How to hire a building performance consultant

How to hire a building performance consultant, step by step

Here's a step-by-step building performance consultant hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a building performance consultant job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new building performance consultant
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   The building performance consultant hiring process starts by determining what type of worker you actually need. Certain roles might require a full-time employee, whereas part-time workers or contractors can do others.

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   You should also consider the ideal background you'd like them a building performance consultant to have before you start to hire. For example, what industry or field would you like them to have experience in, what level of seniority or education does the job require, and how much it'll cost to hire a building performance consultant that fits the bill.

   The following list breaks down different types of building performance consultants and their corresponding salaries.

   Type of Building Performance Consultant	Description	Hourly rate
   Building Performance Consultant		$27-51
   Energy Audit Advisor	An energy audit advisor specializes in providing analytical services to help commercial and residential establishments maintain energy-efficient operations. They are usually working for energy service companies where their responsibilities include gathering and analyzing extensive data, conducting research and analysis, facilitating tests, and performing audits and risk assessments... Show more	$22-54
   Energy Analyst	An energy analyst is responsible for monitoring energy efficiency for industrial and commercial purposes. Energy analysts evaluate the minimum and maximum extent of energy usage to the properties, recommending resources and materials to sustain energy, especially on technical installations... Show more	$25-49

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • EnergyPlus
   • Performance Analysis

   Responsibilities:

   • Manage design and development of cloud-base billing application for streamlining payroll and invoicing, as well as offering real-time business analytics.
   • Manage design and development of cloud-base billing application for streamlining payroll and invoicing, as well as offering real-time business analytics.
   • Design retrofit, manage project and conduct pre-and post-utility analysis.

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your building performance consultant job description is one of the best ways to attract top talent. A building performance consultant can vary based on:

   • Location. For example, building performance consultants' average salary in wyoming is 32% less than in district of columbia.
   • Seniority. Entry-level building performance consultants 47% less than senior-level building performance consultants.
   • Certifications. A building performance consultant with certifications usually earns a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for an established firm or a new start-up company can make a big difference in a building performance consultant's salary.

   Average building performance consultant salary

   $78,800yearly

   $37.88 hourly rate

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   Entry-level building performance consultant salary

   $57,000 yearly salary

   Updated December 18, 2025

4. Writing a building performance consultant job description

   A building performance consultant job description should include a summary of the role, required skills, and a list of responsibilities. It's also good to include a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager. To help get you started, here's an example of a building performance consultant job description:

   Building performance consultant job description example

   
   **Associate Building Performance Consultant (Built Ecology)**
   
   **Who We Are**
   
   At WSP, we are driven by inspiring future-ready pioneers to innovate. We're looking to grow our teams with people who are ready to collaborate in building communities and expanding our skylines. To do this, we hire candidates of all experiences, skillsets, backgrounds and walks of life. We actively foster a work environment and culture where inclusion and diversity is part of our fundamental structure. This is delivered behaviorally, through our policies, trainings, local partnerships with professional diverse organizations, internal networks and most importantly with the support and sponsorship of our leaders who help drive our commitment to an inclusive, diverse, welcoming and equitable work environment. Anything is within our reach and yours as a WSP employee. Come join us and help shape the future!
   
   **This Opportunity**
   
   WSP, an award winning and innovative multi-disciplinary engineering consulting firm, is seeking a full time Associate **Building Performance Consultant** for the Built Ecology team in **Boston, MA** . Our team work closely with architects, owners, and teams throughout WSP to advance sustainability, health, and resilience goals on large, complex projects around the world.
   
   Built Ecology is WSP's national Built Environment Sustainability practice, providing a broad range of services including sustainability strategy development, goal setting and workshop facilitation, high-performance design and analysis, building certifications, neighborhood-scale solutions, Net Zero training and education, and performance verification. We work across a wide range of project types and scales, from horizontal planning and district infrastructure to vertical design and construction, to ongoing performance and operations. Built Ecology has been directly responsible for driving many leading projects across the globe, including LEED Platinum buildings, Living Building Challenge and WELL projects, Net Zero energy and water projects, EcoDistricts, corporate programs, and improvements for large building portfolios. Our solutions are typically innovative, integrated, data-driven, and practical.
   
   Our team brings a structured approach while also identifying unique opportunities on each project. We influence strategic decisions to achieve sustainable outcomes in buildings, neighborhoods, and organizations.
   
