Energy Advisor (Energy Manager / Outreach Engineer) (Energy Efficiency)

Location: Remote, with the role based in Chicago, IL / Northern Illinois and local travel to customer sites up to approximately 50% of the time

Base salary: $90,000–$110,000 annually, plus eligibility for performance-based incentive earnings of up to $20,000 annually; total possible compensation approximately $90,000–$130,000.

Company

hirify.global is a women-led energy transformation firm focused on energy efficiency, load flexibility, electrification, and carbon reduction solutions for utilities.

What you will do

• Serve as a strategic and technical energy management partner for commercial and industrial customers.
• Develop account and territory strategies, manage customer relationships, and grow participation in utility energy efficiency programs.
• Assess facilities, systems, operational practices, technical documentation, and energy-saving opportunities through customer discussions, site visits, and technical reviews.
• Create and maintain Energy Management Action Plans covering customer priorities, opportunities, decisions, and progress.
• Build business cases, communicate financial and operational benefits, and guide customers through project prioritization and implementation.
• Coordinate customers, utilities, contractors, engineering specialists, and program leadership while managing pipelines, forecasts, and implementation barriers in CRM systems.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical field, or equivalent professional experience.
• Five or more years of experience in energy efficiency consulting, technical sales, engineering consulting, facility optimization, or a related field.
• Strong understanding of commercial and/or industrial facilities and energy-saving technologies, including HVAC, lighting, motors, compressed air, refrigeration, and process systems.
• Experience supporting utility-sponsored energy efficiency programs.
• Ability to influence customer decisions through consultative selling, relationship management, and solution development.
• Ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear recommendations for technical and non-technical audiences, with excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Ability to build credibility and lasting customer relationships, manage multiple projects, priorities, budgets, and deadlines independently in a remote environment.
• Ability to travel locally to customer sites up to approximately 50% of the time.
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365 applications and a commitment to sustainability and organizational operational and environmental goals.

Nice to have

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering.
• Application engineering, sales, or customer service experience.
• Certified Energy Manager, Certified Energy Auditor, Certified Building Commissioning Professional, or similar credential.
• Professional Engineer license, preferably in Mechanical Engineering, HVAC and Refrigeration, or Thermal and Fluid Systems.
• Experience with CRM platforms, pipeline management tools, and performance reporting systems.
• Success developing customer accounts, generating project pipelines, and driving energy efficiency implementation.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment in a remote work environment with local customer-site travel.
• Paid vacation, sick time, and holidays.
• Medical, dental, vision, parental leave, employee assistance, commuter benefits, and supplemental benefits.
• 401(k) retirement plan with employer match and potential annual performance-based incentive.
• Employment is contingent on successful background and reference checks; a pre-employment drug screen may apply where relevant.