Supervisor - Energy Efficiency Engineer - Government Services at Horne LLP in San Juan, Puerto Rico

Job Description:

The Energy Efficiency engineer identifies and recommends energy savings strategies to achieve more energy-efficient operations. Monitor and analyze energy consumption. Perform energy audits, modeling, measurement, verification, commissioning, or retro-commissioning. Prepare energy-related project reports or related documentation.

Essential functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

•  Develop, implement, and monitor strategies for building optimization with regards to energy performance. Buildings may be part of the residential, commercial, or industrial sectors.


•  Conduct energy audits or analysis to identify areas of inefficiency and make recommendations for improvement.


•  Develop energy conservation measures and systems for buildings, equipment, and processes.

• Prepare project plans, including workflows, detailed schedules, procedures, and any other tools necessary in the development and implementation of day-to-day project tasks.

Work environment

• Office environment / HORNE Offices / Site visits

Physical demands

• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.


• Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times. 
  

Travel required

 10% to 25%

Required education and experience

• Bachelor’s Degree Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Energy Engineering, Environmental science/studies, Architectural Engineer, or equivalent 


• Authorized to work in the United States 


•  3+ years of experience working with sustainability, energy management, energy efficiency, energy audits experience 


•  Knowledge of energy efficiency concepts, clean energy, sustainability, carbon emissions, building energy use, public policy initiatives, energy industry market business trends, and energy programs. 


•  Must have a strong understanding of building systems, including mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems, among others.


•  Experience estimating impacts from energy efficiency programs within the residential, commercial, and industrial sectors.


•  Experience implementing energy and water conservation measuresfor building or facility optimization.


•  Experience in analysis of energy savings or consumption for common energy efficiency measures for residential, commercial, or industrial sectors (such as lighting, HVAC, motors and drives, industrial processes, controls, weatherization, electrification, and/or custom measures). 


• Field experience collecting primary data, such as energy usage data, equipment operation data, or equipment characteristics for the purposes of building energy audits or energy savings analysis.


• Demonstrated passion for data and energy efficiency. 


•  Excellent at visualizing data, synthesizing insights, and storytelling with data. 


•  Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite with significant expertise in Excel.


•  Proven ability to work independently and within in a team environment, and to proactively identify problems and solutions. 


• Effective verbal and written communication skills.  


• Detail oriented and willing to tackle various ongoing projects in a fast-paced environment.  


• Self-motivated and capable of managing multiple projects simultaneously. 

Preferred skills

• Certified Energy Manager (CEM) certification 


• LEED certification (BD+C or O&M) 


• BPI (Home Energy Professional) Certification 


•  Experience with building energy modeling, including experience with residential and commercial building simulation tools (e.g., eQuest, EnergyPlus, OpenStudio, BEopt, Trane TRACE, Carrier HAP, IESVE) 


• A background in construction, commissioning, HVAC, mechanical, building controls, utility Demand Side Management (DSM), energy efficiency design, lighting, building envelope, or other building-related experience is preferred. 


• Fluency in both Spanish and English 

Affirmative Action/EEO statement

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

Other duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

 

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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