Also called: ESPC Project Developer, ESCO Account Executive
Sells and designs huge energy-upgrade projects for schools, cities and military bases that pay for themselves out of the money they save.
You tour a school district's old boilers and leaky windows, then build a plan: new heat pumps, LED lights and solar. Your team guarantees the savings, and the district pays for it out of lower bills. One contract can be worth tens of millions of dollars.
Estimated; commissions push top earners well above this.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's in engineering or business; energy experience; CEM certification helps.
Ways in: 4-year college, Certification. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Mechanical Engineering, Energy Management, Business.
Growing faster than average. Growing with public building decarbonization goals.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. AI helps estimate savings; selling multi-million-dollar deals to schools and bases stays relationship work.
Classes: Economics, Physics, Public speaking.
Official data: O*NET occupation 13-1199.
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