Energy Engineer - Facilities

Freese and Nichols is seeking an Energy Engineer to join our team in Austin, Texas . As Energy Engineer, you will serve as a technical lead supporting facility improvement projects including commissioning (Cx), retro-commissioning (RCx), energy audits, energy modeling, and MEP design review. You will help clients improve building performance, reduce energy use, and extend the life of critical infrastructure systems.

What You'll Do

• Serve as energy engineering technical lead on projects, especially mentoring less experienced engineers
• Perform comprehensive solutions to improve facility energy use - design review and upgrade recommendations related to MEP, energy use analysis, RCx, and measurement and verification (M&V) activities
• Advanced understanding of HVAC and building controls
• Ability to work independently
• Ability to effectively communicate with clients and project teams
• Assist in scoping projects for related proposals
• Travel 33%

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Architectural Engineering
• Professional Engineer (PE) license in Texas or ability to obtain within six months
• 4+ years of experience in facility engineering, including MEP design, commissioning, or energy modeling
• Demonstrated proficiency in HVAC systems, building controls, and applicable codes and standards such as ASHRAE and IECC
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple assignments while meeting project deadlines

Preferred:

• 6+ years of experience in facilities engineering
• Commissioning certification such as Certified Building Commissioning Professional (CBCP)
• Measurement and Verification certification such as IPMVP
• Project management or personnel management experience

About Freese and Nichols

At the heart of our culture is our LEADS values ( L earn continuously, E ngage as family, A ct with integrity, D eliver quality, and S erve always). Each year, our employee engagement survey confirms that our leaders and our employees live our values.

We strive to be the firm of choice for clients and employees through innovative approaches, practical results, and outstanding service. For more than 130 years, we have been planning and designing the infrastructure our communities need: developing water supplies, designing roadways and bridges, preparing for natural disasters, and much more.

Besides our comprehensive benefits package (see more at Benefits That Work for You), we offer paid overtime for salaried employees, an annual bonus, and access to company cabins in Red River, New Mexico and Banner Elk, North Carolina. We are proud of our flexible work environment which includes a hybrid schedule with up to 40% of remote work, and an alternative work schedule program which provides a day off every other Friday.

Join our team of 1,300+ employees as we grow from Virginia to Colorado. Learn more about working here at Working at Freese and Nichols.

Freese and Nichols is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and prohibits employment discrimination for employees and applicants based upon race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws.

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