Director, Energy Optimization Team
About The Position
Lead and supervise AT&T’s Energy team in designing, optimizing, and executing energy infrastructure strategies across existing buildings and network facilities. Provide expert consultation on commercial building energy performance, HVAC optimization, control system programming, building automation strategies, and long-term energy reduction opportunities. Translate technical energy expertise into practical operating improvements, scalable program execution, and measurable cost reduction while supporting network reliability and AT&T’s broader transformation objectives. Develop and recommend energy strategies, operating standards, and optimization roadmaps. Lead and mentor team members, guide high-impact decisions related to energy performance, capital planning, and operating efficiency, and oversee departmental programs. The role is hands-on in designing and implementing strategies and typically leads large teams, including supervisors and career-level staff. It influences hiring, firing, disciplinary, promotion, and pay decisions for subordinates. The position is full-time and requires working in the office at the designated AT&T location five days per week. The role may also contribute to AT&T’s compliance with environmental laws and regulations applicable to its job function.
Requirements
- 10+ years of related experience.
- Bachelor’s degree (BS/BA) desired.
- Leadership and team supervision experience, including leading large teams and supervising supervisors and career-level staff.
- The role requires a full-time, in-office presence at the designated AT&T work location five days per week.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in commercial building energy optimization.
- Experience with building automation systems and controls programming.
- Experience developing HVAC sequences and performing retro commissioning.
- Experience with measurement and verification and energy analytics.
- Experience with on-site energy generation and emerging energy-saving technologies.
Responsibilities
- Develop and recommend energy strategies, operating standards, and optimization roadmaps for existing commercial buildings and network facilities.
- Lead and mentor team members and guide high-impact decisions related to energy performance, capital planning, and operating efficiency.
- Improve HVAC performance, building automation sequences, controls programming, economizer operation, setpoint strategies, scheduling, retro commissioning, and system-level efficiency across a large national portfolio.
- Analyze energy consumption trends, benchmark building performance, identify underperforming sites, and resolve complex equipment and controls issues.
- Evaluate short- and long-term cooling capacity requirements.
- Partner with internal operations, engineering, real estate, sourcing, and finance teams, as well as vendors, to execute energy programs, manage trade partners, align priorities, and support business and operational customers.
- Maintain compliance documentation and prepare management reporting and operating guidelines.
- Evaluate emerging energy technologies, control platforms, analytics tools, and optimization practices that can improve performance at scale.
- Oversee departmental programs and participate hands-on in designing and implementing strategies.
- Influence hiring, firing, disciplinary, promotion, and pay decisions for subordinates.
- Contribute to compliance with applicable environmental laws and regulations in areas relevant to the job function.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
- 401(k) plan.
- Tuition reimbursement program.
- Paid parental leave.
- Paid caregiver leave.
- Additional sick leave may be available beyond what state and local law require; it is unprotected.
- Adoption reimbursement.
- Short- and long-term disability benefits.
- Life and accidental death insurance.
- Supplemental benefit programs, including critical illness, accident, hospital indemnity, and group legal coverage.
- Employee Assistance Programs (EAP).
- Employee wellness programs.
- Employee discounts on eligible AT&T mobility plans and accessories, AT&T internet (including fiber where available), and AT&T phone.
- Long-term grants and deferred compensation.
- Paid time off and holidays, including at least 28 vacation days each year and 9 company-designated holidays, based on date of hire.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
