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Commercial Energy Advisor

Rochester MN 55906, MN

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

$103K/yr - $151K/yr

3+ years exp

The City of Rochester is the largest municipal utility in Minnesota, serving over 57,000 electric customers. The Commercial Energy Advisor will manage energy service needs for commercial accounts, providing consulting, project management, and developing energy efficiency strategies.

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Responsibilities

Engage customers and advocate for their needs

Be a single point of contact for industrial and large as well as small to medium commercial accounts. Connect customers to innovative technology or solutions including advocating with regulatory agencies as needed to suggest new approaches to increasing documented savings for the RPU CIP program and the customer

Manage the development of assigned accounts to maximize efficiency and growth potential, create and enhance relationships with customer's decision makers and operation personnel for improved trade relations with RPU

Participate in community and area economic development initiatives involving existing and prospective new customers in order to promote new opportunities in energy conservation

Actively engage in and support public events involving key and commercial account customers

Directly responsible for assisting customers (both residential and commercial) and vendors with and/or handling the activities required with the interconnection process which may include application review, permitting, inspections, contract execution, project research, and compilation and presentation of analysis to both internal and external stakeholders

Lead community, vendors, and customer relationships throughout the interconnection process and work cross-departmentally with teams at every stage of development to help successfully reach project and goal completion

Coordinate and maintain software platforms used to connect, schedule, aggregate and manage the operation of all types of distributed energy resources (DERs) on the utility’s system, which includes direct load control for renewables, EVs, battery storage, and thermostat programs

Sponsor and communicate new technologies to key and commercial accounts. Promote 'greener' generation (wind, solar, etc.) and energy savings techniques. Understand interconnecting to the electrical system, establish net metering or negotiate rate contracts for systems over 40kW, and agreements

Maintain attention to the unique needs of customers' business and their technologies in order to offer energy management advice and resources with a focus on operations, financial status, organizational structure/culture, market, industry trends, events and occurrences that affect the customer. Ensure data accuracy, completeness, and timeliness in updating customer profiles

Maintain expertise in the changing landscape and with that knowledge, help design and implement Demand Side Management (DSM) and non-DSM programs to assist all customer accounts

Assist commercial customers in identifying and pursuing rebates through energy use analysis, and measurement and verification

Assist RPU leadership in achieving regulated mandates such as the Eco Act Program goals as established by the State of Minnesota, along with DSM and DR activities

Represent RPU as an expert in evolving technologies in order to ensure the latest clean energy options are at the forefront of offerings to commercial customers

Develop and update Excel spreadsheets for power factor, energy audit analysis, custom rebate calculations, and other related types of work

Communicate improvements to customers to assist them in improving operations thru the proper application and control of existing equipment or utilizing new technologies or innovations

Read, know, and understand applicable codes, federal programs and industry-specific guidelines, journals, and related reports to determine program requirements and recent developments in energy conservation techniques

Be an active member of such groups as ASHRAE (American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, Air-Conditioning Engineers), a service club, and participate, as needed, in groups such as the Clean Energy Resource Teams (CERTs). Promote Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) building development and remodeling

Demonstrate leadership in the area of safety. This requires observing and enforcing safety rules and practices, encouraging safe work behaviors and promptly correcting conditions and unsafe behaviors that may lead to accidents

Qualification

Energy consultingEnergy efficiency designDemand Side Management (DSM)Project managementCertified Energy Manager (CEM)Business Energy Professional (BEP)Excel proficiencyCustomer serviceNegotiation skillsCommunication skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in business administration, marketing, economics or electrical/mechanical engineering from an accredited institution or a closely related field of study

Three (3) years of progressively responsible experience in application engineering, energy marketing, energy engineering, energy management or energy auditing, or as an account manager for industrial/commercial customers

Valid Minnesota driver's license

Certified Energy Manager (CEM), or the ability to obtain within an agreed upon time frame