Associate Energy Engineer

General Description
Through its partnership with the City of New York, CUNY's Building Performance Laboratory is hiring qualified energy management professionals to serve as on-site consultants and fill critical staffing capacity needs at the Department of Citywide Administrative Services' ("DCAS") Division of Energy Management ("DEM"). For background, DEM serves as the hub for energy management for City government operations. DEM develops the City's annual Heat, Light, and Power Budget; manages the City's electricity, natural gas, and steam accounts; helps agency partners identify and pursue energy-saving opportunities; does energy efficiency and clean power generation projects across the City's portfolio; and implements operations and maintenance best practices. Specifically, DEM is tasked with leading the City's efforts to reduce emissions from City government operations 40 percent by 2025, 50 percent by 2030, and 80 percent by 2050 from baseline.

For this specific role, on behalf of DEM, CUNY BPL seeks to hire an Associate Energy Engineer to help reduce emissions and energy consumption across the City by providing technical support in the evaluation of energy projects, scoping, reviewing of audits, and general assistance to the DEM Agency Planning and Implementation team. NYC residency may be required for continued employment. Immigration sponsorship is not available through this program. This is an on-site position based in 1 Centre St, New York, NY.

Other Duties
Under this assignment, the person's responsibilities may include the following:

• Support in energy efficiency project development, including but not limited to project scoping, reviewing of codes, energy efficiency and feasibility studies, and project management of measurement and verification and energy proposals.
• Perform technical calculations and analysis, including but not limited to verification of energy savings in funding applications, development of assessment and project planning tools, portfolio and program level data analysis and visualization.
• Supporting program operations, including budgets and schedule tracking, portfolio and project level data collection and management, data analysis and development of key performance indicators, and facilitating conversations with stakeholders.
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications
The ideal candidate will bring the following skills and experience to this position:

• Bachelor's degree in electrical or mechanical engineering or related field.
• At least two years of experience in HVAC equipment operations and specifying equipment upgrades to improve system energy performance.
• Knowledge of and experience in using ASHRAE Procedures for Commercial Building Energy Audits
• Certified Energy Manager (CEM) or Certified Energy Auditor (CEA) credential.
• Familiarity with Local Law – Climate Mobilization Act
• Familiarity with issues pertaining to energy efficiency in existing buildings, including electrification, green building design and resiliency.
• Familiarity with energy cost, savings and greenhouse gas calculation methodology, and data analysis and visualization.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and ability to work in a team.
• Proficient computer skills, including Microsoft applications (Advanced Excel skills is required).
• Must be well-organized, detail-oriented, and able to handle multiple responsibilities and deadlines simultaneously.
• Strong analytical abilities.

Salary Range
$80,000 - $87,000

How To Apply
Interested candidates must apply directly to the RFCUNY job posting:

Location

1 Centre St, New York, NY

Company
NYC DCAS Division of Energy Management