Energy & Commissioning Engineer (HVAC/BAS)

The Building People

Washington (District of Columbia)

On-site

USD 90,000 - 120,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

The Building People, LLC is seeking a Commissioning & Energy Engineer to support building commissioning and energy analysis for federal and commercial facilities nationwide. You will contribute to ASHRAE Level 2 audits, analyze building systems, and assist with BAS programming under senior engineers.

You will collaborate with a team to optimize HVAC, electrical, life safety, and envelope systems while advancing energy conservation measures.

Qualifications

2–3 years of building operations and maintenance experience in federal, commercial, or mixed portfolios.
Experience across commissioning activities for HVAC, electrical, and BAS systems.
Ability to collect field data for ASHRAE Level 2 energy audits.
Support calculation of energy end-use breakdowns and M&V activities.
Assist in programming HVAC equipment, VFDs, and lighting schedules.
Willingness to travel up to 50% for site assignments.

Responsibilities

Assist with commissioning activities across project types and systems (auditing, baselining, benchmarking, M&V).
Collect field data (nameplate info, schedules, utility bills) for energy audits.
Support energy analysis, end-use breakdowns, and savings calculations.
Aid senior engineers in BAS programming and control sequence tuning.
Draft and consolidate documentation and reports for commissioning and energy audits.