Staff Engineer

Staff Engineer

Position Overview

The Staff Engineer will be working within the Energy Waste Reduction and Energy Efficiency business sector. The candidate will utilize their experience in energy to provide assistance with methods, procedures, technical understanding, documentation skills and familiarity with utility demand side management (i.e., DSM) and conservation programs to achieve various goals and objectives. The Staff Engineer will report to the operations department and will work to create and refine energy program models, staffing plans, and budgets in tandem with internal subject matter experts and external consultants. This person will create draft versions of customer response content for management and technical review; compiles and evaluates team feedback and will work to reconcile all internal feedback. This person will also interface with subject matter expertsas well as contacts in engineering, sales, finance, legal, and business development to gather key information as needed. The Staff Engineer will represent and articulate the entire range of SEEL's operational services and programs in order to partner with customers and understand and respond to their present and future needs in development of an overall customer strategy and plan. This position will involve networking with potential clients, attending relevant conferences, researching business opportunities, and creating proposal content and formal presentation material.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Standardize and maintain operational field procedures
• Develop and maintain continuous improvement processes
• Refine and manage company internal EM&V process
• Represent SEEL at local, state, regional, and national networking events, conferences, workshops, etc.
• Work with Business Development, Strategy and Launch Teams to ensure operational best practices are incorporated and vetted
• Develop a credible working relationship with new contacts and maintain the same with current ones
• Integrates energy research from internal tools and technical resources to create a library of savings and cost models in a template basis
• Support the energy management system as part of the SEEL Corporate Sustainability Plan
• Analyze Requests for Proposals (RFPs), Requests for Quotes (RFQs), ID / IQ Task Orders, and Requests for Information (RFIs)
• Proofreads and edits proposal text and other authors for proper grammar, spelling, comprehension, and style
• Work with business and building owners, plant or building management personnel, engineers, and contractors to provide energy efficiency assistance and recommendations
• Perform building walkthrough(s) to identify and provide documentation and quantification of on-site opportunities for energy efficiency
• Participate in QA / QC and internal audit activities
• Incorporate knowledge of technical standards including BPI, RESNET HERS, AEE, ASHRAE, ICC and electrification into program designs and refinement efforts
• Prepare and present reports and presentations
• Discuss technical elements of energy consuming equipment in a facility and how it affects utility consumption and demand
• Enter data into spreadsheets and databases to determine energy savings and to manage current projects
• Serve as a technical resource for Energy Advisors / support team
• Ensure compliance with all quality and safety policies as well as all OSHA regulations

Skills / Abilities

Preferred Requirements

Minimum Requirements