Sr. Energy Engineer I

TEN is an independent energy services company that provides energy projects to state, local, and federal government, K12, higher education, healthcare, and large commercial and industrial customers. We help our clients address deferred maintenance, invest in infrastructure, make their buildings more efficient and sustainable, incorporate renewable energy, decarbonize their enterprise, and make their operations more resilient.

TEN brings the latest technology, new engineering ideas, and creative financing and ownership solutions to deliver projects quickly and efficiently.

Part of the Duquesne Light Holdings, Inc. (DLH) family of companies, TEN has the capacity to deliver, finance, and guarantee all levels of projects and technology applications.

This is a Pittsburgh based position and reporting to TEN’s headquarters, strengthening our Western Pennsylvania development and engineering capabilities to support our growing pipeline of Energy Services related work. The primary responsibility of the Senior Energy Engineer will be to assist in the development, award and signing of energy efficiency contracts with customers of the company. This position is viewed as being critical to the success of the business in the long term. As a Senior Energy Engineer, the Employee serves as the technical resource to the sales and operations teams responsible for identifying and understanding the energy and operational improvement opportunities within customer facilities. The Senior Energy Engineer will be involved in a diverse range of projects found in all customer segments including government, healthcare, higher education, commercial and industrial sectors. There will be significant interaction with customers. This position requires an entrepreneurial spirit; diversity of technical expertise; strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills; and excellent customer care skills. The opportunity also provides a great career path within the energy services industry as it will cover all phases of projects including sales support, proposal development, detailed design, construction, commissioning and measurement and verification of savings. The Senior Energy Engineer will also be tasked to mentor junior energy engineers to help in their development.

Location:

Hybrid to Pittsburgh, PA

Responsibilities

- Identify and develop energy efficiency and cost reduction strategies at customer facilities;

- Determine energy baseline, develop measurement and verification (M&V) methodologies;

- Calculate utility, operational and ancillary savings, and generate financial justification reports;

- Assist in developing and cultivating effective business relationships with target customers and communicate full scopes of Company’s efficiency strategies to meet customer business goals and achieve the Company’s sales objectives;

- Support project implementation of work and delivery of all equipment;

- Provide technical sales support and coordination, both internally to other team members and externally to Customers;

- Promote business activity by coordinating, developing and presenting concepts and preliminary technical findings, at varying levels of the project development process;

- Liaise, at times, with customer staff and contractors on behalf of the company to ensure that the customer’s concerns are being addressed;

- Assist with building audits and identification of possible energy and water efficiency projects;

- Assist with commissioning and ensuring contractor as-built record drawings (where necessary) are submitted reflecting the work completed as part of each project;

- Trouble-shoot problems arising at the Customer’s facility;

- Become a specialist for a specific technology category and keep current with innovations and share knowledge with the Engineering Team;

- Mentor less experienced Engineers;

- Required background and security screening for Customer facility access.

- Adhere to Company and Customer safety protocols at all times;

- Travel, as required (valid driver’s license at all times).

- Perform other duties as required

Qualifications

- University degree or college diploma in the field of mechanical /energy engineering or architectural engineering, or Air Conditioning (HVAC) industry knowledge.

- A current professional engineer’s license in at least one state is preferred.

- Certified Energy Manager with the Association of Energy Engineers is preferred.

- Required background and security screening for Customer facility access

- Minimum of 7 years of energy engineering experience is required and a basic understanding of central utility plants, HVAC equipment and Building Automation Systems (BAS) controls

Position Attributes

Scope

In addition to daily deliverables, outputs and reporting, also considers and recommends longer term best practices to improve processes based on experience. Accountable for managing one’s own time and workflow and may also lead functional project teams. Works independently, requiring guidance in only the most complex situations. Has well established capabilities, acts as a resource to less experienced staff on complex issues.

Decision Impact

Problems and issues faced are vague and require reasoning to identify root cause. Draws on significant experience to perform role. Accountable for direct level of reasoning and decision making.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Utilized In This Position Include

- Knowledge of engineering and construction practices in retrofit / renovation applications obtained through demonstrated experience;

- Experience with directing and coordinating multiple consulting engineering disciplines on complex projects;

- Certain knowledge of occupational health, safety and environmental regulations, legislation, codes and standards;

- Strong customer-focus with well-developed customer relations skills;

- Working knowledge of energy efficiency calculations and spreadsheets;

- Ability to organize multiple priorities and to set and meet multiple personal goals and deadlines;

- Confidence and ability to work under pressure;

- Ability to use a computer and general word processing and spreadsheeting software;

- Working knowledge with building modeling software (eg. Trane 3D Plus Carrier HAP);

- Ability to write technical reports;

- Ability to work with consultants and facilities management staff while assessing and implementing energy efficiency projects;

- Ability to lead engineering teams for larger projects;

- Ability to work with and within a diversified workforce

Personal Attributes

- An entrepreneurial spirit;

- Ability to set and manage priorities judiciously;

- Excellent written and oral communication skills;

- Excellent interpersonal skills;

- Strong tactical and problem-solving skills;

- Ability to articulate ideas to both technical and non-technical audiences;

- Exceptionally self-motivated and directed;

- Keen attention to detail;

- Superior analytical, evaluative, and problem-solving abilities;

- Exceptional service orientation

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

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