Senior Energy Efficiency Engineer

Who is Michaels Energy?

Michaels Energy is a veteran-owned energy consulting firm that exists to help businesses minimize waste and maximize value. Our energy and engineering gurus are obsessed with optimizing buildings and processes to maximize energy savings and profits, minimize utility grid stress and carbon footprints, and keep this big, beautiful planet in tip-top shape. Our passion is developing long-term client relationships with energy users, utilities, consultants, and partners. This passion combined with our core values of proactive and responsive service, intuitive analysis, collaborative partnerships, and fanatical execution, forms the foundation of our corporate culture.

We’re proud to share that Michaels Energy is one of Inc’s Best Workplaces of 2024. This award is given to workplaces that foster an environment where employees willingly go above and beyond in their work, advocate for the organization and intend to stay into the future.

What is the role?

Michaels Energy is seeking an experienced engineer to deliver technical support for utility energy efficiency programs in Virginia and North Carolina and direct-to-customer energy audits and retro-commissioning studies across the country. This position will perform energy assessments and detailed studies on commercial and industrial buildings, recommend changes to building automation systems, perform energy calculations, and write reports.

Technical tasks include identifying energy efficiency measures, diagnosing building HVAC control issues, assessing equipment conditions, estimating project costs, and performing site visits. Client and customer communication is critical in this role. Types of communication include meetings, presentations, and non-technical and technical writing. Work may also include working with data centers, new construction energy modeling, and ongoing energy consulting of individual customers through strategic energy management. We are looking for an engineer who is passionate about energy efficiency and removing barriers for the customer that will result in the implementation of projects.

After 3 months, you have

• Learned company processes and procedures


• Completed at least one energy audit independently


• Completed at least one retro-commissioning study as part of a team

After 6 months, you have

• Fully trained in at least one energy efficiency program


• Led customer meetings and project report-outs


• Completed at least one retro-commissioning study and three audits independently

What are we looking for?

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in mechanical, chemical, or building systems engineering


• Six years experience combining any of the following:
  
  
  
  • Energy efficiency industry – e.g., utilities or performance contracting
  
  
  • HVAC operations, controls, and/or building energy investigations
  
  
  • Utility program experience in retro-commissioning, ASHRAE level 2 energy audits, or custom rebate calculations
  
  
  • Software-based building energy modeling
  
  
  • Managing building retrofit projects
  
  
  • Design or implementation of HVAC Controls
  
  
  • Building codes/safety standards
  
  
  • HVAC consulting/design-build engineer
  
  
  
  


• PE (Professional Engineer) is preferred but not required


• Excels at communicating complicated ideas to a variety of audiences


• Skilled at interfacing with contractors and building owners


• Deep interest in energy, systems, and process efficiency, and improving productivity


• Lifetime self-learner


• Ability to travel up to 40% regionally and nationally to customer sites

Where can you work?

• Virginia


• Work from home, in the office, or a hybrid within Virginia

Why work for Michaels Energy?

The top reasons Michaels Energy is an awesome place to work, besides helping the world save energy.

• We Never Stop Learning


• Flexible Work Hours


• Collaborative


• Career Development


• Beer Fridays


• Fresh Fruit Daily


• Wellness Rewards


• Fun Company Outings

 Michaels Energy Diversity Statement

We strive to build and nurture a culture that is inclusive and welcoming for all employees. We know diversity and inclusion are essential to innovation, a strong work environment and exceptional results. This fits in well with our culture that celebrates the unique, the different, and the individual. For us, this is who are and what we do, not just words in a policy.