| Description |
| Location: |
Santa Cruz, CA |
| Salary Range: |
TBD based on skills and experience |
| Exempt/Non-Exempt: |
Exempt |
| Benefits: |
Ecology Action offers a generous benefit package that includes a cafeteria plan with medical, dental, and flexible spending benefits; a 401k-retirement plan with 4% employer match; and group life insurance. |
| Employment Type: |
Full Time |
| Description: |
Ecology Action, a California-based non-profit, is a leading provider of innovative marketing and engagement programs that overcome barriers to reducing energy use and achieving environmental sustainability.
is responsible for supporting Ecology Action’s engineering work including: field delivery of engineering services, design and review of engineering specifications, engineering team management, assisting with the evaluation of new energy efficiency technologies, program delivery and development, securing and delivering direct customer engineering services.
Ecology Action is seeking a talented individual to fill the role of Engineering Manager in our Santa Cruz, CA office. This position will be responsible for leading the engineering team as well as utilizing their engineering skills and experience to identify, provide conceptual designs, and implement energy solutions for small businesses, casinos, lodging facilities, municipal buildings, and other customer types. The Engineering Manager will work independently to: identify and overcome obstacles hindering new measure adoption; collect necessary data to support analysis; organize and analyze information; model systems performance; develop engineering calculation solutions; provide budgetary cost analyses; prepare detailed documentation of recommendations; and present results and proposals to program managers. The Engineering Manager will have the demonstrated capability of managing projects from concept to completion, meeting strict time constraints, managing expectations of internal and external stakeholders, and supervising engineers and project managers. |
| Duties: |
Management
• Develop workflows to ensure smooth delivery of all engineering services
• Work with business development team to generate new engineering oriented business
• Work with business development team to get direct engineering business
• Lead energy efficiency engineer, project manager, contracted engineering resources
• Coordinate with Ecology Action program management team for the successful delivery of energy efficiency programs
• Support positive client and customer service engagement
Engineering
• Analyze systems and processes with heat transfer, fluid dynamic and thermodynamic principals for energy efficiency improvements.
• Evaluate commercial & industrial HVAC, mechanical, electrical, hot water and building envelope systems and components for energy efficiency.
• Prepare energy savings calculation tools, energy models and data analyses for new measures and new proposals.
• Perform and document energy audits, for commercial, institutional, municipal, lodging and residential customers using knowledge of utility data bases and HVAC equipment.
• Develop simulated models using eQuest or other certified software’s to quantify energy savings.
• Develop and implement Measurement & Verification (M&V) plans to document realized energy savings.
• Work with staff, manufacturers and consultants to develop work papers for new measures and refine existing work papers.
• Work with staff to move new measures through the “TIP” process.
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| Qualifications: |
• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field with 10 year experience OR
• Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field with 5 year experience
• California Licensed Professional Engineer
• LEED Accredited Professional - Preferred
• Certified Energy Manager - Preferred
• Previous work experience in Retro-commissioning (RCx)
• Formal training on certified energy modeling software (e.g. eQuest)
Experience in code compliance and facilities and utilities engineering experience or with industrial experience related to process heating, HVAC, compressed air, chilled water, steam and hot water generation, and/or power generation systems. Candidate will also need to demonstrate strong verbal communication, presentation, and technical writing skills.
Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, talk and hear, climb stairs, and use a computer keyboard and monitor.
Work Environment: This position involves a variety of working environments including office and field situations involving customer types of a wide range.
Compensation: In addition to cash compensation, Ecology Action offers a generous benefit package that includes flexible health benefits provided through a cafeteria plan and a 401k retirement plan with immediate vesting of the 4% employer contribution.
Ecology Action believes that each employee makes a significant contribution to our success and should not be limited by the assigned responsibilities. This position description outlines primary duties, qualifications, and job scope, but is not intended to be a comprehensive description of job responsibilities. We expect each employee will offer his/her services wherever and whenever necessary to ensure the success of our endeavors.
Ecology Action is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity in its workforce. Candidates for this position must be legally authorized to work directly as an employee for any employer in the United States without visa sponsorship.
Ecology Action does not offer a company paid relocation program. |
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