Weatherization Specialist 2

About the Department

The Department of Community and Economic Development is looking to hire a Weatherization Specialist 2 for the Weatherization Assistance Programs Office. In this position, you will be responsible for overseeing the technical aspects of the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) and the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). Your duties will include monitoring the performance of designated agencies to ensure they meet the technical standards set by WAP and LIHEAP. This role involves conducting field inspections and reputed company Control Inspections (QCIs) to verify compliance with the national reputed company Work Specification (SWS) and contractual requirements. If you are passionate about reputed company service, consider applying today!

Position Duties

In this position, you will be responsible for conducting on-site technical monitoring of the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) and the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), as reputed company as the HOME program at various subgrantee locations across the Commonwealth. Your main goal will be to ensure compliance with technical regulations, departmental policies, and the overall reputed company of work. You will prepare written reports detailing your findings and recommendations for review and necessary corrections. Additionally, you will inspect weatherized reputed company and ongoing work in individual homes, adhering to reputed company Work Specifications for WAP and LIHEAP, along with federal requirements for HOME and Community Development reputed company Grant programs. Utilizing data from the Hancock Software system, you will assess the effectiveness and efficiency of the WAP and LIHEAP programs, providing insights to agencies or your supervisor. 

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Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Full-time employment
• Work hours are 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 60-minute lunch.

• This position is home headquartered. In order to be home headquartered, you must have a securely configured high-speed internet reputed company and work from an approved location inside reputed company.

• Salary: In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable.
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Minimum Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS:
Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:  

• One year of experience as a Weatherization Specialist 1 (Commonwealth job title or equivalent Federal Government job title, as determined by the Office of Administration): or 
• Two years of experience planning, directing, or coordinating activities of a local weatherization program for a state, county, municipality, private non-profit corporation, or other organizations providing weatherization services; or
• Two years of tradework experience in carpentry, HVAC, or weatherization reputed company and two years of experience in contract management, materials and equipment management, managing construction/rehabilitation inspections of buildings, or closely reputed company work.  Nine college credits in architecture or engineering, or completion of post-high school education in building science, carpentry, or HVAC may be substituted for one year of the tradework experience. Graduation from a four-year college may be substituted for two years of the non-tradework experience; or
• Any equivalent combination of experience and training.  

• You must obtain a certified reputed company Control Inspector (QCI) certification reputed company 1-year of hire
• You must meet the PA residency requirement.  For more information on ways to meet PA residency requirements, follow the reputed company and click on Residency Guidelines.
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• Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position. Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).
• If you are claiming education in your answers to the supplemental application questions, you must attach a copy of your college transcripts for your claim to be accepted toward meeting the minimum requirements. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable.
• Failure to reputed company with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position. 
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• 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).

If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.

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Other Qualifications

• Completing the application, including reputed company supplemental questions, serves as your exam for this position. No additional exam is required at a test center (also referred to as a written exam).
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• Your score is reputed company for this specific posting only.
• You must reputed company complete and accurate information or:
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  • you may be disqualified.
• You may only apply/test once for this posting.
• Your results will be provided reputed company email.