Energy Consultant

Join MD Anderson's Energy & Utility Programs team – an essential part of how we design, operate, and optimize more than 17 million square feet of mission‑critical healthcare, research, and support space. Our team has driven a 40% reduction in energy intensity over the past two decades, and we're now focused on the next chapter of innovation, reliability, and performance optimization.

• You’ll collaborate with highly skilled partners across Facilities, including operations, design & construction, planning, controls, and finance.
• The work is dynamic and hands‑on – combining field investigation, analytics, optimization, and strategic planning.
• Projects deliver visible results, from measurable utility savings to improved comfort and more reliable systems.
• You’ll influence both new construction and long‑term operations, following initiatives from concept through commissioning and sustained performance.
• Our facilities include complex central plants, specialized healthcare environments, laboratories, and miles of interconnected systems – giving you exposure to some of the most challenging engineering environments in the field.
• If you’re motivated by meaningful work, enjoy solving complex system challenges, and want to shape the future of a world‑leading cancer center’s built environment, this is the team for you.

We are looking for an experienced energy professional with 5+ years of hands‑on experience in energy conservation, commissioning, or building performance optimization within complex healthcare, research, higher education, or commercial facilities. The ideal candidate brings a strong background in architecture, construction, and healthcare owner’s project management, along with deep technical expertise in HVAC systems, controls, and building systems optimization.

This individual excels at performing energy audits, analyzing trend and metering data, leading RCx/MBCx efforts, and collaborating with operations, maintenance, design, and construction teams. They can clearly communicate technical information to both technical and non‑technical audiences and translate findings into practical, implementable improvements.

Salary range: $92,500 – $115,500 – $138,500

Work Schedule:

Hybrid, with onsite presence as needed to support field investigations, facility walk‑throughs, and operational engagement.

• Paid employee medical benefits (zero premium) starting on first day for employees who work 30 or more hours per week
• Group dental, vision, life, AD&DD and disability coverage
• Paid time off (PTO) and extended illness bank (EIB) paid leave accruals
• Paid institutional holidays, wellness leave, childcare leave, and other paid leave programs
• Tuition assistance program after six months of service
• Teachers retirement system defined‑benefit pension plan and two voluntary retirement plans
• Employer paid life, AD&DD and an illness‑related reduced salary pay program
• Extensive wellness, recognition, fitness, employee health programs and employee resource groups

• Be part of a world‑renowned cancer center making an impact across Texas and beyond.
• Collaborate with top‑tier leaders and institutions in academic medicine.
• Help shape the future of healthcare through bold, system‑wide innovation.
• Work with a mission‑driven organization:
  Be part of MD Anderson’s mission to eliminate cancer through integrated patient care, research and education, contributing to a globally recognized institution with a meaningful purpose.

The mission of The University of Texas M.

D. Anderson Cancer Center is to eliminate cancer in Texas, the nation, and the world through outstanding programs that integrate patient care, research and prevention, and through education for undergraduate and graduate students, trainees, professionals, employees and the public.

The Energy Consultant – Energy Projects will provide strategic‑level support for analyzing energy and utilities consumption, commissioning new and existing facilities, and ensuring efficient building operations. This position works closely with Energy Team members, in‑house engineers,…