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Overview
Under Oakwell’s Real Estate Optimization program, the Mechanical Engineer will work closely with senior Oakwell engineers and its client’s facility staff to accomplish the following.
- Evaluate existing energy consumption/carbon emissions and benchmark site
- Reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions
- Reduce energy costs
- Establish a decarbonization master plan
- Renew infrastructure and move towards electrification
- Align sustainability efforts with facility real estate master plan.
- Create sustainable MEP building construction standards
- Improve resiliency
Duties
- Evaluate existing site energy utilization, carbon emissions and benchmark against similar
facilities.
- Audit facility to gain an understanding of existing MEP systems, condition, operating
parameters, age, etc. and document
- Review existing condition drawings and other pertinent information.
- Interview facility staff to obtain additional information pertaining to plant operations,
system deficiencies, idiosyncrasies, etc.
- Retro-commission existing mechanical systems including central plant, air handling,
terminal equipment and energy management systems.
- Prepare a list of long, medium and short return on investment energy conservation
measures (ECMs) that will reduce site energy consumption and cost
- Estimate savings with the use of custom spreadsheets and energy modeling software
- Estimate ECM cost with feedback from preferred contractors, means data and experience
from previous similar projects
- In collaboration with senior engineers and the client, conceptualize a 10 year
sustainability and decarbonization plan for the site.
- Prepare written reports describing existing conditions, recommendation, cost, savings,
ROI, etc.
- Complete Technical Assistance studies as required by utility companies for efficiency
incentives.
- Take part in presentations to clients to present Oakwell’s findings and recommendations.
- Prepare detailed scope of work narratives, EMS points list and EMS sequence of operations for pricing by contractors and vendors.
- Prepare scaled drawings and specifications for installation and modifications of
mechanical systems.
- Lead construction meetings for the implementation of ECMs.
- Commission new systems and control recommendations.
- Assist in tracking ECM and sustainability master plan progress and results.
- Prepare sustainable MEP building standards for client
- Peer review renovation and new construction drawings to ensure design complies with
sustainability master plan and building standards.
- Maintain collaborative relationship with client’s technical and facility staff.
- Continuously identify technical opportunities that can benefit Oakwell and its clients.
- Provide expertise that facilitates the creation, implementation and expanded use of
machine learning, artificial intelligence, and other efficiency/digitization tools and
processes related to engineering and real estate optimization within Oakwell.
- Build collaborative relationships with other teammates at Oakwell to standardize
individual and benchmarked data capture related to both environmental factors and
financial performance.
Minimum Requirements (for all Oakwell teammates)
- Ability to maintain organization in a changing environment
- Establish and consistently execute on priorities
- Strong written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills
- Excellent team-work and organizational skills
- Work effectively alone or as part of a project team
- Exercise sound judgments and make decisions in a manner consistent with essential job functions
- Maintain flexible attitude and approach towards assignments and successfully operate under ambiguous guidelines.
- Available and willing to travel to client locations and with such frequency as determined necessary to meet business needs
- Competency with Microsoft Office and AutoCAD software
