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City of New York · 2 days ago

Energy Engineer

New York City, NY

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

$91K/yr - $91K/yr

4+ years exp

City of New York is seeking an Energy Engineer to join the Building Optimization Team within the Department of Parks & Recreation. The role involves supporting the design and development of energy efficiency projects, performing engineering calculations, and conducting energy audits to optimize building operations and maintenance.

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Responsibilities

Working closely with this Parks’ team, and the NYC Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) Division of Energy Management (DEM), the responsibilities of the Energy Engineer are expected to include, but are not limited to:

Supporting the design & development of energy efficiency and/or clean energy projects, energy-efficient operations & maintenance, including building optimization, as well as commissioning and retro-commissioning, at agency facilities; supporting energy-efficient building operations and maintenance (O&M), preventative maintenance, energy audits, retro commissioning, & controlling installation efforts to city-owned and/or supervised buildings to bring them into a state of good repair, & supporting the unit’s and City’s mission

Perform engineering calculations and energy modeling to verify estimated energy usage reductions, energy cost savings, and avoided emissions for proposed energy efficiency projects

Assess construction design information such as detail and assembly drawings, design calculations, system layouts and sketches, or specifications

Review, provide comments, and make recommendations on design packages submitted by consultants for proposed energy efficiency projects

Evaluate designs or specifications submitted by contractors to ensure accuracy and quality

Perform Measurement and Verifications (M&V) activities, including developing M&V plans, quantifying energy usage impacts post-implementation, performance and savings verification

Use existing equipment and system monitoring databases to trend equipment data and identify issues, anomalies, and re-tuning opportunities

Make recommendations about maintenance to facility maintenance teams

Help create equipment-specific maintenance plans for newly installed and retrofitted equipment, especially if that equipment needs a different maintenance approach because of its technology, vendor-specific requirements, and/or impacts on operations

Review and analyze energy audits completed by third-party consultants and contractors to identify and verify energy conservation opportunities

Conduct testing and short-term diagnostic monitoring to evaluate and implement energy and cost-saving opportunities associated with system tune-ups and no cost to low-cost measures

Qualification

Energy managementEnergy efficiency projectsEngineering calculationsEnergy auditsBuilding optimizationConstruction managementMeasurementVerificationSoft skills

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

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