PORTLAND: Energy Project Engineer

Energy 350 is seeking an Energy Project Engineer for a hybrid role in Portland, OR, focusing on energy savings projects for industrial clients. The position involves 2-3 days of travel to client sites weekly and offers a salary of $80,000-$135,000 with comprehensive benefits. Candidates should have an engineering background and experience in energy efficiency. The role includes customer engagement, energy analysis, and program administration.
Energy 350 is hiring an Energy Project Engineer for their Portland, OR location. This hybrid role involves working with industrial customers to identify energy savings projects and facilitate incentives. The position requires travel to client sites 2-3 days a week and offers a salary range of $80,000-$135,000 along with comprehensive benefits. Ideal candidates should have an engineering background and experience in energy efficiency.
We are hiring an Energy Project Engineer at Energy 350 to serve our Energy Trust of Oregon territory in the Portland area.

The Energy Project Engineer will work with industrial customers in the area to scope out and verify energy savings projects while facilitating Energy Trust incentives.

Key Details:
• Location: This is a work-from-home position that requires boots on the ground in Portland
• Travel: Day travel to client sites in the Willamette Valley, Oregon Coast and Columbia Gorge; 2-3 days per week
• Pay: $80,000-$135,000 annually
• Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, HSA, EAP, 401K with 4% match & Profit Sharing, PTO, Paid Holidays, Parental Leave, Wellness Reimbursement, and First Time Homebuyers Assistance
• Schedule: Full-Time; 40 hours per week; Monday-Friday

About Energy 350: The future is bright at Energy 350! We are an energy efficiency consulting firm located in Portland, OR. Energy 350 is a leader in energy efficiency programs, policy, research, evaluation, and engineering. At Energy 350, we care about our employees and prioritize a balanced work lifestyle. We look for fast learners who are highly motivated and mission driven to join us in our casual yet hard working environment where we value people for who they are and for their differences.

Position Overview: The Energy Project Engineer is responsible for working with industrial customers to identify projects to reduce energy usage, quantifying energy savings, and helping determine eligible incentives. This includes a lot of problem solving, collaboration and interaction with customers, vendors, and clients. This is a hybrid position that requires boots on the ground in Oregon and time in our office in Portland.

A typical day may include:
• Administer Energy Trust of Oregon Industry and Agriculture energy efficiency incentive program
• Engage customers in the regional industrial community
• Conduct outreach to disengaged or new participants
• Work with industrial customers to scope and develop energy efficiency projects
• Perform energy engineering/energy analysis on industrial systems
• Conduct on-site measurement & verification of energy projects
• Write technical reports for non-technical audiences
• Provide excellent customer service

Qualifications:

We are looking for a technical person with a wide range of skills including excellent communication skills and the ability to actively engage the community to help industrial manufacturers participate in energy efficiency incentive programs.

Ideal candidates will have some of the following skills and experience:
• Engineering degree and/or great experience required
• Experience in the energy efficiency or mechanical engineering field
• Experience analyzing energy systems and quantifying annual energy savings
• Working knowledge of commercial and industrial mechanical systems and building science
• Ability to identify mechanical and electrical equipment in the field and explain control methods and what retrofits or changes can be implemented to conserve energy.
• Familiar with the following systems:
• Compressed air
• HVAC
• Fans & pumps
• Refrigeration
• Water & wastewater treatment
• Motors and VFDs
• A high energy, self-starter with excellent organizational and multi-tasking skills
• A solution-oriented approach to solving problems
• An outgoing person who is excited to make new connections; adaptable to dynamic settings
• Capability of working autonomously with good project & time management skills
• Excellent writing, verbal communication, and presentation skills

Energy 350 is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.

We provide a competitive salary, exceptional benefits, room for growth, and an amazing work environment surrounded

by excellent people. To apply, submit a resume and cover letter to careers@energy350.com. In your cover letter, please answer the following questions:
• Inform us you are applying for the Energy Project Engineer position.
• How does the experience in your resume translate to this job?
• Confirm that you understand that we are looking for candidates that are located in Portland and will be able to regularly day-travel to customers located in the region.