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Energy Rebate Management Specialist/Analyst
Colorado Lighting, Inc. is seeking a highly motivated individual to join our sales and design team.
The individual will be tasked with supporting the sales team with design and rebate processing.
Key Responsibilities:
Processing Rebates:
Colorado Lighting, Inc. is seeking a highly motivated individual to join our sales and design team.
The individual will be tasked with supporting the sales team with design and rebate processing.
Key Responsibilities:
Processing Rebates:
- Staying abreast of utility rebate programs in the territories that Colorado Lighting services and becoming an expert in navigating these programs.
- Assisting the sales force on the front end of the sales process with rebate calculations and verifying rebate estimations and keeping them updated on changes in rebate programs.
- Updating rebates on an ongoing basis and tracking deadlines that must be met to capture rebates.
- Receiving project information from the sales staff regarding projects that have rebates in them as well as filing custom rebates.
- Submitting paperwork to the customer for signature, and submitting paperwork to Xcel for processing.
- Follow up with the customer and utilities on a weekly basis to ensure they have everything they need, are kept up to date, and that rebates are processed and received as efficiently as possible.
Design:
- Performing investment-grade lighting audits on projects.
- Becoming an expert in lighting and control products.
- Attending various trade shows and educational seminars in to stay abreast of new products and technologies.
- Understanding what is required in meeting the lighting codes for various cities and counties.
- Becoming an expert in the Boulder Outdoor Lighting Code and the Boulder Performance Ordinance.
- Running lighting layouts.
- Staying current on various energy efficiency grant programs.
- Attending bid and site walks.
- Reading through bid packages to determine deliverables, requirements, deadlines, and appropriateness of bids.
- Assisting with the creation of bids and proposals. Including narratives, technical spreadsheets (energy, rebate, audits, and as-builts), and layouts.
- Specifying products and procurement of project pricing.
- Correspondence with end users, vendors, and subcontractors.
- Assist project management with clarification regarding design when questions arise during project implementation.
- Measurement and Verification. Installing data loggers, and field spot-checking existing systems.
- Building case studies and other technical documents to help promote the lighting sales process.
- Working with customers to fine-tune and create designs that meet their overall goals.
Required Skills:
- Experience in the lighting industry or a background education in the lighting industry.
- Expert in Excel. Proficiency with building large spreadsheets with pivot tables and VLOOKUPs.
- Knowledge of Microsoft suite of products.
- Experience performing lighting audits.
- General knowledge of lighting and control types.
- Basic understanding of lighting codes.
- Basic understanding of lighting rebate programs.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- A high level of attention to detail.
Desired Skills and attributes:
- Experience performing investment-grade energy audits.
- Understanding of the City and County of Boulder’s Outdoor Lighting Compliance and Building Performance Ordinance.
- Experience working with utilities and demand-side management rebate programs.
- Engineering or Building Systems degree.
- Any lighting or industry-related certifications such as LC (Lighting Consultant), CLEP (Certified Lighting Efficiency Professional), or CEM (Certified Energy Manager).
- Experience commissioning lighting systems.
- Experience specifying lighting products.
- Experience working with energy service contractors (ESCOs).
- Understanding of IPMVP and measurement and verification procedures.
- Knowledge of AGI or Visual lighting software programs and experience running lighting layouts.
- Willingness to travel sometimes to assist with creating lighting designs.
GREAT Benefits! 100% Employee Healthcare Paid! / 80 Hours PTO / 24 Hours Sick Leave.
CLI Services (Colorado Lighting, Inc.) is a commercial electrical, lighting, and sign company that is family-owned and operated since 1977. We are committed to building a financially and structurally sound organization that ensures a prosperous future for both customers and employees.
CLI provides outstanding benefits including:
- Full medical, dental, and life insurance.
- PTO and paid holidays.
Come join our winning team!
This is a full-time salaried position, and the candidate must be able to pass a drug screen, and background checks, and have a current Colorado driver's license with a clean driving record.
