Where: Los Alamos, NM
Post date: N/a
Description of the role:
The selected candidate will become the Energy Manager (EM) for the Laboratory and must have, or be able to obtain within one year, a Certified Energy Manager (CEM) designation from the Association of Energy Engineers (AEE). Primary responsibilities include managing the Laboratory’s execution of the Energy and Water Evaluations provisions under the Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA). The EM will support the implementation of ECMs by UI and other facility operators, then perform measurement & verification to support data collection for reinvestment of savings. Secondary responsibilities include developing, coordinating, and executing utility metering programs, monitoring facility-level energy performance, and communicating anomalies to stakeholders to facilitate timely corrective actions.
This position will work to support DOE’s national security, science, energy, and environmental management mission. We are seeking highly motivated and enthusiastic candidates with strong time management, problem-solving, communication, and team-building skills. The selected candidate’s responsibilities will include:
- Assures safety and security compliance, making safety and security an integral part of every task
- Assist with Laboratory compliance with EISA, including DOE/EISA required reporting and designating facilities as EISA covered
- Assist in the performance of the required energy and water evaluations
- Ensure the completion of commissioning assessments for EISA covered buildings over 50K gross square feet, by LANL’s internal agents or subcontractors
- Work with the Operations Specialist responsible for utility metering to analyze facility energy use, to plan for metering of EISA covered buildings, and to complete the external reporting of commodity use to internal and external customers
- Contribute to the effort to create dashboards and data visualizations of meter data for use by UI and facility operators
- Monitor LANL and facility-level consumption data and analyze trends to alert facility operators and UI to irregularities to facilitate quick repairs, curtailing unnecessary energy and water waste
- Assist the facility operators with engineering studies to develop scopes of work, budgets, and implementation plans for ECMs, as well as promoting the use of Energy Savings Performance Contracts or Utility Energy Service Contracts
- Assist in the collection of data used for measurement and verification of installed ECMs and use the data to assist in the development of a reinvestment initiative for funding future ECM implementation
- Coordinate and communicate project/program status in the form of presentations, verbal updates, and written reports
- Foster a mutually respectful and inclusive work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment
Minimum qualifications:
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Knowledge and Expertise: Experience with facility energy management a must.
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Familiarity with HVAC equipment, building automation systems, and energy management systems.
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Organizational Skills: Ability to work effectively and calmly under pressure of deadlines and changing priorities, taking initiative and assuming responsibility to organize, prioritize and follow multiple tasks to completion. Ability to troubleshoot or independently solve problems.
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Collaboration: Ability to nurture effective internal and external relationships.
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Relationship Management: Ability to work independently and as a contributing member of a team, and ability to interact effectively with all levels of personnel, building trust, gaining consensus, and resolving conflicts. Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
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Technology: Proficient using Microsoft Office Suite. Ability to interpret various mechanical and electrical documents, blueprints, drawings, and schematics.
Additional Job Requirements for Engineering Technologist 2:
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