Energy Engineer

Location: Canada - British Columbia - Vancouver

Time Type: Full time

Job Description

Ameresco, Inc. (NYSE:AMRC) is a leading energy solutions provider dedicated to helping customers reduce costs, enhance resilience, and decarbonize to net zero in the global energy transition. We are a trusted, full-service partner to public sector and government entities, K-12 schools, higher education, utilities, and healthcare customers across the U.S., Canada, the U.K., and Europe. 

At Ameresco, we show the way by developing, constructing and operating tailored smart energy efficiency solutions, distributed energy resources, and infrastructure upgrades that drive cost savings, resilience, decarbonization, and innovation. Our comprehensive portfolio is built to address the challenges of today and adapt the future, ensuring long-term sustainability and success for our customers.

Energy Engineer

Ameresco Canada has an immediate opening for an Energy Engineer to support Canada.

Responsibilities:

• Working autonomously on multiple projects given broad objectives from Director of Engineering.
• Identify energy conservation opportunities and help facilitate the implementation of project initiatives, and programs that reduce energy consumption, demand, and operational cost.
• Develop conceptual design strategies of green energy concepts such as heat pumps and solar thermal.
• Review of new construction/retrofit design.
• Oversee baseline, and post-installation measurement and verification activities for energy savings performance contracts.
• Coordinate collection & review of data from energy management systems. Identify and investigate performance issues. Quantify impact on energy savings and work with Design, Construction and O&M to develop and implement solutions. Prepare annual verification reports, including data analysis and site inspections as required.
• Audit existing building mechanical systems and prepare technical write-ups documenting existing conditions for studies.
• Provide technical support to internal departments including Marketing and Business Development.
• Providing training to customer staff regarding the improvements made to the facilities.
• Work and present information professionally to customers as necessary.
• Other responsibilities as required by direct manager.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Engineering Technologist (CET) designation, Technician, or Engineering degree in a related technological field.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in energy management and engineering. Experience with commercially available energy modelling software.

Additional Qualifications:

• Candidate must be capable of working autonomously within the team environment and asking for support and guidance as required.
• Must have strong knowledge and experience with building HVAC, building automation systems, and M&V practices and procedures.
• Candidate must also enjoy the challenge of troubleshooting and problem solving in a technical setting. The candidate must present professionally to clients of Ameresco Canada.
• Strong HVAC background, experience with auditing, project development, building system optimization, and M&V practices.
• Certified Energy Manager designation is a plus.
• Canadian Citizenship or Landed Immigrant Status Valid Provincial Driver’s license.
• Strong organizational and communication skills; self motivated and detail oriented.

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