Director of Engineering (NORESCO)

Country:

United States of America

Location:

CAILO: Carrier-Home Illinois Remote Location, Remote City, IL, 60001 USA

NORESCO creates solutions that meet each customer’s individual needs, in many cases these design-build projects are self-funding through reduced energy, utility, or maintenance costs. It takes a unique combination of curiosity, creativity, collaboration, and technical ability to identify and engineer these types of solutions. We are looking for talented engineers that enjoy participating and contributing in a team environment and have several types of positions available throughout the United States.  

About this role

The Director of Engineering is a senior level position reporting to the Vice President of Engineering and includes managing and training direct reports which may include a mix of Engineering Managers, Senior Engineers, and Junior Engineers. This is a cross functional position that provides leadership to and participates in our Team based Engineering and Development processes. You will join a team of several dozen design engineers in an engineering-centric organization, NORESCO has over 150 in-house engineers from nearly every discipline.

Engineering Directors are key members of our project teams and are relied upon for strong technical leadership. Our project teams include representatives from multiple departments; Development, Analysis, Construction, M&V, Commissioning, and O&M. Engineering Directors are engaged with multiple projects from initial development through construction and into operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Overall engineering responsibility for a collaborative Design/Build process which leverages NORESCO technical expertise with external engineering, vendor, and subcontractor partners.
• Manage the final design and engineering process on assigned projects; Refine schedules, scopes, and budgets with project team, lead design review meetings and charrettes, track design submissions and customer approvals, ensure all elements of scope are accurately designed, documented, reviewed, and distributed to the project team for use during construction. 
• Lead and manage the engineering process during project development; Site investigations, data collection, preparation of conceptual design documents (i.e. schematics, equipment selections, preliminary drawings, performance requirements, scopes of work, specifications, etc.).
• Support project pricing effort in partnership with NORESCO Construction department; Final bid packages, subcontractor qualification, subcontractor bid-walks, use of third-party consultants, bid reviews, value engineering, evaluation of life cycle and long-term service agreements, etc.
• Support project team during construction, commissioning, and performance phases to resolve design issues, document as-built conditions, and ensure performance objectives are met.
• Identify key customer interests, needs, and drivers. Review these with project team members to refine strategies and develop scopes that address these concerns in the proposed project.

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years of Engineering Management experience
• 10+ years of Energy Services business experience
• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
• Professional Engineer’s registration

Preferred Qualifications:

• Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial, Environmental, Chemical or Civil Engineering
• High level communication, leadership, engineering, and project management skills.
• Strong sense of ownership, understands the importance of maintaining project schedules, resolving issues in a timely manner, and in consistently meeting deadlines and commitments.
• Graduate degree in engineering or business administration
• Strong interest in engaging clients, customers, and partners to grow relationships.
• Advanced knowledge of one or more facets of engineering; design principles, technologies, energy optimization, utility rates, energy costs, applicable codes, design guides, and standards.
• Desire to build and maintain respectful and inclusive working relationships with individual project team members to foster an environment of cooperation and productivity.
• Robust combination of business acumen, risk management, and strategic thinking skills.
• Keen attention to detail and ability to identify errors, concerns, or ambiguities in documents.
• Eligible to obtain federal security clearance

About NORESCO and the Engineering group:

NORESCO’s in-house engineering and technology experts work in partnership with customers to develop innovative and proven energy infrastructure solutions that enhance operating efficiency, reduce operating costs, and achieve environmental and regulatory compliance. Our customized solutions focus on customers’ unique needs and are technology-driven.

Our Engineers provide the specialized skills and experience associated with designing, installing, and testing the infrastructure required to support our projects. NORESCO is a product, technology, and fuel agnostic - our diverse portfolio ranges from HVAC systems, heat recovery chillers, compressed air, high purity water, and absorbers to controls, automation, microgrids, energy storage, and renewable and alternative power technologies.

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Pay Range:

$136,950 - $191,938 Annually

This position may be eligible for performance-based incentives/bonuses.

Carrier is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.

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