SEM Coach (Energy Efficiency)

Location: Remote within the United States, with listed locations including Chicago, IL; Indianapolis, IN; Madison, WI; Des Moines, IA; and Newark, NJ. Travel up to approximately 20% of the time is required.

Base salary: $84,900–$125,000 per year, plus potential discretionary annual bonus.

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

• Support Strategic Energy Management programs and energy savings goals for commercial and industrial customers and utility clients.
• Lead virtual and onsite events, cohort training, facilitation, tracking, and reporting to identify and prioritize energy reduction actions.
• Coach energy champions, executive sponsors, and customer energy teams to integrate SEM tools and habits into existing business practices.
• Review energy performance results, energy intensity models, and AMI interval data with clients.
• Provide technical assistance including calculations, scope development, implementation details, and operational impact analysis.
• Support IPMVP Option C savings calculations and measurement and verification documentation while improving SEM delivery systems, tools, and processes.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business, or another applicable field.
• Professional experience in the energy efficiency industry and an understanding of systems in commercial and industrial facilities.
• Strong verbal, written, presentation, interpersonal, analytical, and customer communication skills, including the ability to adapt communication from operations staff to executive leadership.
• Ability to work effectively alongside an experienced internal Energy Manager without duplicating or undermining their role.
• Ability to work independently, manage multiple projects and workflows with varying ambiguity, and meet deliverable deadlines and budgets.
• Ability to distill complex ideas into concise conversations and emails, proactively solve problems, and provide clear technical assistance.
• Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft 365, including Word and Excel.
• Interest in sustainability and commitment to making a meaningful environmental impact.
• Ability to travel up to approximately 20% of the time.

Nice to have

• Professional Engineer, Certified Energy Manager, Certified Measurement and Verification Professional, or Certified Practitioner in Energy Management Systems certification.
• Exposure to Lean, Six Sigma, or ISO 50001 continuous improvement frameworks.
• Direct experience delivering SEM programs alongside an existing customer energy management function.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment at a women-led energy transformation firm focused on measurable impact.
• Paid vacation, sick time, and holidays.
• 401(k) retirement plan with employer match, medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Parental leave, employee assistance program, commuter benefits, and supplemental benefits.
• Employment is contingent on successful background and reference checks; a pre-employment drug screen may apply where relevant.