Energy Project Specialist

Interior Health is looking for an experienced Energy Project Specialist to join our team on a full time permanent basis.

What we offer:
-Employee & Family Assistance Program
-Employer paid training/education opportunities
-Employer paid vacation
-Employer paid insurance premiums
-Extended health & dental coverage
-Municipal Pension Plan
-Work-life balance

Salary Range:
Salary range for the position is $88,990 to $127,923. Interior Health establishes salaries within the minimum and maximum of the salary range based on consideration of the qualifications, experience of the applicant, and an internal equity review of the salaries of other employees.

About the job:
In accordance with the established vision and values of the organization, the Energy Project Specialist (EPS) provides technical leadership that enhances (quality and schedule) the planning and delivery of complex Capital Energy Projects, including energy conservation, energy efficiency, and decarbonization. These projects align with Interior Health’s strategic priorities by improving facilities equipment and systems, while reducing greenhouse-gas emissions across all Interior Health’s owned sites.

Reporting to the Senior Energy Manager and working closely with Interior Health facility operators and capital delivery project managers, the EPS will coordinate work and facilitate discussions with design consultants, contractors, equipment vendors, and P3 partners, to ensure that technical and design challenges are effectively communicated, managed, documented, and resolved in a timely manner.

This position focuses on defining Capital Energy Project performance requirements and project scopes of work, while supporting costing, design, commissioning, and performance verification. The EPS is responsible for reviewing project drawings/specifications, documenting options to inform decision making, and determining solutions to technical challenges related to significant energy consuming mechanical, electrical, and controls systems (boilers, water heaters, chillers, pumps, hydronic distribution, heat pumps, air handling units, heat recovery, fans, zone level ventilation, lighting, etc.).

The EPS will ensure project performance is in alignment with the energy management program requirements and successful integration of the project within the existing facilities infrastructure.

The EPS provides the technical leadership required to ensure that multiple concurrent Capital Energy Projects are delivered within scope, cost, time, quality, and to the Owner’s satisfaction.

Typical duties and responsibilities:

• Provides technical leadership for retrofit Capital Energy Projects with budgets in the range of $1M to $5M per project and support within the Energy Management program, including energy studies, costing, planning, design, construction, commissioning, and performance verification.

• Provides training, process documentation, and expertise regarding capital energy retrofit project requirements, and technical system/design review to support Capital Projects and Capital Planning staff with Capital Energy Project planning and delivery.

• Works with Capital Procurement to update RFP specifications for Capital Energy Projects.

• Uses engineering calculations or simulation models to estimate the energy and demand impacts for each utility (electricity, gas, steam, etc.). If engineering support for the energy savings calculations is provided by another qualified in-house person or third-party consultant, the EPS will be responsible for providing the required data (e.g., equipment information, system requirements, etc.) to facilitate the calculations.

• Contributes to Energy Management team by participating in department meetings and strategic energy management initiatives, exchanging expertise, and supporting Energy Management staff.

• Works with other Energy Management staff as assigned, to contribute to / review guidelines, sequences of operation, specifications, and other Energy Management reports.

• Ensures alignment with the duties and goals, as listed in the BC Hydro Energy Specialist Agreement, and participates in quarterly meetings with BC Hydro to discuss the…