Supervisor Energy Management Engineering

Job Description

Puget Sound Energy’s Business Energy Management group is looking for a leader of our Building Performance Team! This role will supervise a team of energy management engineers, project managers, business support analysts, and third party contractors to deliver PSE’s performance-based energy efficiency programs. These programs include PSE’s nationally recognized Commercial Strategic Energy Management (CSEM) program. Duties include responsibility overseeing and performing all aspects of efficiency projects with business customer facilities for several PSE energy efficiency Programs under tariffed electric conservation schedules. Key responsibilities include oversight of energy engineering analyses; program planning and budgeting; contract negotiation and management; coordination of regulatory compliance activities including evaluation, measurement and verification (EM&V) and reporting of program results; employee development and customer service. Assignments involve customer projects with substantial technical complexity and initial identification and development of programs, including budgets and savings targets. This position upholds the safety compliance standards inherent in PSE’s operating and/or field procedures related to work responsibilities and promotes and supports a culture of total safety.

This is an excellent opportunity to play an integral role within PSE to help us better serve the environment, our customers and the communities in which they live. PSE provides an environment where all employees are valued, respected and provided with the opportunity to achieve maximum performance. We offer a comprehensive pay package that includes competitive compensation, annual goals-based incentive bonuses, comprehensive cafeteria-style benefits, 401(K), a company paid retirement pension plan and an employee assistance and wellness program. Gain the energy to do great things through a career with Puget Sound Energy!

Upholds the safety compliance standards inherent in PSE’s operating and/or field procedures related to work responsibilities. Promotes and supports a culture of total safety.

Demonstrates commitment to conduct business honestly, ethically and consistent with our core values and Code of Conduct.  Ensures duties are performed in accordance with all regulatory compliance obligations.

Job Responsibilities

Demonstrate commitment to conduct business honestly, ethically and consistent with our core values and Code of Conduct. Ensure duties are performed in accordance with all regulatory compliance obligations. Provide technical and project management leadership to customer projects to produce sustainable energy savings by performing or overseeing energy audits of building energy systems including: review of facility energy-usage patterns; detailed analyses of complex efficiency measures including energy use modeling; the applicability and recommendations of measures for achieving greater energy efficiency of measures to customer facilities and operations; final inspection of completed projects; and end-use monitoring of electrical loads with data analysis.

Provide exceptional customer service by managing customer expectations by clearly communicating status and next steps. Identify, evaluate, develop, and implement market-centric programs and related tariffs to produce sustainable energy savings more effectively by identifying barriers and developing solutions.

Implement projects and programs while ensuring compliance of all tariffs and all financial procedures, develops new and revised department policy proposals to increase effectiveness of programs and services. Market efficiency programs to eligible customers and various organizations. Maintain positive contractor relationship to ensure positive project development and follow-through. Provide technical expertise to others with in the Company, assists in the development of the efficiency supply curves analysis.

Oversee the work of and consults with other energy engineers on technical, regulatory policy and financial analyses. Provide employees working on the building performance team with coaching, feedback, and developmental opportunities.  Monitor the development and market acceptability of new energy technologies. Performs other duties as assigned.
 

Minimum Qualifications

• BA/BS degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering and 5 years of energy management project experience

OR

• Formal energy management training with 7 years of energy management project experience. 
• Demonstrated project and/or program management skills.
• Strong interpersonal and communications skills.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience in aspects of program development, including understanding both internal and external processes necessary to market, sell, deliver, verify and track program activity.
• Customer service experience
• Utility industry experience
• Professional Engineering license and certification relevant to energy efficiency such as AEE Certified Energy Manager (CEM) and/or Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) accreditation. 
• Experience in the delivery of operational, maintenance, and behavioral based energy efficiency programs within the C/I sector under a regulated utility environment. 
• Energy auditing and project development experience. 
• Experience with energy accounting software, interval data and sub-metering strategies. 
• Experience with a broad range of HVAC systems in commercial buildings and the ability to understand proper operation of complex building systems. 
• Experience with whole-building energy analysis and/or energy modeling
   

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