Weatherization Auditor & Program Associate In Training

• Conduct combustion safety testing and infrared scanning to evaluate existing conditions and recommend energy efficiency improvements.
• Complete detailed and accurate data collection and measurements, and enter into the Hancock Energy Software and other databases.
• Interact with homeowners, tenants, and contractors regarding energy efficiency and prepare detailed and accurate work orders for each audit.
• Promote and encourage the adoption of energy-saving measures recommended in the home energy assessment.
• Help with administrative work for supplemental grants
• Obtain estimates.
• Maintain files on premises.
• Attend community outreach events.
• Comply and act in accordance with Shore UP, Inc. policies, procedures, and applicable laws.
• Other duties assigned. This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

• Demonstrate comfort level working with diverse and low-income clientele.
• Able to read, write, and communicate effectively.
• Ability to exert physical effort in light to moderate work involving lifting, carrying, pushing, and pulling; ability to stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl; ability to climb and balance.
• Ability to maintain the integrity of confidential employment, client, and business information.
• Ability to accurately record and enter information into State program software (Hancock), meet deadlines,and maintain the confidentiality of restricted information.
• Ability to maintain completely organized and accurate files for all assigned tasks and program areas, ensuring that the files are in compliance with all Federal, State, and Agency guidelines and requirements.
• Ability to attend required training.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
• Comfortable with entering confined spaces.
• Must be able to work independently and as part of a team.

• Weatherization Assistance Program knowledge
• Clean driving record
• Experience with estimates and working with outside vendors

• REQUIRED: Possess an excellent ability to speak and write in English to communicate information about the home energy assessment and its findings.
• PREFERRED (but not required): Possess the ability to speak and write in Spanish and/or other non-English languages.

• Ability to work in an office environment.
• Ability to work in an outside environment.
• Ability to communicate on the telephone.
• Ability to walk up and down stairs.
• Ability to lift 50 lbs.
• Ability to bend, lift, and carry.
• Full awareness of environmental factors
• Full range of motion above the head.
• Ability to use a computer.
• Ability to operate a motor vehicle.

• Knowledge of, and ability to rapidly acquire knowledge of, methods of residential property construction and inspection related to weatherization and energy conservation, including estimating work.
• Knowledge of obtaining and analyzing statistical data and the ability to evaluate and interpret meaningful results.
• Ability to prepare and/or supervise preparation of required records and reports to keep federal, state, and local agencies informed on the progress of, and any new issues arising from, weatherization work.
• Ability to coordinate contractor activities and provide technical assistance and oversight to facilitate smooth work progress.
• Ability to perform mathematical computations, communicate effectively in oral and written format,s and use common office IT equipment as necessary.
• Ability to deal tactfully, effectively, and equitably with highly diverse clients and contractor populations
• Ability to attend and successfully complete any educational programs to achieve necessary certifications.

• Preferred experience in weatherization or general construction trades, certificate of completion from a trade, or degree completion from a university or vocational technical institute in a related field.
• The applicant must also have a valid Maryland Driver's License or the ability to obtain prior to employment
• Must pass a criminal background check.

SHORE UP! Inc. is a private, non-profit Community Action Partnership* located in Salisbury, on Maryland’s Lower Eastern Shore. Formed in 1965, SHORE UP! has been serving low-income and disadvantaged persons on the Eastern Shore for over 50 years. SHORE UP! is an acronym for “Self-Help on Rural Economics and Urban Problems.” Our agency’s main focus is to help people reach economic self-sufficiency.We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Students and alumni will be accepted and assigned to job opportunities and otherwise treated based on other classifications protected by applicable state or local laws.