Engineering Operations Manager
About The Position
The Engineering Operations Manager supports Siemens’ growing Energy Performance Solutions (EPS) business and is responsible for engineering activities for large performance-contracting guaranteed energy-savings projects within the assigned area. The role oversees a small team of energy engineers and manages engineering and project development, including savings and cost calculations, sales support, and implementation support. The position may be based at a Siemens branch in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, or South Carolina, with a work-from-home option possible. The manager coordinates with sales and project teams, reviews engineering designs for sound engineering principles, code compliance, safety factors, and adequate scope documentation, and manages schedules, resources, labor utilization, budgets, and project performance. Work includes developing performance-contracting proposals and assurance plans, evaluating facility systems and energy-saving opportunities, preparing financial models, and supporting guaranteed-savings project delivery. The position is listed as full-time and permanent, with a hybrid remote/office work mode. Siemens identifies the role as an experienced professional position.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related technical field.
- Certified Energy Manager or Professional Engineer.
- At least 5 years of energy-industry experience supporting performance-based projects or energy services.
- Knowledge of energy-supply-side savings and ability to evaluate savings potential.
- Experience with energy-savings calculations, international and/or local building codes, and IMVP performance-assurance methodologies.
- At least 21 years of age and a valid driver’s license with limited violations.
Nice To Haves
- Certified Energy Manager or Professional Engineer.
Responsibilities
- Oversee a small team, typically 3–7 energy engineers.
- Manage EPS project engineering and project development, including savings calculations, project and development cost estimates, sales support, and implementation support.
- Supervise engineering activities, manage engineers and labor utilization, and coordinate with the sales team.
- Mentor employees through goal setting, employee review meetings, and project reviews.
- Participate in required project risk reviews and sales-to-operations turnover meetings.
- Review engineering designs for proper application of engineering principles, code compliance, adequate safety factors for costs and savings, and proper scope-of-work documentation.
- Develop engineering schedules, monitor progress against deadlines and budgets, and determine the resources needed to meet schedules.
- Assist the sales team in identifying and qualifying potential performance-contracting projects.
- Develop preliminary and final performance-contracting proposals.
- Analyze blueprints and conduct site surveys to identify mechanical, electrical, and controls systems and determine facility operating characteristics.
- Use building-energy calculations and accepted Siemens calculation models to develop energy, cooling, and heating load models.
- Develop design concepts and schematics for recommended facility improvement measures (FIMs), including scope descriptions, code-deficiency evaluations, savings potential, cost estimates, and verification data.
- Prepare financial models for repayment, including return on investment, life-cycle costs, and internal rate of return.
- Evaluate energy-supply-side savings opportunities, including trash management, co-generation, water conservation, and renewable technologies, for inclusion in performance contracts.
- Create performance-assurance plans and assist with performance-contract writing.
- Monitor project performance, particularly for projects that guarantee savings.
- Manage energy and performance-assurance plan development, implementation, and ongoing support independently.
- Manage site visits and proposal development independently.
- Use financial and monthly forecasting tools and work with team members to monitor, manage, and control costs.
- Maintain business best practices and ensure LOA and boundary conditions are followed.
- Conduct at least monthly Project Coordination (MPC) meetings for assigned projects.
Benefits
- Health and wellness benefits.
- Annual incentive target of 10%.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
