Energy Engineer II (NORESCO)

Job Number: 10676

External Description:

About NORESCO:

NORESCO’s Sustainability Services consulting group offers a full suite of energy, decarbonization, and sustainable services, including energy auditing, new building commissioning and retro-commissioning, energy & daylighting analysis, building certification consulting (including LEED®, WELL, Fitwel, Green Globes, ENERGY STAR), and sustainability and climate action master planning.

As part of one of the largest energy services companies in the U.S., NORESCO’s consulting group can coordinate and collaborate with its internal design-build and performance-based contracting teams as they deliver energy and maintenance savings and significant infrastructure upgrades to existing facilities. This intercompany synergy provides exposure to a vast array of clients and project types and allows for continual personal and professional growth.

What makes NORESCO unique is our ability to provide clients with a full suite of building solutions, from consulting services to engineering and implementation of turnkey energy solutions that meet each customer’s individual needs. At NORESCO, we pride ourselves on the excellent relationships we maintain with our customers. We earn their respect with our technical aptitude and maintain our relationships through listening and providing custom-tailored solutions to address their needs and concerns. These relationships, along with pursuing and hiring the most qualified people, are truly why NORESCO is a leader in the energy industry.

About This Role

The Measurement & Verification (M&V) Energy Engineer II is a mid-level position reporting to one of our Performance Assurance Managers. You will join a team of energy engineers in the department who are tasked with developing and executing M&V plans for our energy conservation projects. NORESCO is an engineering-centric performance contracting organization and has over 150 in-house engineers from nearly every discipline.

Energy Engineers are key members of our project teams and provide strong technical leadership. Our teams include representatives from multiple departments; Development, Analysis, Construction, M&V, Commissioning, and O&M.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan and execute performance assurance and savings verification activities for assigned projects. NORESCO’s has a large portfolio of energy savings performance contract and utility energy service contract projects.
• Collect field data, either on-site, remotely, or using other NORESCO resources and use that data to prepare monthly, quarterly and annual M&V reports as required for each project.
• Create project and energy conservation measure (ECM) specific M&V approaches with Project Development teams based on customer requirements and scope of project. Ensure those approaches are translated and captured in a detailed and clearly defined M&V plan. Plan development may also include baseline measurement and data collection plans and development of subcontractor scopes of work for M&V activities.
• Support M&V budget development and resource forecasting for M&V activities on assigned projects during project development, construction, and throughout the performance period. 

• Assist with calculating energy savings in accordance with the M&V plan, including:
  • Developing new and updating existing energy simulation models using methods which may include Excel bin model analysis, eQuest and/or EnergyPro tools.
  • Development of energy savings analysis tools for data from loggers, data acquisition systems (i.e. solar PV), cogeneration historians and building management systems (BMS) data using Python
  • FEMP/IPMVP Option B and Option C verification methods
  • Evaluating actual and contractual utility rates
  • Track changes to customer facilities that may affect the performance of installed ECMs
• Monitor and evaluate ECM performance remotely and on site; including data collection, review of metered data, utility bills, and BMS data
• Diagnose HVAC and building system performance issues using cross functional support from other NORESCO departments as well as with internally developed trend analytic charting tools

• Monitor and evaluate ECM performance remotely and on site; including data collection, review of metered data, utility bills, and BMS data
• Participate in customer meetings to present findings from the ongoing M&V activities and reporting

• Work with other NORESCO departments and customers to resolve ECM performance and reporting issues
• Oversee the transition of projects from construction into the Performance Phase, including implementing data collection methods for ECMs as needed
• Perform quality control reviews for customer deliverables (i.e. M&V reports)
• With support from the M&V team, participate in and coordinate measurements of electric power and energy, temperature, humidity, liquid or gas flow rates, pressure, and other parameters at customer sites
• Develop subcontractor scopes of work on assigned projects for M&V activities including data collection
• Work with the Manager and Director of Performance Engineering to identify and implement process improvements
• Other duties as assigned
• Travel up to 25%

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 3+ Years experience executing M&V for UESC and/or ESPC type contracts

Preferred Qualifications:

• Degree in Engineering/Science/Mathematics
• Experience with eQuest, EnergyPro and Excel bin model analysis
• Experience with industry standard energy savings calculations (i.e. lighting and water conservation)
• Experience with Python
• Familiarity with FEMP, IPMVP and M&V concepts

• PE, CMVP and/or CEM accreditation

Additional Desired Skills and Experience

• Experience completing measurements for electric power and energy, temperature, humidity, liquid or gas flow rates, pressure, and other parameters

Job Number: 30206892

Community / Marketing Title: Energy Engineer II (NORESCO)

Location_formattedLocationLong: Florida, US