Project Engineer - Energy Conservation

Location: Spokane, WA - Onsite
Overtime: 5%
Travel: Up to 50% to field locations
Length: 5 years

MUST be US Citizen to be eligible to apply for Federal Background Check
 
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SUMMARY

This contract Energy Conservation Engineer position resides in the Energy Conservation Services Group within the Power Services business line. Corporate Energy Conservation advances the efficient use of energy throughout the Pacific Northwest by working with utility customers, trade allies, industry, and other partners. This engineering position will support the client and our customers in meeting the conservation targets throughout the Pacific Northwest
 
POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide energy conservation project engineering and technical expertise while serving on corporate conservation service teams:

• Perform outreach and customer service duties associated with developing and implementing energy conservation projects, creating new measure offerings, performing measurement and verification, and providing technical guidance and assistance.
• Serve as part of a team advancing the corporation's energy conservation offerings for commercial, industrial, residential and/or agricultural applications.

• Design, model and analyze mechanical systems for review/final approval by the project manager and/or designated staff members.

• Analyze systems and processes, including heat transfer, fluid dynamic and thermodynamic principles for energy conservation improvements.  Provide recommendations for improvements to the project manager and/or designated staff members for final review and approval

• After EE system(s) installation, verify and document equipment installation and system performance to defined objectives and criteria including the measurement and verification of energy savings.
• Conduct energy savings calculations and create energy models utilizing data analysis methodologies.   Energy models are used to determine potential savings of new equipment, building retrofits or new construction. Different models are used for pre to post comparison of utility bills to determine energy savings.
• Identify, develop and manage energy conservation projects with oversight of the project manager or designated staff member. 

• Verify customer satisfaction with project progress/completion.
• Measurement and verification of energy savings

 
REQUIREMENTS
Education & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering required. Mechanical or Electrical Engineering degree is preferred. Manufacturing / industrial degrees or a directly related technical/engineering degree will be considered.

• 2 years of experience with energy conservation or renewable energy programs, projects and technologies is required

 
Required Technical Skills & Experience
 
A combined experience of 2 years or more in all of the following areas:

• Experience auditing, modeling, and analyzing mechanical systems.
• Experience analyzing systems and processes with heat transfer, fluid dynamic, and thermodynamic principals for energy conservation improvements.
• Experience with energy savings calculations, energy models (i.e. Energy Plus) and data analysis methodologies.

• Project management experience

 
Preferred Skills & Requirements

• PE license

  
APR Staffing is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
 
About APR Staffing
APR Staffing was born from the merger of two well-respected technical staffing firms in Portland. ieSolutions and Data Resource Group. Both companies have been recent award winners for the Portland Business Journal's Fastest-Growing Private Companies. The two firms, now as APR Staffing, make for one of the fastest-growing and most-respected professional and technical staffing companies in Oregon and Southwest Washington.
 
Collaborating with our customers, we augment their workforce with technical and administrative professionals. We provide only high-caliber, professional-grade resources throughout the Pacific Northwest.