Building Efficiency Technical Lead

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AECOM is seeking a Building Efficiency Technical Lead to join our National Energy Transition Team. This highly-collaborative, multi-disciplinary team provides building assessment and advisory services to clients striving to realize more efficient, lower‑cost, more sustainable, and more resilient operations.

The successful candidate will be responsible for leading a team in the development of building, campus, and portfolio‑wide building energy assessments and decarbonization strategies. The role is primarily technical in nature, focusing on building systems feasibility analysis and concept design. The types of strategies being assessed range from control optimization to building retrofits to centralized thermal energy systems and microgrids.

• Senior technical resource may serve as technical advisor for the team.
• Lead on‑site energy audits with a team of engineers for a large portfolio of clients.
• Lead a team in the development of building and portfolio‑level energy strategies, including conservation and efficiency, controls optimization, building electrification, district energy, onsite energy generation and storage, and microgrids.
• Perform technical assessment of strategies using a combination of modeling, software, and the development of customized analysis tools.
• Prepare and present results and recommendations, in report or presentation format, to clients, design teams, and internal teams.
• Support proposal efforts through the development of technical approach and associated fees.
• Provide specialized technical input to studies and design for staff’s specific area of expertise.
• Develop study and design procedures to facilitate high‑quality, cost‑effective work by others.
• Participate in interdisciplinary reviews of project deliverables.
• Perform quality control review of design calculations or drawings.

• BA/BS in Engineering, Building Services, or related field and 8 years of related experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education.
• Experience working in the energy or sustainable building sector.

• Master’s degree preferred in engineering.
• 5+ years’ experience performing Energy Audits, Retrocommissioning, or decarbonization studies.
• Experience in the development of digital analysis tools and / or programming.
• P.E. strongly preferred; CEM considered valuable.
• Excellent written, graphical, and verbal communication skills.

• Relocation assistance is not available for this role.
• Sponsorship for US Employment Authorization is not available now or in the future for this position.

Offered rate of compensation will be based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. The range for this position is $150,000 to $180,000.

AECOM offers comprehensive benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees. Benefits may include medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, disability benefits, paid time off, leaves of absences, voluntary benefits, perks, flexible work options, well‑being resources, employee assistance program, business travel insurance, service recognition awards, retirement savings plan, and employee stock purchase plan.

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