Energy Engineer: Data-Driven Building Decarbonization

Cadmus; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 80,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Cadmus seeks an Energy Engineer to join its Energy Services Division. The candidate will direct and execute energy projects, lead site inspections, support energy audits, deploy monitoring equipment, and analyze data to deliver clear recommendations to clients and stakeholders.

The role requires strong analytical and communication skills, ability to manage staff and budgets, and a track record of delivering high-quality work on-time and on-budget.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical, mechanical, industrial engineering or related field.
• Between five (5) to seven (7) years of demonstrated professional experience in the energy sector.
• Strong analytical, problem solving and decision-making capabilities.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, demonstrating the ability to communicate complicated issues to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Proven ability to manage multiple tasks, set priorities, and adapt to changing deadlines in a fast-paced, deliverable-driven environment.
• Detail-oriented with excellent organizational skills.
• Self-motivated with the initiative to work independently on assignments, learn new skills and mentor colleagues.
• Intermediate to advanced experience with Microsoft Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Willingness for regular travel domestically. Typical trips to client sites may be ½ day or full day and within driving distance. Some trips may require air travel and some trips may extend to 1 or 2 weeks duration.
• Valid driver’s license (vehicle ownership not required).

Responsibilities

• Lead commercial, industrial, multifamily, and residential site visits to support energy projects. Collect key data and document as-found building conditions using equipment, software, photographs, and forms.
• Review building equipment and controls systems to understand setpoints, schedules and operating parameters.
• Use diagnostic tools to collect key data for demand reduction, energy savings, and emissions analysis.
• Identify savings opportunities in the field and while reviewing and analyzing data.
• Analyze collected data using analytical techniques and software tools such as MS Excel, Python, or R; identify trends; optimize weather or production-normalized quantitative models; summarize takeaways, events, and impacts.
• Quantify impacts from proposed or implemented energy interventions using engineering or statistical methods, industry software, and reference materials.
• Evaluate project feasibility with economic analyses like return on investment.
• Support energy projects for a wide variety of technologies including HVAC, electrical, plumbing, exterior envelope, solar PV, BESS, EV, and specialized processes.
• Prepare and present findings through written and oral communications, including reports, memos, and presentations; communicate clearly with varied audiences, including clients, community stakeholders, and peers.
• Engage clients to scope out needs, identify key services or products, build partnerships, and implement energy solutions.
• Manage self effectively, balancing priorities and communicating challenges to leadership; optimize working hours to preserve work-life balance.
• Manage small teams of consultants effectively, providing leadership and direction while monitoring task quality, budget, and timeline; drive effective outcomes and quality deliverables while building community and shared purpose among colleagues.
• Support business development and company growth through positive client relationships, industry outreach and networking, and support of project proposals via budget and written content development.
• Collaborate effectively with internal and external parties, including interdisciplinary teams, supervisors and delegates, clients, peer professionals, and members of the public.
• Deliver high-quality work on-time and on-budget.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Communication skills

Project management

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical, mechanical, industrial engineering or related field

Tools

Python

R

SQL

OpenStudio

EnergyPlus

eQuest

Job description

Cadmus seeks an Energy Engineer to join its Energy Services Division. The candidate will direct and execute energy projects, lead site inspections, support energy audits, deploy monitoring equipment, and analyze data to deliver clear recommendations to clients and stakeholders.

The role requires strong analytical and communication skills, ability to manage staff and budgets, and a track record of delivering high-quality work on-time and on-budget.