Energy Engineer: Fast-Track to Lead a FAST Team

Climeaction; Cork; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Climeaction in Cork, Ireland, is seeking an Energy Engineer to work directly with the CEO on live pharmaceutical, medical device, and dairy sites in Ireland and the US. You will model energy balances, write FAST/Basis of Design studies and M&V plans, and present findings to client boards, with a clear path to leading a delivery team.

The role requires regular international travel, a mechanical/energy engineering degree, and the drive to advance quickly through development gates.

Qualifications

• Degree in mechanical, process, chemical or energy engineering. Working towards chartership.
• 2 to 5 years in industrial utilities, energy consulting, site engineering or a graduate programme in one of these.
• Exposure to plant-scale steam, hot water, refrigeration, compressed air or HVAC systems and how they are metered.
• Can build a basic energy balance from site data with guidance. Writes clearly and takes editing without complaint.
• Full driving licence. Based in Cork or willing to relocate.
• Has no issue / restrictions with travel to the USA for 1 - 3 weeks at a time on a regular basis.
• Wants to lead a team and says so.

Responsibilities

• Walk industrial sites with the CEO, interview utilities managers and gather the data that others miss.
• Build site mass and energy balances and model heat recovery, heat pumps, thermal storage, electrification and fuel switching.
• Write the FAST reports, Basis of Design studies and Measurement and Verification (M&V) plans that clients act on.
• Write the technical content of proposals and join the calls that win them.
• Present findings to site leadership and client boards, first alongside the CEO, then on your own.
• Document the method as you learn it. You will teach it to the team you build.

Skills

Energy balance from site data

Leadership aspiration

Technical writing

Education

Mechanical/Process/Chemical/Energy Eng degree

Job description

Climeaction in Cork, Ireland, is seeking an Energy Engineer to work directly with the CEO on live pharmaceutical, medical device, and dairy sites in Ireland and the US. You will model energy balances, write FAST/Basis of Design studies and M&V plans, and present findings to client boards, with a clear path to leading a delivery team.

The role requires regular international travel, a mechanical/energy engineering degree, and the drive to advance quickly through development gates.