Sustainability Associate

The Sustainability Associate position at Strategic Energy Innovations in Tacoma, WA, involves supporting energy and environmental sustainability initiatives through the Climate Corps Fellowship. Responsibilities include reporting on energy usage, tracking renewable energy performance, and conducting operational reviews. Candidates should have a technical background in building sciences and a passion for sustainability. The role requires on-site work five days a week, with a commitment to a full-time, 10-month fellowship.
Location: General Services Administration, Tacoma, Washington
Pay: $2900/month
Additional Pay: $1000 bonus upon program completion
Benefits: Health care coverage, professional development, industry networking, end-of-program certificate of completion.

ABOUT CLIMATE CORPS FELLOWSHIP AT GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
This Sustainability Associate position is supported through an innovative partnership between Puget Sound Energy and Strategic Energy Innovations (SEI). Aimed at addressing the myriad of energy and environmental sustainability initiatives, this Fellowship model presents a distinct opportunity to shape energy efficiencies and sustainability practices across sectors and institutional roles.
In addition to the Climate Corps training and professional certificate, this position offers professional development opportunities designed to help provide the range of skills necessary to execute sustainable programs or practices.

ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Projects may include, but not be limited to:

Advanced Metering - reporting to include periodic (monthly) reporting identifying anomalies in energy/water usage. Develop visual displays in the reporting to facilitate effective communication to site operations teams.
EnergyStar Portfolio Manager and Renewable Energy tracking - provide reporting regarding or PV performance and update Energy Star Portfolio Manager on a monthly basis.
Skyspark/GSA Link support - Provide monthly reporting on HVAC issues identified with analytic software.
BAS Operational Reviews - Provide monthly reporting for critical sites to include scheduling and zone temperature ranges and deadbands align with best practices for energy conservation.
Produce building level reviews of lighting and HVAC system zoning.

QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum Qualifications

Personnel assigned to this task shall include, as a minimum, shall have a technical background with formal education pertaining to building sciences.
Related experience in fields related to energy efficiency, renewable energy, and data analysis.
Valid driver’s license with reliable transportation to be available on-site 5 days per week.
Ability to work independently and carry out assignments, make independent judgments and/or decisions, and discern when action at a higher level is required.
Must be able to effectively manage multiple projects and maintain an organized and well-communicated workflow.

Ideal Candidate

Has a deep passion for sustainability, especially climate resilience, with the practical skills and abilities to affect change in complex systems.

CLIMATE CORPS QUALIFICATIONS

Availability for the full-time, 10-month Fellowship program, beginning in September 2021
Climate Corps Fellows must have completed a 4-year degree by the time the program cycle starts in September 2021.
A connection to the placement location. This is an equal opportunity position and we prefer to place a candidate who already lives in the region being served.
Experience in and the drive to address racism and create race equity with the team members and programmatically.

ABOUT US
Climate Corps
Climate Corps, a program of SEI, is an award-winning fellowship program that provides professional development opportunities for emerging leaders through implementation of sustainability and resiliency projects with local governments, nonprofits, and for-profit businesses. To see a full list of climate, energy, and sustainability positions posted by Climate Corps, please visit here: https://fm.seiinc.org/climatecorps/jobs/. We are constantly adding positions, so make sure to frequently check this site to see if there are new opportunities available.
How to apply:
To become a Fellow, please submit an online application and resume here: https://www.climatecorps.org/fellow.html
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis until placements are filled. We encourage submitting applications as soon as possible. Upon review, qualifying applicants will be contacted for an initial screening interview.