World Energy Innovations: Position Roles and Responsibilities
Position Title: Sr Energy Engineer
Reports to: Engineering Manager
Functional Area: WEI-Columbus or Fremont OH
Job Category: Engineering
FLSA Status: Exempt
Position Summary
Provide assistance to Engineering Mgr. and others in expediting work, training, and supervision. Incumbent will be able to analyze, interpret, or create graphical representations of energy data, using Microsoft Office software. Evaluate design information such as detail drawings, design calculations, system layouts and sketches, or specifications. Inspect and monitor energy systems, including process equipment, heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) or day-lighting systems to develop energy models that determine energy use and potential energy savings. Make recommendations regarding energy fuel selection and analyze and identify means to improve the effectiveness of energy consumption. Understand critical milestones so he/she can prioritize work for others.
Key Position Results (Examples: Accurate financial reporting, Timely issue resolution, etc.)
- Provide expert judgment and analyses for energy efficiencies
- Train other and be able to run/present accurate energy model and cost model involving energy studies
- Provide concepts for product/process/energy improvements from analysis
- Establish energy standards and goals in a short timeline
- Proper design and sequences of operation
- System commissioned to achieve desired performance
- Clearly present all analysis and recommendations as well as assist Mgr. and staff with same
Key Duties & Responsibilities
- Analyze data with staff and assist them with decisions to solve problems
- Timely and accurate preparation of progress, financials, and other required reports
- Monitor events and surroundings to offer assistance where staff is stalled
- Obtain preliminary info/value of objects (motors, AHU, RTUs, etc.), services, or people
- Establish and maintain good relationships with clients, consultants, company staff, subcontractors, and suppliers
- Oversee system installation and system commissioning
- Take concept and create detailed mechanical designs and sequences of operation
- Understand the quality of the work and the safety of operations
- Get information needed to do the job (Plant visits, customer meetings, etc.)
- Schedule work and activities, maintain, and update schedules
- Organize, plan, and prioritize work
Critical Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities
- Knowledge of building systems operation, maintenance and controls including process equipment, HVAC, lighting and electrical
- Critical Thinking – Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. Compile data and analysis in a computational Energy Model, whether simpler or complex, to quantify system performance.
- Ability to use and develop computer software for analysis, costing, scheduling, and estimating (Microsoft Office and AutoCAD)
- Attention to Detail – Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. Assist staff in their work with calculations, results of energy model and offer feedback as needed.
- Willingness to travel for business on a regular basis, up to 25%
- Confidence to make decisions and a strong commitment to team success
- Knowledge to design mechanical systems
Education / Training Required
- Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, electrical, electrical controls and/or applied physics
- 5-7 years (minimum) experience in technical related field of energy and/or energy efficiency
- 2-3 years’ experience supervising technical staff
- Previous exposure to energy analysis/study a plus as is LEED AP, CEM, EIT and PE
World Energy Innovations: Position Roles and Responsibilities (Cont.)
Position Discretion, Authority, and Independent Judgment
1) Describe the decisions and independent judgments made by incumbents in this position.
Incumbent must be able to judge studies and analyses in a short time frame. Give guidance on decisions made by staff and offer feedback to Mgr.
2) Describe the decisions made by incumbents in this position that are based on defined processes or parameters (i.e., pricing matrix). Please attach copies of any applicable decision templates or procedures.
Understand studies, Feasibility, PERs and energy. Make decision based on timelines costs and criticalness of work. Assist staff in their work to make good decision on previously defined.
3) Describe how the discretionary decisions and independent judgments affect operating income or other matters of significance.
Make assumptions on as needed basis to move work along. Reference data and manual calculations can be used. It is important to keep jobs and their Scopes of Work moving and get stalled. Do so affects timeliness and costs which can then cascades to other work.
4) Describe the recommendations made by the incumbents in this position. Who reviews the recommendations and what are the general outcomes of those recommendations?
Recommendations to process of study, efficiency-analysis method or other can be reviewed by Engineering Mgr., Mostly Sr. Engineer works independently and assists others.
5) Describe whether the current independent discretion, decision making, and authority will become more or less prevalent in the future (i.e., expected centralization/decentralization).
Will become more prevalent.