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City of New York · 3 days ago

Senior Engineer, Building Optimization Team (BOT)

New York City, NY

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$94K/yr - $108K/yr

4+ years exp

The City of New York is dedicated to making city government work for all New Yorkers, and they are seeking a Senior Engineer for the Building Optimization Team. This role involves managing building optimization projects, providing technical oversight, and supporting the city's efforts to reduce carbon emissions through innovative energy management practices.

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Responsibilities

Lead the management of a portfolio of highly technical projects and opportunities at the City’s facilities with a range of project scope and budget, with support from the program’s Assistant Engineers. Project management will include but not be limited to budgeting, scoping, project implementation oversite, site inspections, and project close out

Provide technical expertise on relevant projects that includes but is not limited to reviewing and approving the following for technical accuracy: (1) designs, (2) scope and project costs, (3) inspections of projects, (4) relevant energy savings calculators, and (5) providing ad hoc advanced technical support to both the City agencies and centrally at DEM

Monitor, report, and maintain project-level tracking of key performance metrics including recommended and implemented energy conservation measures (ECMs) and operations and maintenance measures (OMMs). This will also include associated energy, GHG and cost savings, and any associated measurement & verification work

Facilitate routine correspondence with City agencies primarily to drive project management, setting clear expectations with city agencies on relevant work, and building professional connections to improve program success

Support the senior leadership in the further expansion of an innovative City-wide building optimization program that centers around preventative maintenance and utilizing advanced analytics to automate controls to optimize operational and energy efficiencies

Qualification

Energy managementBuilding scienceProject managementTechnical oversightPerformance managementCommunication skillsTeam collaborationProblem-solving

Required

A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university in architecture or architectural technology; biology; building science; chemistry; construction management; energy management; engineering, engineering technology; environmental science; facilities management; physics; or a related field

Completion of an apprentice program, a minimum of two (2) years in length, in a construction trade with an emphasis on energy efficiency for buildings and two (2) years of satisfactory, full-time experience in energy generation or conservation work such as planning, developing, implementing, inspecting, analyzing, testing, and verifying interventions to generate clean energy or reduce energy usage

Four (4) years of satisfactory, full-time experience in energy generation or conservation work such as planning, developing, implementing, inspecting, analyzing, testing, and verifying interventions to generate clean energy or reduce energy usage

Education and/or experience equivalent to '1,' '2,' or '3' above. One (1) year of acceptable experience will be credited for every 30 semester credits of undergraduate education in any of the fields described in '1' above. One (1) year of acceptable experience will be credited for a master's degree in any of the fields described in '1' above

To be eligible for placement in Assignment Level II, candidates other than Professional Engineers or Registered Architects must have either: a) A Bachelor of Architecture degree that is the first professional degree in architecture from an accredited college; or b) A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university and a master's degree in building science, energy management, or engineering from an accredited college or university; or c) After meeting the minimum qualification requirements, a master's degree in any of the fields described in '1' above. d) After meeting the minimum qualification requirements, one (1) additional year of experience as described in '4' above

To be eligible for placement in Assignment Level III, candidates other than Professional Engineers or Registered Architects must have, after meeting the requirements for Assignment Level II, one (1) additional year of experience as described in '3' above

To be eligible for placement in Assignment Level IV, candidates must have either: a) A license as a Professional Engineer or Registered Architect issued pursuant to the New York State Education Law and at least one year of experience as described in '3' above as a major contributor or a project leader on a complex project requiring additional and specific expertise in the necessary disciplines as described in '1' above; or b) In addition to meeting the requirements for Assignment Level III, one (1) additional year of experience in a supervisory capacity, or as a major contributor or a project leader on a complex project requiring additional and specific expertise in the necessary disciplines as described in '1' above

A Motor Vehicle Driver License valid in the State of New York may be required for certain assignments. This license must be maintained for the duration of the assignment

Incumbents may be required to update existing and/or obtain additional professional industry-standard certification(s) and licenses