Energy Engineer

Hilliard, Ohio

Job Purpose:

Responsible for the identification, qualification and quantification of energy conservation measures, utility supply opportunities and facility operating savings measures that may be employed as part of a comprehensive energy solutions project.

Primary Job Duties:

Survey existing HVAC systems to evaluate potential energy conservation measures; identify mechanical system code violations and ventilation upgrades in commercial, institutional and industrial facilities
Determine base line energy usage using existing utility data as well as measurement and verification methodologies
Identify and develop energy conservation measures at public and private sector facilities
Develop and evaluate self-funded energy conservation measures
Analyze and identify building automation and control opportunities
Estimate system costs and effectively analyze and assess the economic impacts of utility company rate structures and supply side options in a wide variety of customer environments
Provide written reports to document findings and recommendations
Expert use of simulation software and spreadsheets to accurately represent pre and post retrofit building operation
Calculate operations and ancillary savings, generating financial reports supporting performance contracts and delivering all materials in a timely manner to the proposal department
Participate in sales presentations, cultivating customer relationships, and identifying new opportunities within customer accounts
Design new HVAC systems as part of the energy services upgrades
Work closely with the project team during the installation phase
Serve as the technical expert during the performance contracting sales process.
Provide guidance to the proposal development team

Knowledge, Skills and Education Qualifications:

Technical Skills and Education:

Position requires 3-5 years of progressive energy engineering and design experience
Prior experience and detailed knowledge of energy services - performance contracting & on-site utilities, measurement & verification, data collection & analysis, utility bill analysis & energy reporting, automatic temperature controls, knowledge of HVAC systems
Demonstrated knowledge of industry automatic temperature control systems, data collection systems and Internet communication platforms, such as: Ethernet, Modbus, BacNet, Tridium, and HTML
Experience in commercial and industrial energy engineering, utility cost analysis, facilities management, life cycle cost analysis, project development and conservation program implementation required
Proficiency with current technologies (and vendor sources) typically used in performance contract projects, lighting systems, HVAC systems, components, and controls, large central plant equipment; centrifugal chillers, air compressors, packaged boilers, medium voltage electrical equipment, and DDC automatic control systems
Maintains measurement & verification hardware and software systems required for data acquisition and reporting
Demand side energy project experience with large commercial/industrial customers
Professional Engineer (PE) license highly desired; Certified Energy Manager (CEM) a plus

Personal and organizational skills include:

Requires a successful track record in maintaining positive customer relationships, demonstrated verbal, written, and computer communication skills along with strong technical presentation skills.
Strong organizational skills with proven ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines.
Strong project management, estimating and documenting skills
Excellent communication and presentation ability