Job Description

Are you ready for a well-paid career where you can be your own boss and enjoy the flexibility of choosing when, where, and how much you earn?

A career where you can support the global transition to a net-zero emissions future and build a transferable skill set for the growing clean energy sector?



EcoLogic Energy Advisors is looking for reliable, organized, self-starting and career-focused individuals to train to become full-time Registered Energy Advisors across Ontario.

As an Energy Advisor you'll provide expert advice to homeowners to help them make informed decisions about making energy efficiency retrofits to their homes. Working as an independent contractor, you can make $65,000 - $100,000+ per year (pay per evaluation).

For the right candidates, EcoLogic Energy Advisors will provide training to help prepare for the necessary exams to become a Registered Energy Advisor and oversee probationary energy evaluations required to become registered.

Once registered, EcoLogic Energy Advisors will provide ongoing support to help you thrive as an independent contractor, including business startup assistance, ongoing training and technical support, local marketing support, virtual office support (scheduling appointments, responding to client scheduling inquiries, invoicing clients) and operating a modern scheduling and management system to help you stay organized and provide exceptional client experiences.

Experience & Requirements

• Reliable, organized, self-starting and career-focused individual able to work independently
• Possess high standards, strong time-management skills and the ability to deliver high-quality and accurate results on time and according to established procedures
• Professional and friendly with good client service skills
• Strong English oral and written communication skills (bilingual oral and written skills an asset)
• Good problem-solving skills, including critical thinking and analysis
• Strong memorization skills and meticulous attention-to-detail
• Math (geometry) skills
• Adaptable and capable of working in various weather conditions
• Able to do physically active work such as carry equipment, climb ladders and access crawl spaces
• Able to travel regularly to different job sites within your region
• Good computer skills (e.g. Microsoft Office) with the ability to learn new software programs, including Sketchup
• Reliable transportation with valid driver's license, a good driving record and insurance
• Own equipment, cell phone, printer, computer with Windows operating system
• Willing to undergo a background check (requirement to become a Registered Energy Advisor)

Nice to Have but Not Required

• Have passed the Natural Resources Canada Foundation Level Exam
• Knowledge of residential building science and / or building materials and home construction ("House as a System" Approach, Air Barriers, Insulation, Windows, etc.)
• Familiarity with energy efficiency and green building principles
• Knowledge of federal and Ontario residential energy efficiency grant and loan programs

Responsibilities

• Perform Natural Resources Canada EnerGuide Rating System energy evaluations on residential homes, including all required data collection, geometry calculations, modelling HOT2000 energy simulations and generating reports for clients
• Educate homeowners on energy consumption in their home and energy efficiency upgrades they can implement to help improve home efficiency, comfort, and environmental performance
• Educate homeowners on potential grants and loans through federal, provincial and local programs
• Manage client relationships and inquiries
• Upload home energy evaluations and supporting documents and photos to central system

Why EcoLogic Energy Advisors?

• Flexible schedule. Work independently and from home (office portion of work)
• Competitive compensation per energy evaluation (can make $65,000 - $100,000+ per year (pay per evaluation))
• Business startup assistance, including assistance setting up as an independent contractor. Startup financing available for blower door equipment costs
• Training and ongoing technical support from a highly experienced team
• Virtual office support, including scheduling appointments, responding to client scheduling inquiries and invoicing clients
• Use of a modern scheduling and management system to help you stay organized and provide exceptional client experiences
• Local marketing and advertising support
• Opportunity to establish a meaningful career supporting the global transition to a net-zero emissions future in the growing clean energy sector

About EcoLogic Energy Advisors

At EcoLogic Energy Advisors we help people make impactful home energy retrofit decisions that contribute to a net-zero emissions future.

Our network of Registered Energy Advisors are licensed by Natural Resources Canada to conduct EnerGuide home energy evaluations. EnerGuide is a nationally recognized rating standard that provides homeowners with customized information about the energy performance of their homes. EcoLogic Energy Advisors is a Natural Resources Canada EnerGuide Rating System Licensed Service Organization.

The EcoLogic Energy Advisors team is experienced in both the management and technical implementation of residential energy efficiency programs with over 27 years of combined energy efficiency and building science knowledge and experience in the residential housing sector. Our team has completed thousands of EnerGuide home energy evaluations and HOT2000 energy simulations. We're also experienced in supporting the delivery of numerous federal and provincial energy efficiency programs, including the Canada Greener Homes Grant Program, the Canada Greener Homes Loan Program, the Enbridge Gas Home Efficiency Rebate Program, the Affordability Fund Program and the Energy Affordability Program.