Senior Energy Engineer

• Title: Senior Energy Engineer
• Location: Pittsburgh PA (Hybrid)

Job Description:

The Senior Energy Engineer will be involved in a diverse range of projects found in all customer segments including government, healthcare, higher education, commercial and industrial sectors. There will be significant interaction with customers.  This position requires an entrepreneurial spirit; diversity of technical expertise; strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills; and excellent customer care skills. The opportunity also provides a great career path within the energy services industry as it will cover all phases of projects including sales support, proposal development, detailed design, construction, commissioning and measurement and verification of savings. The Senior Energy Engineer will also be tasked to mentor junior energy engineers to help in their development.

Responsibilities:

·       Identify and develop energy efficiency and cost reduction strategies at customer facilities;

·       Determine energy baseline, develop measurement and verification (M&V) methodologies;

·       Calculate utility, operational and ancillary savings, and generate financial justification reports;

·       Assist in developing and cultivating effective business relationships with target customers and communicate full scopes of Company’s efficiency strategies to meet customer business goals and achieve the Company’s sales objectives;

·       Support project implementation of work and delivery of all equipment;

·       Provide technical sales support and coordination, both internally to other team members and externally to Customers;

·       Promote business activity by coordinating, developing and presenting concepts and preliminary technical findings, at varying levels of the project development process;

·       Liaise, at times, with customer staff and contractors on behalf of the company to ensure that the customer’s concerns are being addressed;

·       Assist with building audits and identification of possible energy and water efficiency projects;

·       Assist with commissioning and ensuring contractor as-built record drawings (where necessary) are submitted reflecting the work completed as part of each project;

·       Trouble-shoot problems arising at the Customer’s facility;

·       Become a specialist for a specific technology category and keep current with innovations and share knowledge with the Engineering Team; 

·       Mentor less experienced Engineers;

·       Required background and security screening for Customer facility access.

·       Adhere to Company and Customer safety protocols at all times;

·       Travel, as required (valid driver’s license at all times).

·       Perform other duties as required

Qualifications:

·       University degree or college diploma in the field of mechanical /energy engineering or architectural engineering, or Air Conditioning (HVAC) industry knowledge. 

·       A current professional engineer’s license in at least one state is preferred.

·       Certified Energy Manager with the Association of Energy Engineers is preferred.

·       Required background and security screening for Customer facility access

·       Minimum of 10 years of energy engineering experience is required and a basic understanding of central utility plants, HVAC equipment and Building Automation Systems (BAS) controls 

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Utilized in this Position Include:

·       Knowledge of engineering and construction practices in retrofit / renovation applications obtained through demonstrated experience;

·       Experience with directing and coordinating multiple consulting engineering disciplines on complex projects;

·       Certain knowledge of occupational health, safety and environmental regulations, legislation, codes and standards;

·       Strong customer-focus with well-developed customer relations skills;

·       Working knowledge of energy efficiency calculations and spreadsheets;

·       Ability to organize multiple priorities and to set and meet multiple personal goals and deadlines;

·       Confidence and ability to work under pressure;

·       Ability to use a computer and general word processing and spreadsheeting software;

·       Working knowledge with building modeling software (eg. Trane 3D Plus Carrier HAP);

·       Ability to write technical reports;

·       Ability to work with consultants and facilities management staff while assessing and implementing energy efficiency projects;

·       Ability to lead engineering teams for larger projects;

·       Ability to work with and within a diversified workforce