Senior Energy Engineer

Senior Energy Engineer (Energy Efficiency Program Evaluation) - Nationwide, prefer candidates located in the Eastern and Central regions.

EcoMetric is a global consultancy specializing in energy efficiency, renewable energy, and distributed generation consulting services and products. Our clients include investor-owned, and publicly owned electric and natural gas utilities, state agencies, non-profit organizations, and large multinational corporations. EcoMetric is growing rapidly and provides high quality technical and strategic consulting services to influence the end-use customer’s energy consumption behaviors and choices.

We offer a casual, friendly working environment, and we are dedicated to the quality of our work and our client relationships. Competitive benefits include health, dental, life insurance, 401K contributions, paid parental leave, and generous paid time off.

Duties and Responsibilities

We are seeking a Senior Energy Engineer to join our team and support energy efficiency program evaluations. The Senior Energy Engineer will be a key technical resource for the evaluation team, ensuring technically accurate savings calculations and maintaining high levels of client satisfaction.

- Manage on-site inspections & end-use metering activities at commercial and institutional facilities.

- Write and review site specific M&V plans, QC fieldwork.

- Calculate and verify savings for energy conservation measures using engineering and statistical techniques.

- Mentor and provide guidance to junior engineering staff in regard to field work and technical analyses

- Calculate energy savings with TRM algorithms, temperature bin analysis, lighting calculators, eQUEST modeling and other tools.

- Utilize and apply statistical, economic and financial analysis tools in support of business and policy analysis for demand-side management in the energy and utilities industry.

- Develop quantitative cost benefit or risk models.

- Analyze utility and energy efficiency program data utilizing Excel or other analytical software, identifying trends, summarizing program events, and identifying causal impacts on program results.

- Work independently or with supervision to manage research projects and participate in research efforts, ensuring consistency and quality of research methods.

- Conduct primary research by collecting original data through fieldwork, interviews, or metering activities.

- Conduct secondary research using published studies, program tracking data, evaluation reports, and TRMs.

- Meet with clients to present findings and recommendations at client meetings.

- Document findings visually and/or verbally for memos and reports to clients and/or internal project teams.

- Publish papers and other research material.

- Support senior staff with development of presentations, papers and proposals.

Qualifications (Required)

- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in mechanical, energy or electrical engineering and related disciplines such as energy systems, environmental and public policy.

- 5+ years of experience working with Demand Side Management (DSM) Consultancies, Energy Service Companies (ESCO), Design Build firms, or Engineering firms.

- General understanding of common commercial building systems (lighting, electrical, HVAC, water, envelope, etc.), building automation systems (BAS), and controls.

- Experience with IMPVP options, and the ability to coach junior engineers in this regard.

- Strong understanding of how loggers are deployed on equipment (light loggers, power metering, temperature loggers, etc.), how to connect and disconnect them, and how to read data from appropriate software.

- Experience with building energy modeling, energy use billing analysis, and energy savings calculation algorithms

- Strong written and oral presentation skills, as well as client interface capabilities.

- Self-driven team player with a passion for energy efficiency solutions.

- Demonstrated experience with field-based activities and ability to work remotely.

- Demonstrated good working knowledge of MS Office tools - i.e., Excel, Word - and databases.

- Proficient in English

- Ability to sit, stand, walk, and drive a car.

Qualifications (Preferred)

- Relevant AEE certifications – CEM, CMVP, CBCP – are a plus

- Energy auditing and/or retro-commissioning experience is a plus.

- Experience/expertise with relevant software tools such as eQUEST, RETScreen, Trane TRACE, Energy Plus, PV Watts, etc.

Position Details - What you'll get in return:

- The minimum starting salary for this position is $100,000.

- A nice suite of benefits

- The opportunity to have a positive impact on our society and environment

- Flexible personal time off (15-20 days), 10 holidays, two days flex holidays.

- Maternity/Paternity paid leave.

- Annual retreat.

- Remote work.

- 401(k) Plan.

- Performance bonus.

- Medical, vision and dental insurance.

- Life insurance and short-term & long-term disability insurance

- Reimbursement for annual professional development training or certification.

- Mileage reimbursement for the use of a personal vehicle.

- The opportunity to have a positive impact on our environment and grow as a professional in the sustainable energy efficiency industry.

Interested candidates should submit their resumes with a brief cover letter to jobs@ecometricconsulting.com.