Project Engineer III

Company Description

A subsidiary of Veolia Group, Veolia North America (VNA) offers a full spectrum of water, waste and energy management services, including water and wastewater treatment, commercial and hazardous waste collection and disposal, energy consulting and resource recovery. VNA helps commercial, industrial, healthcare, higher education and municipality customers throughout North America. Headquartered in Boston, Mass., Veolia North America has approximately 10,000 employees working at more than 350 locations across the continent. Please visit our website www.veolianorthamerica.com

Job Description

Targeted Annual Pay Range: Minimum of $100,000.00 to a maximum of $125,000.00  

BENEFITS

Veolia's comprehensive benefits package includes paid time off policies, as well as health, dental and vision insurance. In addition, employees are also entitled to participate in an employer sponsored 401(k) plan, to save for retirement.  Pay and benefits for employees represented by a union are outlined in their collective bargaining agreement.

POSITION PURPOSE: The Project Engineer reports to the Engineering Manager with the primary responsibility of supporting energy efficiency projects and data engineering and analytics. This position requires a solid understanding of building systems and the analysis of building energy data. The Project Engineer will deliver energy services for our clients, help improve internal business processes, and deliver a high standard of professional service.

PRIMARY DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Contribute to all aspects of energy efficiency projects, including the design and construction phases.
2. Identify opportunities to improve energy performance and facility operations, and develop cost-effective retro-commissioning and capital solutions.
3. Instill confidence and gain facility stakeholder buy-in for implementing turn-key retrofits and RCx solutions.
4. Develop concept design, specifications, scope of work, and cost estimation for energy projects.
5. Thoroughly understand building energy system function and facility operation, focusing on optimizing sequences of operation and building energy performance.
6. Effectively manage, delegate, and influence stakeholders (including facility operators and BAS/HVAC service contractors).
7. Review subcontractor’s design documentation and submittals.
8. Analyze system energy performance and calculate energy savings, including life-cycle analysis.
9. Develop and execute EM&V plan using IPMVP protocols.
10. Deliver performance, measured by ongoing energy reduction at the customer’s utility meter using the NMEC (net metered energy consumption) approach.
11. Leveraging building energy and system data to identify cost-effective ECMs.
12. Develop data visualizations using PowerBi. 
13. Provide QC on technical work performed by peers within the energy services group.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS / WORK ENVIRONMENT

• This role requires traveling to job sites roughly 25% of the time. 
• Be able to climb up and down ladders.

Qualifications

Education / Experience / Background

• 10 years of experience delivering energy management and facility engineering services, experience in healthcare a plus.
• Experience with HVAC controls, and operation
• Experience with energy calculation methodologies
• Experience with energy modeling
• Experience with data structures
• Experience with programming languages such as Python or R
• Familiar with version control. 
• Bachelor’s Degree in engineering or similar field

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

• Good understanding of statistics
• Ability to communicate verbally and through concise memorandum and formal report writing. 
• Track record of successful management of high-value client relationships.

Required Certification / Licenses / Training

• Licensed Professional Engineer (P.E.) preferred

Additional Information

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer! All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.