Lead AI Energy Optimization Engineer

P K Ng & Associates (HK) Limited; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

P K Ng & Associates (HK) Limited is hiring to lead an AI-driven energy optimization platform development that interfaces with and controls existing Building Management Systems (BMS). The role will broaden control to HVAC and lighting subsystems, and oversee IoT gateways, meters and sensors for real-time data ingestion.

The ideal candidate has 5–10 years in AI/IT, strong Python and ML framework experience, knowledge of SQL and cloud/git tooling, and excellent English and Cantonese communication

Qualifications

• Degree in Computing, Computer Science, System Engineering, Machine Learning, Data Analysis or related discipline.
• 5–10 years of AI/IT working experience.
• Strong knowledge of Python and AI/ML frameworks (e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow, scikit-learn).

Responsibilities

• AI Energy Optimization Platform Development: lead design, software architecture, and deployment of an AI-driven energy-saving platform interfacing with existing full-scale BMS.
• Building-Wide System Integration: expand control to HVAC sub-systems, ventilation, and lighting into a unified AI loop.
• IoT & OT/IT Convergence: oversee deployment of edge gateways, meters, and sensors; standardize protocols (BACnet, Modbus, LonWorks) into IT formats for real-time data ingestion and command execution.
• Closed-Loop AI/ML Control: design, train, and deploy models (e.g., MPC, time-series forecast, adaptive setpoints) for energy optimization while preserving comfort.
• Data Analytics & ESG Insights: build automated data pipelines and dashboards for COP, energy savings, and real-time carbon accounting.
• Develop and integrate LLM and generative-AI applications with prompt engineering and API integration.
• Collect, clean, analyze and visualize data for actionable insights and reports.
• Automate workflows and internal tools; maintain and improve IT systems.
• Ensure data security, privacy and compliance with Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance.
• Preferable: good command of written/spoken English and Chinese (Cantonese).

Skills

Python

AI/ML knowledge

Leadership

English & Cantonese

Education

Degree in Computing/CS/Systems Engineering/ML/Data Analysis

Tools

Git

SQL

REST APIs

MQTT

Job description

P K Ng & Associates (HK) Limited is hiring to lead an AI-driven energy optimization platform development that interfaces with and controls existing Building Management Systems (BMS). The role will broaden control to HVAC and lighting subsystems, and oversee IoT gateways, meters and sensors for real-time data ingestion.

The ideal candidate has 5–10 years in AI/IT, strong Python and ML framework experience, knowledge of SQL and cloud/git tooling, and excellent English and Cantonese communication