Director, Energy Engineering

4 weeks ago

Washington, Washington, D.C., United States Cushman Wakefield Multifamily Full time

Job Title

Director, Energy Engineering

Job Description Summary

Cushman & Wakefield is seeking a highly motivated Director of Asset Optimization within our Asset Services group, focusing on institutional and investor services clients. This person would specialize in energy engineering and be responsible for the leadership of our growing team. This position requires a self-motivated individual with strong skills in data analysis, interpersonal communication, and project/team management. The successful candidate will work directly with energy team members to develop and implement energy, water, greenhouse gas/carbon emission, and decarbonizations strategies and initiatives to support our commercial office and industrial real estate clients.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a rapidly growing team that is spearheading carbon reduction programs for major national clients in the real estate sector. This position requires coordination directly with our clients; therefore, they must have superior communication, writing, and presentation skills. The position also involves producing high-quality reports such as ASHRAE level reports, the presentations of energy reduction strategies, graphs, tables, and plans to present to our clients.

Job Description

Duties and Responsibilities

  • Understand commercial building HVAC systems and emerging high-performance alternatives systems that may be used in energy retrofits.
  • Review ARCH and MEP drawings for existing buildings and systems
  • Lead in the development of energy saving strategies and the identification of energy efficiency measures for existing buildings using spreadsheets, and other energy software for calculations of energy/cost savings and return on investment.
  • Perform ASHRAE Level I & ASHRAE Level II Energy Audits in existing buildings
  • Experience with energy modeling tools is a plus
  • Provide consultation to clients or other engineers on topics such as climate control systems, energy modeling, data logging, building automation systems, lighting or daylighting design, sustainable design, and energy auditing
  • Understand energy efficiency and sustainability ordinances and associated requirements for various cities and states, including but not limited to NYC, Boston, DC, Chicago, Saint Louis, Denver, California, and Philadelphia
  • Support the capabilities of Cushman & Wakefield and managed buildings to apply for utility or other local incentives
  • Provide written technical and non-technical reports for program compliance and ownership review
  • Engage with clients as the lead energy manager. Build and maintain key customer relationships to create opportunities for client growth
  • Provide project team leadership. Direct, oversee, and support the team on client engagements. Function well when working in interdisciplinary teams that include technical and non-technical staff
  • Serve as a supervisor to one or more direct reports. Manage direct report(s)âTMs performance, cultivate professional growth, and evoke creative and innovative thinking from team members while helping them achieve career goals
  • Regularly review client deliverables for quality control and budget accountability, ensuring the work is accurate, on time, on budget while meeting the clientâTMs needs
  • Proactively participate in business development efforts to grow Cushman & WakefieldâTMs ESG practice
  • Provide insight and thought leadership on decarbonization trends and best practices to the broader marketâ"to include potential publication, public speaking, conference presentation, and other opportunities
  • Help shape the trajectory of Cushman & WakefieldâTMs ESG practiceâ"one of the fastest-growing areas of our businessâ"with lots of opportunities to grow as a leader, expert, and mentor
  • Perform all other duties as needed and assigned

Essential Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

  • Experience developing and administering successful sustainability or ESG programs with a particular focus on greenhouse gas emissions reductions, preferably in commercial building portfolios or other investment portfolios
    • Carbon footprintsâ"including methodologies, calculations, and guidance such as the GHG Protocol Corporate Standard
    • Carbon Risk Real Estate Monitor (CRREM)
    • Tracking and reporting Scope 3 emissions
    • Carbon reduction targets and disclosuresâ"including Science-Based Targets, CDP, carbon neutrality, net zero, TCFD, SFDR, renewable energy commitments, etc.
    • Decarbonization strategiesâ"including energy efficiency, renewable energy, green power procurement, renewable energy certificates (RECs), and carbon offsets
    • Building Performance Standards and Energy Efficiency ordinances
    • Common building electrification strategies across diverse property types and common building systems such as lighting, HVAC, and building envelope
  • Passion for deploying decarbonization solutions to drive rapid adoption of clean energy and sustainable practices across the U.S. economy
  • Entrepreneurial spirit and proven ability to help develop, sell, and deploy innovative business models while operating in highly dynamic âœmake it up as you go along❠business environments
  • Comfort with managing data-driven tasks in Excel and other software platforms, including some complex calculations and estimation methods
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Ability to lead internal and client meetings
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving and decision-making capabilities
  • Ability to effectively manage changing priorities in a fast-paced environment and handle multiple projects at the same time
  • High proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) to effectively review and generate reports, graphs, and presentations
  • Strong project management skills
  • A self-motivator with a strong work ethic and problem-solving skills
  • Ability to effectively manage a team and delegate tasks
  • Ability to Travel up to 12 days per month

Knowledge and Experience:

  • Associate degree, Bachelor's degree or related work experience
  • At least 6 years of applicable work experience in a related field

Optional but Beneficial Skills:

  • Engineer-in-Training (EIT) or Professional Engineer (PE)
  • Certified Energy Manager (CEM) or Certified Energy Auditor (CEA)
  • Knowledge of supply chain sustainability and lifecycle assessment
  • Direct experience in energy, asset, and/or portfolio management within the commercial real estate industry
  • At least 2 years of experience managing people and teams, specifically serving as a direct supervisor to staff, overseeing work and performance, motivating, providing feedback, performing staff reviews, setting clear goals and expectations, and other people management administrative tasks

AAP/EEO STATEMENT

C&W provides equal employment opportunity to all individuals regardless of their race, color, creed, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by state, federal, or local law. Further, the company takes affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed and employees during employment are treated without regard to any of these characteristics. Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated.

Cushman & Wakefield provides equal employment opportunity. Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated. Cushman & Wakefield is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmativeâ‹ Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by state, federal, or local law.

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