Energy and Commissioning Engineer

Altura, LLC•Irvine, CA

4d•$110,000 - $140,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Altura, LLC is seeking a motivated energy and commissioning engineer to apply engineering skills to the Smart Building landscape. The role involves managing commissioning projects for new construction and existing buildings, including retro-commissioning, monitoring-based commissioning, and energy audits. The successful candidate will be able to take ownership of projects and perform with minimal oversight while developing expertise in building engineering, analytics, and control systems. The position manages and delivers energy and commissioning projects for commercial, healthcare, and institutional clients. Work includes field audits and testing, energy-savings analysis and verification, commissioning documentation and functional testing, project coordination, and use of data analytics. The preferred location is Altura’s Irvine office, though hybrid or remote candidates elsewhere in Southern California may be considered. Travel to project sites is required. Altura offers base salary, bonus potential, and a comprehensive benefits package. The annual base salary range is $110,000–$140,000, plus performance bonus. The company describes its culture as entrepreneurial and high-energy, with a flat organizational structure that empowers employees to take action and achieve client results.

Requirements

3–10+ years of experience in an engineering field; mechanical engineering is preferred, including building energy engineering involving MEP and controls.
Exemplary analytical and problem-solving skills in energy and commissioning performance.
Demonstrated success delivering complex, custom project scopes for commercial, healthcare, and institutional clients.
Experience linking energy and environmental indicators to business financial metrics.
Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related discipline.
Critical-thinking and problem-solving ability.
Ability to work effectively in a collaborative team environment.
Strong listening, communication, and writing skills.
Excellent technical writing skills.
Ability to travel to sites for field work.

Nice To Haves

Energy project, commissioning, and project management experience.
Professional Engineer (P.E.) license.
SkySpark analytics experience.
Knowledge of building MEP and controls systems.
Ability to resolve schedule and coordination challenges independently.
Ability to facilitate teamwork-based solutions with field, design, and owner stakeholders.
Ability to interpret disparate data sources and understand system functionality.
Detail orientation and follow-through on tasks.

Responsibilities

Manage multiple energy and commissioning projects, including client interface, team coordination, and schedule and budget management.
Perform field work, including site audits, systems testing and troubleshooting, and development of energy improvement measures.
Execute testing protocols to verify the operating energy performance of building systems as part of commissioning.
Perform technical analysis to support development and verification of energy savings for buildings and organizations.
Use data analytics to support energy engineering and commissioning processes.
Manage new construction and existing-building energy and commissioning projects, or support significant portions of projects with minimal task-level oversight.
Develop energy savings projects; conduct site energy audits; analyze and calculate energy conservation measure performance; measure and verify energy savings; and use analytical tools.
Manage new construction commissioning projects, including project management, design and submittal reviews, commissioning documentation coordination, functional testing, and analytics-driven analysis.
Manage existing-building audit and commissioning projects, including ASHRAE Level 1 and 2 audits, field testing, analytics-driven analysis, project presentations, bid document development, implementation support, and measurement and verification.
Travel to sites for field work.
Mentor and coach direct reports, supporting continuous professional development and cross-functional excellence.

Benefits

Medical and dental plans.
Paid vacation, sick time, and holidays.
Retirement plan with company match and annual company contribution.
Life insurance.
Short- and long-term disability coverage.
Commuter benefits.
Fitness reimbursement for regular full-time employees.
Healthcare and dependent care pre-tax spending plans for regular full-time employees.
Tuition reimbursement for regular full-time employees.
Back-up daycare and family support benefits for regular full-time employees.
Employee assistance program (EAP) and work-life assistance for regular full-time employees.
Holiday contribution program for regular full-time employees.
Performance bonus potential.