What are the responsibilities and job description for the Energy Specialist position at LMI Consulting, LLC?
| Job ID | 2025-13182 | # of Openings | 1 | Category | Environmental | Benefit Type | Salaried High Fringe/Full-Time |
LMI seeks an Energy Consultant to provide expertise in energy project development, renewable energy systems, energy efficiency, and GHG (Greenhouse Gas) accounting and reporting. The ideal candidate will support federal facilities throughout their lifecycle by improving and expanding energy efficiencies and capabilities, with a focus on sustainability initiatives. Candidates should be based in the mid-Atlantic region, preferably near the Washington, DC area. This position will be supporting Customs and Border Protection.
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- Facilitate project meetings and collaborate with senior leadership, energy managers, architects, planning and budget staff, and facility managers on energy efficiency and renewable energy solutions.
- Perform quality assurance reviews of design documents and engineering studies related to energy projects.
- Track inventory and manage the performance of existing renewable energy systems portfolio, providing technical and planning support for renewable energy systems not managed under active performance contracts.
- Help manage existing Energy Savings Performance Contracts (ESPCs) by working with energy service contractors to identify, plan, and implement energy efficiency, renewable energy, and water efficiency measures across client portfolios.
- Track and manage legacy third-party finance projects, including annual measurement and verification (M&V) reporting compliance and technical support for existing energy performance contracts.
- Identify, pursue, and apply appropriate financing methods (ESPC, ESPC ENABLE, UESCs), grants (AFFECT), and federal appropriations to execute energy projects and facility improvements that result in significant energy savings and/or energy demand reductions.
- Conduct GHG inventories for large federal agencies and develop and implement GHG disclosure policies and procedures.
- Continuously update, analyze, and troubleshoot large client data workbooks and digital tools to identify and address issues and anomalies, evaluate year-over-year trends and variances, and populate necessary fields in GHG reporting categories with narrative responses.
- Advise federal agencies on data integrity considerations for both measured and estimated GHG data, including best practices for managing and validating large datasets.
- Prepare executive summary reports and white papers for resilience and energy data, including standard operating procedures (SOPs), feasibility studies, position papers, and similar analytical products.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Environmental Studies, Economics, Sustainability, Engineering (Civil, Electrical, Mechanical, General), or a related field. Master's degree preferred.
- Certified Energy Manager (CEM) certification preferred.
- Proven experience in energy project development, renewable energy systems, energy efficiency, and/or GHG emissions accounting.
- Proficiency with software tools for research, analysis, reporting, communication, and collaboration (e.g., Microsoft Office suite, Power BI, SharePoint, and proprietary government real property systems and applications).
- Experience in analyzing energy consumption, energy rates, and life cycle cost analysis.
- Experience with TRIRIGA, SAP, and other federal data management tools, as well as federally appropriate methodologies for accessing, integrating, analyzing, and evaluating facility, asset, and utility information preferred.
- Experience developing dashboards, analytics workflows, or data visualizations to support energy decision-making is highly beneficial.
- Strong consultative capabilities with exceptional communication and organizational skills.
- Experience managing multiple projects with independent schedules and budgets simultaneously.
- Familiarity with renewable energy technologies, utility control system technologies, and energy resilience and security system technologies.
- Federal or utility energy or sustainability experience preferred.
- Ability to travel nationwide as required.
- Must be eligible for a U.S. security clearance; US citizenship required.
Target salary range: $98,000 - $130,000
Disclaimer:
The salary range displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is not a guarantee of compensation. Individual salaries are determined by various factors including, but not limited to location, internal equity, business considerations, client contract requirements, and candidate qualifications, such as education, experience, skills, and security clearances.
Applicants must meet eligibility requirements for a U.S. Government security clearance. Only US Citizens are eligible for a security clearance. For this position, LMI will only consider applicants with security clearances or applicants who are eligible for security clearances, due to the nature of the work.
LMI is committed to the fair treatment of all and to our policy of providing applicants and employees with equal employment opportunities. LMI recruits, hires, trains, and promotes people without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other factors protected by applicable law. We welcome applications for employment from qualified disabled veterans, veterans of the Vietnam era, and other covered veterans.