Where: Boise, ID
Post date: N/A
Description of the role:
The Energy Efficiency Engineer is responsible for working with commercial and industrial customers to identify projects to reduce energy usage, quantify energy savings, and facilitate utility incentives. This includes a lot of problem solving, collaboration and interaction with coworkers, customers, vendors, and clients.
A typical day may include:
- Conducting deep-dive technical energy efficiency studies of industrial and commercial mechanical systems
- Working with industrial and commercial customers to scope and develop energy efficiency projects
- Performing high-level energy engineering analyses to inform customer decision making
- Performing retrocommissioning / building controls optimization efforts
- Working with mechanical contractors to scope commercial HVAC energy efficiency projects and communicating utility incentive program requirements
- Conducting on-site measurement and verification of energy projects
- Writing clear and concise technical reports for technical and non-technical audiences
- Supporting Strategic Energy Management (SEM) at commercial and industrial sites
Minimum qualifications:
- We are looking for people with a wide range of technical and soft skills. Our engineers are excellent communicators who can deep-dive into a technical analysis while seeing the big picture of each project.
- Ideal candidates will have many of the following skills and experience:
- Engineering degree and/or great experience required
- At least 4 years’ experience in the energy efficiency or mechanical engineering field
- Working knowledge of commercial and industrial mechanical systems and building science
- Experience analyzing commercial and industrial energy systems and quantifying annual energy savings
- Experience conducting ASHRAE Level II Audits
- Ability to identify mechanical and electrical equipment in the field and explain control methods and what retrofits or changes can be implemented to conserve energy
- A high energy, self-starter with excellent organizational and multi-tasking skills
- Capability of working autonomously and collaboratively on a team, with good project and time management skills
- Excellent writing, verbal communication, and presentation skills
- Excellent Excel skills
- E., EIT, CEM, and/or CMVP preferred