Engineer 2

UNC; Chapel Hill (NC); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Job summary

UNC in Chapel Hill, NC seeks an Engineer-2 to lead commissioning and energy management for campus capital building projects. You will develop commissioning scopes, select and oversee third-party agents, review plans, coordinate testing, and train end users.

The role supports building automation systems (EMCS) and energy conservation initiatives, with emphasis on meeting schedule and budget while collaborating with Facilities and engineering teams.

Qualifications

• Commissioning knowledge for capital projects
• Energy management concepts and life-cycle cost analysis
• Coordination with stakeholders and vendors
• Building automation systems understanding

Responsibilities

• Lead commissioning scope development for capital projects
• Qualify and oversee third‑party commissioning agents and contracts
• Review plans, equipment submittals, and basis of design documents
• Coordinate functional testing and system training with project team and end users
• Develop energy conservation projects and perform cost estimates and savings calculations
• Support EMCS/building control technicians and operations
• Ensure projects meet budget and schedule constraints

Skills

Commissioning

Energy management

Building systems

Project coordination

Contract negotiation

Job description

A SIGN-ON BONUS OF $7,500 IS AVAILABLE FOR THE SUCCESSFUL APPLICANT OF THIS POSITION PAID IN 2 INSTALLMENTS WITHIN 12 MONTHS OF HIRE: $3,750 WITHIN 30 DAYS OF HIRE DATE & $3,750 12 MONTHS AFTER HIRE DATE.

The Engineer-2 position has a comprehensive commissioning and energy management role in the UNC's Energy Management unit. This position is responsible for multiple facets of commissioning work on capital building projects, including development of commissioning scope of work, qualification-based selection of the 3rd party commissioning agents, contract negotiation, and oversight of the work.

Related tasks on capital building projects include review of plans from designers, equipment submittals, assisting with development of basis of design documents, coordination of functional testing and system training, along with general coordination between project team, UNC Facilities, and end users.

The position will provide direct commissioning services and retro commissioning services for smaller capital building projects (customer funded or otherwise) to include control schematic development, BAS functional testing, troubleshooting, and training.

Position will interface with complex mechanical and control systems supporting research lab space, including high-containment (BSL-3) labs and lab animal vivaria. This position will be involved with implementation and management of a continuous commissioning program for various building automation systems across the campus.

Tasks include creation of appropriate rules, identification of control points, integration of control points with the software, and review of effectiveness of the program.

As part of energy management unit, this position is responsible to identify and analyze new energy and water conservation projects (scoping and life cycle cost analysis), building audits and drawing reviews to develop the energy conservation projects with fundable cost estimations and savings calculations. Familiarity with building energy modeling software like Trane Trace and Bin data calculations is a plus. This position will partner with engineering services and other units within UNC facilities department during implementation of energy conversation measures, new strategies for optimizing HVAC systems to improve operational efficiencies while considering O&M concerns and ensuring projects are completed under budget and on schedule. Tracking issues encountered during each project in an Issues Log to ensure discrepancies are addressed properly and timely and project share lessons learnt with the team to improve internal processes.

This position will also provide technical support for building control technicians and EMCS system operators and will provide support on technical, process and other aspects related to energy management unit 's responsibilities, as needed by the supervisor.

This position is neither remote nor hybrid. Position is located in Chapel Hill, NC and will require the incumbent to be present at the office and work on the UNC campus buildings during the work week.