Vice President - Engineering - TX

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Vice President of Engineering - Texas

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IQ serves state and local governments, K-12 schools, and higher education institutions, executing energy savings projects across energy management control systems, building and street lighting, water efficiency, HVAC, and renewable power. Our VP of Engineering will work out of our South Business Unit, located in Texas near either the Dallas/Ft Worth, San Antonio, Beaumont, or McAllen areas. Sitelog

IQ’s growth and expansion in the region require an experienced technical leader who can help deliver the customer-centric approach the company was founded on. Reporting to our Executive Vice President, the VP of Engineering will lead the development and execution of building retrofit and facility renovation projects for public clients in Texas. The ideal candidate is an engineer with a strong work ethic, high ethical standards, and a willingness to learn.

Extensive experience delivering large, complex projects involving existing building systems (mechanical, electrical, and controls design) is essential, including evaluating aging facilities, identifying performance gaps, and developing practical, cost-effective retrofit solutions.

Sitelog

IQ offers technical solutions in key vertical markets including municipalities, K-12 schools, colleges and universities, state and local government, and industrial and commercial sectors. These are large, sophisticated construction projects requiring a complex development process and collaborative design strategies focused on upgrading and modernizing existing facilities. We are looking for a seasoned engineer with a consistent track record of delivering high-level solutions for occupied, operating buildings.

This role requires at least 50% travel to project sites across Texas with no weekend stays.

• Communicate with architects, engineers, and other construction specialists during the design-build construction process.
• Perform and/or supervise ASHRAE Level I, II, and III energy audits and retro-commissioning of existing buildings to maximize energy savings opportunities.
• Coordinate visits to customer project sites to investigate existing mechanical, electrical, HVAC, and plumbing systems and document energy performance information, including utility data and facility infrastructure drawings.
• Identify opportunities for conservation or efficiency, prepare energy savings calculations, and perform engineering assessments including baseline profiles, end-use and retrofit analysis.
• Analyze and prepare conceptual and detailed engineering design and bid documents, cost estimates, drawings, and specifications for energy-efficient building technology and system measures.
• Provide engineering guidance throughout development, construction, project commissioning, and operations, including proposals, technical reports, cost estimates, and presentations.
• Ensure compliance with company, industry, trade, and jurisdictional safety standards, practices, and codes.
• Ensure successful project implementation that meets or exceeds company objectives, financial parameters, and technical needs required to deliver customer energy cost savings.
• Lead visits to customer project sites to investigate existing mechanical, electrical, HVAC, and plumbing systems and document energy performance, including utility data and facility information.
• Audit facility systems to include visual inspection and documentation, performance measurements with field instruments and data logging equipment, retrieval of information from client control, SCADA and metering systems, and retrieved drawings, performance and maintenance logs, service and utility contracts.
• Lead engineering development activities in support of construction, operations, and maintenance of customer site projects as required by energy savings performance contracts.
• Develop and prepare accurate, accessible, and persuasive proposal documents and supporting appendices in compliance with contract requirements.
• Prepare regular reports to communicate the status of the project.
• Work with the operations team to implement continuous improvement initiatives through various projects.
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