Campus Energy & Resource Coordinator

Oberlin College & Conservatory-posted 3 months ago

Oberlin, OH

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The position of Energy Coordinator is a continuing 12-month, continuing, Administrative and Professional Staff (A&PS) position within the Office of Energy and Sustainability (OES). The hire will serve four important functions that involve the acquisition and use of data to support a culture and practice of sustainable and climate resilient resource use on campus. They will: 1) Support the development and implementation of energy and conservation resource plans and policies that maximize energy efficiency, load management, carbon free energy acquisition and generation, and climate resilience. 2) Play a central role in managing, troubleshooting, and expanding a campus dashboard metering, analysis and display system; 3) Validate and manage data associated with campus resource use and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to advance Oberlin's mitigation and adaptation efforts; 4) Collaborate and coordinate across campus to ensure that data are used to improve facilities management, enhance academic and residential education, enhance student and faculty research, maximize value for behavior change programming, and attain institutional policies and goals.

Support the development / implementation of energy and resource conservation plans / policies/projects
Work with Facilities Operations, Facilities Planning and Construction and the College Leadership to develop energy conservation plans, policies and projects.
Assist and support all planning and strategy efforts related to new and existing energy projects on campus including energy efficiency and renewable energy projects to achieve GHG reduction and climate resilience commitments.
Assist in the development and revision of energy management standards, guidelines and policy for operations, design, and construction.
Assist in assessing proposed projects in terms of future resource use forecasting, life-cycle financial and environmental costs, dependability of future energy supply, climate resilience opportunities and impacts, and collaborative opportunities with the City and with larger regional entities.
Assist in researching funding opportunities that support and economize on capital energy projects including local, state and federal rebate, tax credit and financing programs, grants, and power purchase agreements.
Manage essential aspects of dashboard metering and display system.
Serve as a point person for maintaining and expanding the dashboard system for building level metering.
Provide support services for additional submetering including connecting new submeters, verifying all submeters are operating, reporting and otherwise maintained accurately.
Directly collaborate with Facilities personnel, OES staff and faculty to plan metering for new construction and renovation projects.
Evaluate and update metering specifications, and installation protocols required of contractors.
Oversee meter installation and verify that contractual specifications are met before payment occurs.
Configure new variables as they are added to the dashboard system and maintain consistent and easily interpretable documentation for the system.
Validate and manage data and assist in GHG accounting, mitigation and adaptation.
Verify data quality and ensure that meters deliver and continue to deliver accurate data.
Ensure that data from the dashboard meters and from utility bills are organized, stored and managed for optimal access.
Facilitate use of data to optimize facilities management, education, research, behavior change programs and attainment of institutional policies and goals.
Support access for faculty who wish to develop curricular materials and conduct research that uses data and data visualizations.
Create and maintain training materials to augment individual and classroom training and support in the use of the dashboard system.
Assist faculty and staff in using data and the Environmental Dashboard to support behavior change programming.
Track and communicate adherence to GHG, energy and material conservation goals and desired outcomes to various audiences.

Undergraduate degree or equivalent (advanced degrees and certifications desirable, but not required)
Well-developed ability to work well with a variety of stakeholders and manage competing priorities
Demonstrated ability to creatively and independently troubleshoot and solve technical problems in both mechanical and data systems
Strong energy literacy that includes the ability to understand and effectively communicate information about electrical and heating and cooling systems
Advanced computer and data management skills
Demonstrated management, organization and communication (written and verbal) skills
Ability to work in cramped mechanical spaces with limited access, to exert 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently to move objects.
Demonstrated ability to self-learn in an evolving technological context

Degrees, and/or certifications in renewable energy, energy efficiency, computer programming are a plus
Practical experience working with building automation systems, data logging devices, and/or microcontrollers such as Arduino, ESP32 or Raspberry Pi devices
Advanced experience with computer systems such as database management, system administration and hardware troubleshooting
Experience collaborating with trades professionals and facilities managers in a culturally diverse work environment
Familiarity and experience with energy policy, programs and the grant writing process
Project management experience
Experience working with diverse teams at educational institutions
Experience communicating in a professional environment that involves writing and public presentation.

35 days of paid time off

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