Ameresco, Inc. (NYSE:AMRC) is a leading energy solutions provider dedicated to helping customers reduce costs, enhance resilience, and decarbonize to net zero in the global energy transition. We are a trusted, full-service partner to public sector and government entities, K-12 schools, higher education, utilities, and healthcare customers across the U.S., Canada, the U.K., and Europe.
At Ameresco, we show the way by developing, constructing and operating tailored smart energy efficiency solutions, distributed energy resources, and infrastructure upgrades that drive cost savings, resilience, decarbonization, and innovation. Our comprehensive portfolio is built to address the challenges of today and adapt the future, ensuring long-term sustainability and success for our customers.
Position Overview:
Ameresco has an opportunity for a Project Development Engineer with experience in commercial buildings and mechanical systems to partner with Ameresco’s Engineering Design & Implementation Team. This position will contribute to the development and implementation of project opportunities in energy efficiency and renewable technology and may be based out of either Charlotte, NC or Columbia, MD.
Responsibilities:
Coordinate visits to customer project sites to investigate existing mechanical, electrical, HVAC, plumbing systems, and document energy performance information, including utility data and facility infrastructure drawings.
Identify opportunities for conservation, efficiency, and infrastructure upgrades and prepare energy savings calculations and technical engineering assessments.
Collaborate with Project Engineers to prepare conceptual and detailed design and bid documents, cost estimates, drawings, and specifications for energy efficient building technology and system measures.
Coordinate with vendors and installation contractors for feasibility and pricing verification of proposed project modifications.
Provide technical guidance throughout development, construction, project commissioning, and operations, including proposals, reports, cost estimates, and presentation.
Cultivate and maintain effective business relationships at all levels and project phases.
Compliance with company, industry, trade, and jurisdictional safety standards, practices, and codes.
Perform other duties as required.
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or related discipline required.
Minimum of 3 months’ experience in energy efficiency and/or renewable technology project development and implementation work experience.
Additional Qualifications:
Knowledge of measurement and verification, project cost estimating and accounting.
Familiarity with modeling software.
Excellent verbal, written, computer, technical data, spreadsheet, and presentation communication and organizational skills.
MS Office proficiency required.
Valid Driver’s License issued by state of residence and in good standing.
Demonstrated ability to analyze and quantify energy savings and implement complex projects involving chiller and boiler plants, motors, VSDs, HVAC retrofit, controls, and distributed generation.
Knowledge and experience with solar photovoltaic system development, distributed energy resources, battery energy storage systems, and microgrids a plus.
Experience with building simulation and related software and industrial facility retrofits is a plus.
Familiarity with Trace 700, Carrier HAP, eQuest design software a strong plus.
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