Energy Engineer

Job Details

Position Title: Energy Engineer

Status: Full Time

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Faculty/Department: Capital Development & Facilities Management

Campus/Location: North Campus

Minimum Starting Salary: $105,342

Job Family: Facilities Management

About the Role

The Energy Engineer will support Humber’s overall climate action and energy‑efficiency objectives with a specific focus on improving the efficiency of its existing building stock of over 3M ft² across two main campuses.

Duties

• Building Optimization: Identify, assess, prioritize, recommend and implement energy‑saving opportunities related to operational changes. Engage with the operations team and departments as necessary. Work to create and foster a sustainable energy‑management culture.
  • Lead the implementation and development of the SkySpark platform; Humber’s energy‑management and fault‑detection system that integrates BAS, metering and lighting controls data into one system.
  • Carry out the review of Building Automation System and control sequences to identify opportunities and implement changes for control optimization.
  • Create and regularly analyze trend logs from the Siemens Building Automation System.
  • Gather operational performance data to assess equipment operation and identify deficiencies and opportunities for improvement.
  • Create data visualizations to quickly analyze hundreds of thousands of data points.
  • Develop dashboards to benchmark and monitor energy consumption and key performance metrics.
  • Lead the administration, maintenance and expansion of Niagara Based Energy Management Information System and SkySpark Energy Analytics platform.
  • Identify, assess, prioritize and recommend energy‑saving initiatives, including preparing business cases to support capital expenditures.
• Energy Projects: Identify, assess, prioritize, recommend and implement opportunities for energy‑saving capital projects. This will include preparation of business cases to justify capital expenditures. Act as a resource to project teams for planned renovation projects.
  • Project management of energy efficiency projects (<$250K), including project planning, tendering, proposal review, scheduling, project supervision and coordination, technical content and review, commissioning, close out and invoicing.
  • Support planned building renovations and maintenance projects as a subject‑matter expert to maximize opportunities for energy efficiency.
• Measurement and Verification:
  • Develop reporting process for annual reports to Senior Management on Key Performance Indicators in the overall performance of the College’s energy plans.
  • Execute weather‑correction calculations that address weather sensitivity and seasonality.
  • Perform measurement & verification activities on individual sub‑projects to verify savings and inform future projects.
• Incentives: Coordinate incentive applications with local utility providers.
• Education & Awareness: Promote initiatives and successes to internal and external communities to position Humber as a leader in energy efficiency. This includes presentations at conferences, academic engagement, writing technical papers, and hosting events and tours for peer organizations and industry.

About You

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering.
• Licensed P. Eng. in Ontario or Engineering Intern (EIT), mechanical preferred.
• Certified Energy Manager (CEM), Energy Manager in Training (EMIT) is an asset.
• Certified Measurement & Verification Professional (CMVP) is an asset.

Experience / Skills

The successful candidate will have at least 5 years of experience in the following:

• Building energy systems analysis, retrofit design, retrocommissioning and HVAC design.
• Strong understanding of HVAC systems, HVAC controls principles and sequence of operations.
• Experience in Building Automation System (BAS) programming an asset. Training on Humber’s Siemens BAS system will be provided as necessary.
• Experience with building modelling software such as eQUEST, IES VE or EnergyPlus is an asset.
• Experience performing energy audits and zero‑carbon studies is considered an asset.
• Working experience in applying current ASHRAE 62.1, 90.1 and Guideline 36 standards and guidelines.
• Demonstrated ability to learn and go deep in understanding relationships between building design/operation and performance.
• Advanced skills in MS Excel (macros and pivot tables) and interest in programming/scripting.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills; work as part of a team and communicate with staff.
• Passionate about energy management and sustainability.
• Data analysis skills (preparing data for analysis, summary statistics, visual analysis, regression analysis, etc.).
• Demonstrated success in project delivery and execution of energy‑management projects.
• Ability to coordinate multiple stakeholders with independence and professionalism.

What's in it for you?

• An opportunity to be a part of building Humber’s future.
• Be part of a diverse, hard‑working, and supportive team.
• Tools and technology that will allow you to succeed at your job.
• Amazing perks!

Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

Humber Polytechnic is committed to a workforce that reflects the diversity of our students and our city. We actively seek Indigenous Peoples and individuals from equity‑deserving groups with demonstrated skills and knowledge to deal with all aspects of equity, diversity and inclusion in a post‑secondary environment. Humber supports employment equity.

Racialized workers, women, Indigenous workers, LGBTQ2S+ workers and workers with disabilities are encouraged to apply. For the purpose of statistical data collection, applicants are strongly encouraged to voluntarily self‑identify. Humber’s diverse workplace also supports Francophone workers and young workers.

Accommodation

Humber Polytechnic is committed to accommodating applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process, in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). Our Talent Acquisition team will work with applicants requesting accommodations at any stage of the hiring process. This document is available in alternate formats upon request.

Anti‑Discrimination Statement

At Humber Polytechnic, all forms of discrimination and harassment are prohibited. All employees and applicants have the right to work in an environment that is free from discrimination and harassment. If you need assistance with concerns related to discrimination and harassment, please contact the Office of Human Rights and Harassment ([email protected]).