Specialist, Energy Efficiency
Job Description
Position Number:
101824Title:
SpecialistFunctional Title:
Specialist, Energy EfficiencyCategory Status:
33-Exempt RegularApplicant Search Category:
StaffUniversity Authorized FTE:
1.000Unit:
VPA-FM-E&E-UtilitiesCampus/College Information:
Founded in 1856, University of Maryland, College Park is the state’s flagship institution. Our 1,250-acre College Park campus is just minutes away from Washington, D.C., and the nexus of the nation’s legislative, executive, and judicial centers of power. This unique proximity to business and technology leaders, federal departments and agencies, and a myriad of research entities, embassies, think tanks, cultural centers, and non-profit organizations is simply unparalleled. Synergistic opportunities for our faculty and students abound and are virtually limitless in the nation’s capital and surrounding areas. The University is committed to attracting and retaining outstanding and diverse faculty and staff that will enhance our stature of preeminence in our three missions of teaching, scholarship, and full engagement in our community, the state of Maryland, and in the world.
Background Checks
Offers of employment are contingent on completion of a background check. Information reported by the background check will not automatically disqualify you from employment.
Position Summary/Purpose of Position:
The Energy Efficiency (EE) Specialist will assist the UMD Energy Manager to identify and develop tracking energy/water conservation measures. Assigned duties include leading or managing energy audit activities by UMD staff and contractors, maintaining an active list of energy conservation measures with associated cost and carbon impact estimates for each, tracking project implementation and associated measurement and verification activities as required for contract compliance and sustainability reporting. Upon request the EE specialist will prepare projections for campus wide impacts associated with implementation of all or a subset of tracked measures.
The EE Specialist will also work with other staff and departments within Facilities Management to use data collected in Facility Condition Assessments to enhance and inform energy/water project development and prioritization. The EE Specialist will also assist the Energy Manager to apply for and manage funding from utility rebate programs and any other third-party funding used to implement projects and perform other energy efficiency related support and analysis as assigned.
Benefits Summary
Top Benefits and Perks:Minimum Qualifications:
Education:
- Bachelor’s degree required in Physical Science, Environmental Science, Engineering, Engineering Technology, Building Technology or related technical field.
Experience:
- Six (6) years experience required in building energy systems design, operations, and analysis. Without a degree, eight to ten (8 to 10) years of experience is required.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Experience with energy conservation project development and implementation including energy auditing.
- Knowledge of building energy systems.
- Effective communicator (oral and written).
- Adept with Microsoft Office, with deep experience using MS Excel for data analysis.
- Familiar with typical project design documents.
- Demonstrate some understanding of building energy systems and energy conservation projects.
- Familiar with typical tools and techniques for evaluating building energy system performance and analysis.
- Ability to read and interpret architectural and engineering drawings.
Preferences:
Preferences:
- Experience in conducting energy audits and managing 3rd party contractors for the evaluation and implementation of energy conservation measures.
- Building energy system design and/or operating experience highly desirable.
- Experience in using data from building automation and energy management systems to identify energy savings opportunities and prioritize energy savings projects.
- Previous experience generating and reviewing energy saving calculations for energy conservation measures.
- Experience with utility energy efficiency rebate programs.
- Familiarity with LEED, EPA’s Portfolio Manager, Maryland’s energy conservation codes and requirements
- Familiarity with building energy model software such as eQuest, Trane Trace.
- Familiarity with MS Access is a plus.
- Familiarity with Maryland energy building codes.
- Previous field experience with energy project development on a university campus.
Additional Certifications:
Incumbent must possess a driver’s license, as duties require the incumbent to travel to and from meetings and project sites both on and off campus. If driving a state vehicle, incumbent must possess a valid MD Class C driver’s license or equivalent with fewer than six (6) points.
Additional Information:
For full and best consideration, please submit a cover letter, resume and list of three (3) professional references by June 25, 2024.
The hiring range for this position is $81,771 – $100,000.
Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.
Facilities Management (FM) supports the University of Maryland in its mission of achieving excellence as the State’s primary center of research and graduate education and the institution of choice for undergraduate students of exceptional ability and promise. We are responsible for the physical campus – its academic, research and administrative spaces, the building infrastructure, and the surrounding landscape. Our workforce of about 800 employees brings a rich diversity of backgrounds, talents, and skills to the management of this complex environment. We serve the campus community twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days per year.
Job Risks
Not Applicable to This PositionPhysical Demands
Must have the ability to work in, on, around, over and under fixed equipment and machinery; to work from ladders; to manipulate equipment, tools and supplies; to have the manual dexterity to operate a computer; to wear and work in personal protective equipment (safety footwear, hard hat, protective eye and ear wear, etc.); to work in hazardous or irritating environments, confined spaces, and adverse weather or temperature conditions; to lift 70 pounds. While the physical demands listed above may be experienced, the position is primarily an office environment. This position is telework eligible of up to 1 X’s per week, subject to departmental approval.
Posting Date:
05/29/2024Open Until Filled
YesBest Consideration Date
06/25/2024Diversity Statement:
The University of Maryland, College Park, an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, age, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, creed, marital status, political affiliation, personal appearance, or on the basis of rights secured by the First Amendment, in all aspects of employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.
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