Quality Control Inspector (HEP)

Job Description

Please note: This position requires a current minimum certification of Energy Auditor (EA) by the Building Performance Institute (BPI).

Make a Real Impact in Your Community—Join CEDA as a Quality Control Inspector!

Are you detail-oriented, passionate about helping others, and ready to play a vital role in improving homes and lives? As a Quality Control Inspector at CEDA, you'll ensure energy efficiency upgrades are done right—making homes safer, healthier, and more comfortable for families across Cook County.

What You’ll Do:

Working under the guidance of the Contractor Relations Manager, you'll conduct on-site inspections of residential properties to gather accurate information about the structure, including layout, dimensions, and building materials. You'll help assess indoor air quality, review energy usage, and verify that energy-saving upgrades and retrofits have been properly implemented by contractors—following the guidelines set by the Illinois Home Weatherization Assistance Program (IHWAP).

This is more than just a technical role—your work ensures that homes are safe, energy-efficient, and compliant with health and safety standards, directly impacting the wellbeing of our clients.

In This Role, You Will:

Perform in-depth home evaluations and indoor air quality tests.

Analyze results from diagnostic tools and confirm contractor work aligns with energy-saving goals.

Ensure all projects meet program standards and health/safety regulations.

Maintain accurate records and handle sensitive data with care and confidentiality.

Represent CEDA professionally in the field and build positive relationships with clients and contractors.

What We’re Looking For:

Required: High school graduate or equivalent (GED)

Must have a valid driver’s license, clean driving record, and auto insurance that meets State requirements.

Must be BPI/HEP Energy Auditor certified.

Must be certified by the State of Illinois or become certified after participating in training given by the State of Illinois and CEDA within one year of employment.

Strong attention to detail and technical accuracy.

Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.

A professional, approachable attitude and sound judgment.

Ability to work independently, stay organized, and respect confidentiality.

If you enjoy working in the field, using your knowledge to solve problems, and want a meaningful role that helps families thrive—this is your opportunity to make a difference.

Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, 401K, and other benefit options

Work Environment

This job operates about 75 percent of the time in the community conducting on-site work. The work conditions may vary as the time of year delivers varying weather conditions (extreme heat, high humidity, damp, wet, and extreme cold). This role requires the use of standard equipment such as: Gas Sniffers, Combustion Analyzers, Infrared Cameras, and Cameras, Manometers, Blower Doors and hand tools, tablets, computers, and phones.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; kneel; bend; crawl; climb ladders; carry equipment; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects and use equipment, tools and other materials; reach with hands and arms; frequent input data into a computer system device, repetitive motion; balance; or stoop; crawl; work in small areas; hearing/talking on the telephone and in person. The employee must occasionally lift or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Expected Hours of Work/Travel

This is a support level position requiring the exercise of discretion and judgment and is required to work a full-time work week, as designated by the CEDA Employee Handbook, with periodic longer hours, including potential evenings, weekends, and odd hours. Frequent travel of distance is required, especially suburban Cook County. Other travel of distance may be required. Must possess and maintain an applicable Illinois Driver License, clean driving record, and Auto Insurance that meets the State requirement.

CEDA strongly encourages people of color, LGBTQ+ community, veterans and active-duty military, parents, individuals with disabilities, and individuals from all cultural backgrounds to apply. CEDA is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes everyone to our team. If you need a reasonable accommodation at any point in the application or interview process, please let us know. In your application, please feel free to select which pronouns you use (For example – she/her/hers, he/him/his, they/them/theirs). CEDA is a drug free workplace

AAP/EEO Statement

CEDA provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, CEDA complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

CEDA expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of CEDA’s employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge.

ADA Statement

The physical demands, work environment factors, and mental functions described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Full-time