Energy Engineer, State of Washington

Job Postings
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Where: Statewide, WA

Post date: Dec. 10, 2025

Description of the role:
As an Energy Engineer, you will lead and support energy efficiency initiatives across Washington’s public facilities by managing Energy Savings Performance Contracting (ESPC) projects and providing technical energy engineering expertise to client agencies. You will guide projects from conception through completion, conduct Energy Life Cycle Cost Analysis (ELCCA) reviews, and deliver strategic technical assistance to state agencies, higher education institutions, school districts, and municipalities. Your work will help clients reduce energy and operational costs, enhance the sustainability of their built environments, and contribute to statewide carbon-reduction and sustainability goals.

Duties

Some of What You’ll Enjoy Doing Includes:

  • Review and manage Energy Savings Performance Contracting (ESPC) projects for public facilities across Washington.

  • Provide project management and energy engineering services throughout audit, design, and construction phases.

  • Review contractor audits, designs, and construction activities, and recommend actions for client approval.

  • Oversee project development, contract review, cost and fee negotiations, and construction/commissioning processes.

  • Review and approve project invoices while supporting marketing and development of new ESPC projects.

  • Conduct research on a variety of energy related issues for Energy Program clients.

  • Other assignments and duties as assigned by the Energy Program Manager, the FPS Assistant Director, and the DES Director or Chief Operations Officer.

Minimum qualifications:

  • Ability to communicate clearly and effectively, both in writing and verbally, while working collaboratively or independently with minimal supervision.

  • Ability to organize, prioritize, and manage multiple complex engineering projects simultaneously.

  • Ability to apply strong negotiation and conflict-resolution skills in project and stakeholder interactions.

  • Ability to analyze facility energy use, understand facility systems, and evaluate and apply appropriate energy technologies.

In addition to the above required qualifications, a candidate must possess one (1) of the following education and/or experience options:

[OPTION 1]

  • Six (6) years of demonstrated related *experience. NOTE: This experience must reflect at least two (2) years at the professional level.

  • Engineer in Training (EIT) or Energy Manager in Training (EMIT) certification.

[OPTION 2]

  • Bachelor’s degree with a major focus in engineering, environmental science, or the hard sciences.

  • Two (2) years of demonstrated related *experience at the professional level.

  • Engineer in Training (EIT) or Energy Manager in Training (EMIT) certification.

The *experience stated above should be in or relate to the following fields:

  • Energy engineering

  • Energy auditing and analysis

  • Project management

  • Energy savings performance contracting

  • Construction management

  • Utility engineering

  • Resource conservation management

  • Building commissioning

  • Architecture

  • Civil or structural engineering

  • Engineering management

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