Buildings Energy Engineer
Job Description
Support Siemens Smart Infrastructure Energy Services by helping customers improve building energy efficiency and reduce carbon footprint.
Responsibilities
- Perform energy calculations, including weather-based BIN calculations.
- Use building energy simulation programs to create energy, cooling, and heating load-building models with modeling software.
- Review blueprints to identify mechanical, electrical, and controls systems and determine facility operating characteristics.
- Complete energy and design calculations to support proposed facility improvement measure (FIM) recommendations.
- Participate in pre-sale efforts by partnering with Sales to identify and technically qualify customer energy-efficiency opportunities.
- Join client meetings and presentations; lead at times.
- Collaborate with Siemens operations teams and outside vendors to develop FIMs.
- Assist and sometimes lead existing building commissioning projects.
- Apply knowledge of industry standard commissioning procedures and techniques.
- Coordinate business development strategy with Siemens sales and technology solution managers.
Requirements
- Legally authorized to work in the United States on a continual and permanent basis without company sponsorship.
- Must be at least 21 years old to participate in required Siemens vehicle plan and have a valid driver’s license in good standing.
- Presentation skills.
- Verbal and written communication skills in English.
- Experience with Mechanical HVAC systems and/or design.
- Experience with data analysis tools to identify trends and patterns.
- For the Energy Buildings Engineer role: 2+ years of Mechanical HVAC systems or design experience.
- Understanding of HVAC design fundamentals.
- Experience with controls fundamentals.
- For the Building Energy Engineer role: 2+ years of experience in energy efficiency engineering within buildings.
- Experience with existing building/HVAC systems commissioning.
- Experience developing design concepts and schematics for recommended FIMs, including:
- Scope of work descriptions
- Sequences of operations
- Code deficiency evaluations
- Savings potential
- Cost estimates
- Data to verify FIMs
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor of Science degree in engineering or a related field.
- Experience with energy efficiency engineering within buildings.
- Certified Energy Manager (CEM) certification and/or state certification as an Engineer in Training (EIT) or Professional Engineer.
- Understanding of State and Utility Incentive programs.
- Experience performing industry-standard (ASHRAE or equivalent) energy audits, including:
- Working independently to develop action plans before executing energy audits
- Organizing collected information
- Identifying FIM recommendations
- 5+ years of experience supporting performance-based projects or energy services.
- Familiarity with MS Excel and VBA programming basics.
Location
- Los Angeles, CA (onsite)
Compensation
- Salary range: $55,264 - $115,790 per year
- Target incentive: 5% of base salary
Benefits
- Health and wellness benefits available; details: https://www.benefitsquickstart.com/siemens/index.html