ICF Incorporated, LLC: Senior Energy Analyst– Reston, VA

ICF•Reston, VA

19h•Remote

About The Position

ICF Incorporated, LLC is seeking a Senior Energy Analyst to join their team. This role involves performing technical reviews of construction drawings, analyzing building plans for energy modeling software, evaluating insulation values and materials, and assessing energy conservation measures by reviewing mechanical and electrical drawings. The analyst will also review HVAC system efficiencies, domestic hot water systems, and lighting fixtures. A key part of the role includes documenting flow rates for plumbing fixtures, compiling data for modeling tools, and building quantitative models to evaluate the benefits of energy conservation measures and system impacts on thermal and electrical savings. The position requires verifying data, communicating with project stakeholders, optimizing program processes, and potentially using project management tools. Additionally, the role involves contributing to recruitment reforms, training new hires, developing reports, and analyzing Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) related to outreach and project invoicing. The analyst will also attend conferences and webinars to network and understand market trends, monitor program progress, and create reports on energy modeling processes and outreach efforts.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Energy Engineering, Energy Systems, Building Science, or closely related energy efficiency field and 5 years of progressively responsible experience in data management OR Master’s degree or foreign equivalent degree in Energy Engineering, Energy Systems, Building Science, or closely related energy efficiency field and 1 year of experience in data management.
1 year of experience with energy efficiency, construction, or administration
1 year of experience with MS Office Applications (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Excel)
Demonstrated knowledge of: CRM database and/or other related software applications
Demonstrated knowledge of: Microsoft Power BI and/or other data visualization and analytical tools
Project management experience
Energy efficiency and US policies for residential energy programs
Sustainable building practices and technologies.
Any suitable combination of education, training and/or experience will be accepted.

Responsibilities

Complete technical review of construction drawings consisting of Architectural and Structural drawings.
Analyze floor plans and elevations for required inputs into the energy modelling software.
Identify insulation values and types of material used in the different building areas.
Evaluate the various energy conservation measures by reviewing the Mechanical drawings.
Review the thermal and cooling efficiencies of HVAC systems and understand the duct network of the type of system being used (water to air heat pumps, central chiller plant, etc.).
Identify the type of domestic hot water system (central or residential) for the common areas and the apartments respectively.
Review the electrical drawings for detailed calculation on the various lighting fixtures used in the building construction.
Analyze the lighting schedule and the fixture specification sheets for required inputs into the modelling tool.
Research through the plumbing drawings and analyzing the water flow network.
Documenting the flow rates for the different types of fixtures (kitchen, lavatory, showers, etc.) and comparing with standard baseline values.
Compile and review all the data collected and format it to the requirements of the modeling tool.
Build quantitative models to evaluate the benefit of the various energy conservation measures that are implemented in the design.
Model the impacts of the different systems used in the building to calculate the thermal and electrical savings.
Verification of the data generated by the modelling tool after drawing revisions to update the saving values.
Keep track of the project updates by communicating with the different project stakeholders like the architect, developer, engineer etc.
Contribute to devising new solutions to optimize the program process.
Trying out various project management tools like Basecamp, Microsoft planner, etc. to ensure all the projects are executed smoothly.
Introducing reforms in the recruitment process to increase developer participation.
Training new hires and getting them to speed with the various requirements of the job.
Helping them with energy modelling, developing weekly and monthly reports and assisting them on other ad-hoc tasks.
Analyze the different KPI’s related to outreach, projects invoiced and offer letters generated and compare it with previous year results.
Attend various conferences and webinars to develop my network and connect to different professionals in the building industry.
Participate in conferences hosted by organizations like NESEA, NAPHN, etc. to understand the market trend.
Monitor progress towards program goals on contractor/consultant participation and the completion of eligible projects.
Analyze the data and create weekly reports showcasing the different processes that must be completed to generate an energy model.
Review the different KPI’s and compare it with previous year results.
Produce monthly trend reports showcasing the outreach efforts and quantifying the number of projects being registered.
Present charts summarizing half yearly and quarterly changes.