand what is written
- notice when problems happen
- make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
- choose the right type of math to solve a problem
- add, subtract, multiply, or divide
- pay attention to something without being distracted
Personality:
Description: People interested in this work like activities that include ideas, thinking, and figuring things out.
They do well at jobs that need
- Analytical Thinking
- Attention to Detail
- Integrity
- Dependability
- Adaptability/Flexibility
- Initiative
Technology:
Analytical or scientific software
- Architectural Energy Corporation ENFORMA Building Diagnostics
- The MathWorks MATLAB
Computer aided design CAD software
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Home Energy Efficient Design HEED
Education:
certificate after college
