Commissioning Engineer I (NORESCO)
Job Number: 8536
External Description:
Build Your Future and A Better Planet
Are you passionate about sustainability, buildings, and real-world problem solving? Ready to leverage your education, skills, and experience into meaningful work that makes a difference? At NORESCO, we help create energy-efficient, high-performance buildings that improve communities and protect the environment.
We’re part of Carrier Global Corporation, a leader in intelligent climate and energy solutions. From schools and hospitals to fortune 500 companies, we help make buildings smarter, healthier, and more sustainable. Now we’re looking for motivated early-career talent – like you – to join our team.
Why Grow Your Career at NORESCO?
🌱 Make a Real-World Impact: Your work helps reduce energy use, cut carbon emissions, and improve indoor environments.
🤝 Collaborate with Experts: Work alongside engineers, architects, and construction teams on complex and meaningful projects.
📚 Keep Learning: Access career-long growth through our learning portal, mentorship programs, and employee tuition assistance.
🌍 Travel & Experience: Visit job sites across the country
💼 Enjoy Great Benefits:
• Medical, dental, vision plans
• Retirement savings with employer match
• Generous paid time off
• Wellness programs and more
What You’ll Do in This Role
As Commissioning Engineer with our Sustainability Services team, you’ll ensure that building systems – from HVAC to lighting to controls – are installed and operated as designed. From kickoff through completion, you’ll collaborate with owners, designers, engineers, and contractors through all phases of a project.
You will also have the opportunity to learn about and contribute to our other services such as energy audits, retro-commissioning, testing, adjusting and balancing, decarbonization, and electrification.
Key Responsibilities
- Visit job sites locally as well as across the U.S., testing systems and troubleshooting performance and installation issues
- Meet with design and construction teams to review project goals and coordinate commissioning activities throughout project phases
- Review project specifications, system designs, and equipment submittals to ensure they align with the owner’s goals
- Create commissioning plans, installation checksheets, and functional performance tests tailored to each project
- Lead site inspections to verify installation quality and conformance with construction documents
- Execute functional performance testing to confirm systems operate as designed
- Analyze energy usage data and BMS trends to assess system performance
- Assist with Measurement and Verification (M&V) tasks, such as air and water flow measurements
- Prepare detailed technical reports, including findings and recommendations for corrective actions
- Leverage technical, communication, and leadership skills during client presentations
- Stay up to date with new technologies, industry best practices, and evolving standards in commissioning, energy efficiency, and sustainability.
- Travel up to 50%
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree
- 1+ years of experience commissioning commercial facilities, building controls, or facilities maintenance
Preferred Qualifications
- Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Facilities Engineering, or similar
- Experience in the following fields is a plus: energy auditing; mechanical or electrical design; construction management; control system installation or maintenance; HVAC testing and balancing; facilities operation and/or maintenance
- Interest in or working toward industry certifications (BCxP, CBCP, EBCP, CEM, etc.)
- Strong knowledge of HVAC systems and controls
- Experience with relevant standards and codes (ASHRAE, LEED, etc.)
- Familiarity with Facility Grid or other commissioning software
- Knowledge of TAB processes and methods
- Knowledge of energy auditing processes and analysis methodologies
- Experience using testing equipment (anemometers, flow meters, data loggers, etc.)
- Proficiency with MS Office software, particularly Excel
- Strong organizational, verbal, and written communication skills
- Demonstrated ability to effectively manage multiple priorities
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Community / Marketing Title: Commissioning Engineer I (NORESCO)
Location_formattedLocationLong: New York, US