Energy Engineer - Retrofit Consulting

Job Description

Bright Power works with forward thinking owners and developers to identify, design, and implement custom energy and water solutions on a wide variety of systems. Our team is comprised of a diverse, talented, and hard-working group of individuals committed to growing this industry and to making a positive impact on the environment.

Join Us

Bright Power has been a transformative player in clean energy and sustainable housing for 20 years. Our Clients include affordable housing owners and developers, Fortune 1000 financial and real estate investors, privately held firms, and some of the nation’s largest property managers.

We are passionate about reducing energy and water usage through the implementation of energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies. Our goal is to improve the health, comfort, and value of our client’s buildings, while cultivating a sustainable future. We believe deeply in doing well by doing good and come to work every day seeking to change the world.

Responsibilities

• Examine and identify areas of opportunity to increase energy efficiency utilizing new or existing technologies, provide creative market transformation ideas, and/or innovative implementation strategies
• Collaborate with a team to ensure the successful evaluation, implementation, and verification of energy efficiency projects. Responsibilities may include developing conceptual designs, selecting proposed equipment, managing competitive bidding, overseeing project installations, conducting functional performance testing, and securing incentives on behalf of the client.
• Direct the efforts for multiple complex projects, including overseeing and reviewing the work of other technical resources assigned to those projects
• Incorporate knowledge of industry trends, best practices, and evaluation methods
• Contribute to the ongoing development and enhancement of the field services and analytics processes
• Collaboratively work with the multi-disciplinary engineering team to ensure reviews and recommendations are completed to professional standards
• Manage your time and tasks to provide accurate deliverables in the specified time frame
• Contribute to improving internal tools and processes, and lead electrification analysis and specialized studies
• Maintain a full retrofit project workload while providing support and mentoring to more junior team members

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related discipline and 3 years of experience in the field of energy efficiency. Or Master’s degree in related discipline and 1-2 years of experience.
• Certified Energy Manager certification is strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated knowledge of building systems, controls, domestic hot water, electric and HVAC systems.
• Leadership Ability: Promotes participation, cooperation, and excitement in given tasks

Skills

• Knowledge and understanding of various mechanical and electrical systems.
• Experience in working in the energy efficiency field with either auditing or retrofitting projects
• Interacting with all levels of commercial, industrial and government clients.
• Excellent verbal, interpersonal and written communication skills.
• Excellent technical and non-technical writing and communication skills.
• Proficiency in MS Office Applications (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Excel)
• Ability to analyze technical issues and convey conclusions to diverse technical and non-technical audiences.
• Ability to successfully negotiate issues during meetings with middle and upper management as required
• Proficiency in energy modeling software such as eQuest, TraneTrace, and Carrier HAP is desirable

Salary Range: $75,000 - $95,000

Benefits

In addition to working with incredible people, Bright Power offers competitive benefits. Find the list of our benefits offered on our careers home page

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Bright Power provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Bright Power complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Bright Power expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of Bright Power’s employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge.