Energy Efficiency Engineer

Overview

Michaels Energy is a veteran-owned energy consulting firm that helps businesses minimize waste and maximize value. Our energy and engineering experts are focused on optimizing buildings and processes to maximize energy savings and profits, minimize utility grid stress and carbon footprints, and support sustainable operations. Our passion is developing long-term client relationships with energy users, utilities, consultants, and partners. Our core values are proactive and responsive service, intuitive analysis, collaborative partnerships, and fanatical execution, which form the foundation of our corporate culture.

We’re proud to share that Michaels Energy is one of Inc.’s Best Workplaces of 2024 & 2025. This award recognizes workplaces that encourage employees to go above and beyond, advocate for the organization, and intend to stay with the company in the future.

Michaels Energy is seeking an engineer to deliver technical support for utility energy efficiency programs in Virginia. An engineer in this position will perform energy assessments 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 condition, estimating project costs, and performing site visits.

Client and customer communication is critical, including meetings, presentations, and both non-technical and technical writing. Work may also include data centers, verifying new construction projects, energy modeling using Open Studio, custom rebate analysis, industrial new construction projects, developing regression models, 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 project implementation.

Learned company processes and procedures

Completed at least two energy audits independently

Completed at least one verification site visit with another engineer

Learned program rules and processes

Fully trained on at least one energy efficiency program

Led customer meetings and project report outs

Completed at least ten audits independently

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in mechanical, chemical, or building systems engineering
• Zero to 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
• EIT or 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 30% regionally

Virginia

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

$90,000 – $120,000 annually

• Sit, stand, and walk moderate distances.
• Frequently lift or move objects up to 10 pounds.
• Occasionally lift or move objects up to 50 pounds.
• Occasionally crawl on the floor and climb ladders.

• 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

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 we are and what we do, not just words in a policy.