   **Your Impact**
   
   + Lead detailed energy modeling and building performance analysis activities to achieve established performance targets, LEED certification, code compliance, and other energy performance goals
   
   + Utilize energy modeling tools to complete carbon modeling and develop net zero carbon roadmaps
   
   + Interpret climate information and building use typologies to inform building design strategies
   
   + Perform daylight analysis and CFD modeling to evaluate high-performance design strategies and support project design decisions
   
   + Write reports detailing analysis activities and design advice
   
   + Liaise internally to facilitate the achievement of project sustainability objectives
   
   + Review building documentation for the integration of high-performance design aspects
   
   + Provide LEED strategy and advice, particularly around energy and IEQ aspects
   
   + Deliver high performance design analysis and project design advice of a high technical standard, integrated across architecture and building systems
   
   + Research new and existing technologies for application in the built environment with a focus on electrification, grid-interactive technologies, and district scale solutions
   
   **Who You Are**
   
   **Ideal candidates will exhibit the following characteristics:**
   
   + Passionate about creating a sustainable, healthy, resilient, and equitable built environment
   
   + Driven to create solutions that deliver ambitious high-performance low carbon design outcomes
   
   + Background in sustainability, building design, high-performance design analytics and green building certifications
   
   + Strong verbal, written, and graphic communication
   
   **Required Qualifications**
   
   + Bachelor's Degree in a building design or building science discipline that could include: Mechanical Engineering, Architectural Engineering, Architecture, Building Science or similar
   
   + 1-3+ years of energy modeling experience for high-performance projects, building certification (i.e. LEED, Passive House, net-zero, EnergyStar, etc.), and code compliance
   
   + Ability to independently read and interpret architectural and engineering drawings
   
   + Familiarity with IECC and ASHRAE requirements and energy modeling protocols
   
   + Knowledge of mechanical system architecture and components
   
   + Experience with IES-VE, OpenStudio, EnergyPlus, and/or eQuest
   
   + LEED Green Associate
   
   **Preferred Qualifications:**
   
   + High proficiency in Rhino and Grasshopper, C#, Python, and/or other programming languages is a plus
   
   + Qualifications to become Professional Engineer or Registered Architect a plus
   
   + LEED Accredited Professional
   
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   **Additional Requirements**
   
   + To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.
   
   **Additional Details**
   
   + **Travel Required:** N/A - No travel required
   
   + **Job Status:** Regular
   
   + **Employee Type:** Full
   
   + **Primary Location:** BOSTON - SUMMER ST
   
   + **All locations:** US-MA-Boston
   
   **About WSP**
   
   WSP USA is the U.S. operating company of WSP, one of the world's leading engineering and professional services firms. Dedicated to serving local communities, we are engineers, planners, technical experts, strategic advisors and construction management professionals. WSP USA designs lasting solutions in the buildings, transportation, energy, water and environment markets. With more than 12,000 employees in over 200 offices across the U.S., we partner with our clients to help communities prosper. www.wsp.com
   
   WSP provides a flexible, agile and hybrid workplace model while meeting client needs. Employees are also afforded a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee's career.
   
   At WSP, we want to give our employees the challenges they seek to grow their careers and knowledge base. Your daily contributions to your team will be essential in meeting client objectives, goals and challenges. Are you ready to get started?
   
   WSP USA (and all of its U.S. companies) is an Equal Opportunity Employer Race/Age/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Disability or Protected Veteran Status.
   
   The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.

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5. Post your job

   To find the right building performance consultant for your business, consider trying out a few different recruiting strategies:

   • Consider internal talent. One of the most important sources of talent for any company is its existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals. Reach out to friends, family members, and current employees and ask if they know or have worked with building performance consultants they would recommend.
   • Recruit at local colleges. Attend job fairs at local colleges to recruit building performance consultants who meet your education requirements.
   • Social media platforms. LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter now have more than 3.5 billion users, and you can use social media to reach potential job candidates.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your building performance consultant job on Zippia to find and recruit building performance consultant candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   Recruiting building performance consultants requires you to bring your A-game to the interview process. The first interview should introduce the company and the role to the candidate as much as they present their background experience and reasons for applying for the job. During later interviews, you can go into more detail about the technical details of the job and ask behavioral questions to gauge how they'd fit into your current company culture.

   It's also good to ask about candidates' unique skills and talents. You can move on to the technical interview if a candidate is good enough for the next step.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new building performance consultant

   Once you have selected a candidate for the building performance consultant position, it is time to create an offer letter. In addition to salary, the offer letter should include details about benefits and perks that are available to the employee. Ensuring your offer is competitive is vital, as qualified candidates may be considering other job opportunities. The candidate may wish to negotiate the terms of the offer, and it is important to be open to discussion and reach a mutually beneficial agreement. After the offer has been accepted, it is a good idea to formalize the agreement with a contract.

   It's equally important to follow up with applicants who don't get the job with an email letting them know that the position has been filled.

   Once that's done, you can draft an onboarding schedule for the new building performance consultant. Human Resources should complete Employee Action Forms and ensure that onboarding paperwork is completed, including I-9s, benefits enrollment, federal and state tax forms, etc. They should also ensure that new employee files are created for internal recordkeeping.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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