What are the responsibilities and job description for the Staff Engineer I position at Environmental Health & Engineering?
Staff Engineer I – Commissioning, Engineering, Energy
Summary:
As a part of EH&E’s Commissioning, Engineering & Energy team, a Staff Engineer I will contribute to various project teams focused on, commissioning, retro-commissioning, data collection and analysis, forensic engineering, energy and emissions optimization and decarbonization of the built environment. In this role you will become a subject matter experts that help clients meet their energy and emissions goals, restore or improve performance of their buildings, and make timely, strategic decisions about their facilities. The successful applicant will demonstrate an ability to learn quickly, proactively, and independently, leveraging colleagues and available resources to get up to speed on existing service offerings and to ultimately help improve and expand EH&E’s capabilities.
A typical day might include data collection or equipment inspection in the field, as well as data analysis or reporting in the office. This position reports to a senior staff member in commissioning, engineering, and energy.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities:
Technical Expertise
Summary:
As a part of EH&E’s Commissioning, Engineering & Energy team, a Staff Engineer I will contribute to various project teams focused on, commissioning, retro-commissioning, data collection and analysis, forensic engineering, energy and emissions optimization and decarbonization of the built environment. In this role you will become a subject matter experts that help clients meet their energy and emissions goals, restore or improve performance of their buildings, and make timely, strategic decisions about their facilities. The successful applicant will demonstrate an ability to learn quickly, proactively, and independently, leveraging colleagues and available resources to get up to speed on existing service offerings and to ultimately help improve and expand EH&E’s capabilities.
A typical day might include data collection or equipment inspection in the field, as well as data analysis or reporting in the office. This position reports to a senior staff member in commissioning, engineering, and energy.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities:
Technical Expertise
- Collects facility, system, equipment, and resource data both in the field at client sites and virtually from electronic documents.
- Reviews, digests, and uses information from industry sources such as project contract documents, construction drawings, building and energy codes, engineering handbooks, climate data repositories, life cycle databases, manufacturer performance specifications, research papers, and other published works.
- Read and interpret blueprints, technical drawings, schematics, and computer-generated reports.
- Research and complete takeoffs to assist in proposal development, review specifications, help develop manuals.
- Learn to evaluate, mechanical products, equipment, systems and processes to meet requirements, applying knowledge of engineering principles.
- Tasked with organizing and leading an effort(s) to process collected data using existing tools and templates.
- Documents assumptions, data sources, and judgments to facilitate quality control and support future data update management.
- Learns and adapts to new analysis platforms, including modeling software, spreadsheet and database software, and scripting/code development platforms. May support identification, development, and/or vetting of analysis.
- Communicates clearly in writing to colleagues, clients, and partners. Supports writing of memos, reports, and other written communications for internal and external stakeholders.
- The successful candidate will work to grow into a consultant and subject matter expert.
- Takes coaching and constructive feedback professionally and productively.
- Adheres to project and task timelines. Produces deliverables which are complete and timely.
- Manages time and priorities effectively. Communicates challenges as they arise and navigates different internal and external tasks appropriately.
- Supports quality control and quality assurance processes by conforming to established procedures. Works with reviewers to refine deliverables, to catch errors or omissions, and to clearly document work.
- Manages tasks in small projects, ability to track budgets, schedules, and deliverables.
- Guides colleagues and support staff through tasks or project requirements.
- Performs quality control and quality assurance on assigned projects.
- Reinforces EH&E’s business integrity and supports client retention through positive, professional, respectful, and knowledgeable interactions with clients, partners, and stakeholders.
- Ability to identify potential opportunities.
- High School Diploma or GED required.
- BS degree in Construction Management, Mechanical/Facilities or Electrical Engineering preferred.
- 3 years of experience required.
- Engineer in Training (EIT) certification is preferred.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Flexibility to work in the field with clients and contractors, working with your hands in a limited capacity, while also being suited to work in an office to analyze data and write reports.
- Proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel. Exposure to databases and programming are preferred.
- Experience with reading and understanding construction drawings, equipment specifications, engineering data, and technical reports is preferred.
- Experience with Mechanical-Electrical-Plumbing (MEP) system performance, testing, and troubleshooting is preferred.
- Willingness to adjust to changing project needs, which can include travel and off-hours work.
