Senior Energy and Sustainability Engineer

University of Virginia•Charlottesville, VA

1d•$110,000 - $118,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The University of Virginia’s Office for Sustainability is seeking a Senior Energy and Sustainability Engineer. This position is a core member of the University of Virginia's Office for Sustainability team and will contribute to developing solutions to meet University-wide goals for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, energy consumption, and overall environmental stewardship. Reporting to the Sustainability Engineering Manager, this position focuses on supporting innovative projects that incorporate best practices in sustainability and conservation in the use of energy, water, raw materials, and other resources through technical analyses, retro-commissioning, energy audits, and construction management. This role is a unique opportunity to make a direct and measurable impact to help achieve UVA’s sustainability goals, including being carbon neutral by 2030 and fossil fuel-free by 2050. The Office for Sustainability’s award-winning Building Efficiency Program has undertaken projects in more than 75 buildings over the past ten years, avoiding energy costs of $3.7 million in the past year alone. Sustainability at the University is interdisciplinary, multi-faceted and highly collaborative, encompassing academics, research, and operations and a range of topics, including greenhouse gases, energy, water, waste, food, and civic engagement.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Architectural Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Civil Engineering, or related engineering field.
A minimum of seven (7) years of related experience, which may include commercial building HVAC design or project management, HVAC controls engineering, commissioning, energy performance contracting, or similar fields.

Nice To Haves

Licensed as a Professional Engineer (PE) strongly preferred.
Accreditation as a EIT (Engineering in Training), CEM (Certified Energy Manager), ASHRAE Building Commissioning Professional Certification (BCxP), Certified Commissioning Professional (CCP), LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) Green Associate, LEED Accredited Professional.
Experience with laboratory and/or healthcare HVAC design or commissioning.
Experience with lighting and lighting control systems. Hands-on experience with lighting control systems such as Acuity nLight, Lutron Quantum.
Hands-on experience with HVAC building automation systems such as Johnson Controls Metasys and Automated Logic WebCTRL.
Experience with energy modeling software.
Knowledge of building energy systems, utility metering metrics and commissioning.
Proficient in developing advanced spreadsheets and using tools such as Microsoft Office.
Ability to navigate and interpret data analytics tools and reports, such as Tableau.
Strong analytical and organizational skills for making progress on multiple concurrent projects.
Takes initiative and manages tasks to meet project deadlines.
Ability to communicate complex technical concepts with stakeholders.
Attention to detail and quality.

Responsibilities

Scope, manage, and complete Building Efficiency Program projects.
Develop project scope, project budgets, maintain and track progress, expenses, and energy cost recovery throughout project payback period and through completion.
Develop proposals, get buy-in from stakeholders, develop project budget and schedule.
Gather documentation to fulfill permitting requirements.
Maintain detailed task lists to track progress on multiple projects.
Conduct periodic project meetings and site visits with stakeholders to track progress.
Oversee contractors from scoping to procurement and execution of the work.
Foster communication with team members, project stakeholders, and contractors.
Serve as customer’s point of contact for receiving project questions or technical issues.
Support Building Efficiency Program projects.
Confirm existing conditions from record drawing archive reviews, site visits, and building automation system analyses.
Find and diagnose building system deficiencies, recommend and implement solutions.
Develop lists of energy conservation measures to implement.
Provide engineering calculations and analysis of building systems.
Perform HVAC ventilation and airflow calculations to determine optimized setpoints.
Develop HVAC documents including airflow diagrams, airflow setpoints and pressurization plans.
Develop HVAC controls sequences of operation and control diagrams.
Perform lighting calculations, select light fixtures and controls, and develop lighting plans.
Procure building system components to support scope of work.
Coordinate with occupants, stakeholders and contractors to meet construction schedules.
Perform site inspection walk-throughs with contractors to ensure completion of scope of work.
Review design projects for compliance with UVA’s Green Building Standards.