[Hiring] Facilities Engineer Principal @BAE Systems

Role Description

BAE Systems Aerospace and Missions Systems (AMS) is seeking an energy engineer to join our energy management team supporting the eastern region properties; this technical position will report to the Energy and Utility Manager. The energy management team is part of the AMS Facilities organization and is focused on driving progress towards building the energy management program at several of the AMS sites, supporting continuous improvement in meeting the business’s resource use reductions goals, lowering utility costs, enhancing environmental performance and embracing new technologies in the operation of the AMS sectors national portfolio of buildings. The energy management team is committed to enhancing the bottom line by effectively managing energy, water and waste through design and operation of our facilities.

This is a remote position with the expectation that the selected candidate will travel to each of the sites being supported regularly (potentially multiple times per year). The eastern region consists of 13 properties encompassing 1.8M square feet of space; with the focus of this role being on the 5 major sites within this region (Wayne, NJ; Endicott, NY; Greenlawn, NY; Manassas, VA and Huntsville, AL.) It is expected that the selected candidate will reside within this eastern region, with the preference being for a candidate located in the New York / New Jersey metro area.

The Eastern Region Energy Engineer will be an active member of the team at each site, driving engagement in the energy management program, supporting the development of the energy management program at each site and leading the sites progress towards the business’ resource reduction goals. The primary function of this position is to act as an energy management resource for each facility.

• Lead engagement with site teams at the assigned sites through regular meetings.
• Support the sites in identifying reduction opportunities and developing a strategy to meet resource reduction goals.
• Establish project measurement and verification methodology.
• Review design documents for upcoming projects.
• Travel regularly to each site to support the site team in identifying new reduction opportunities.
• Conduct internal audits and support external audits.
• Commission new projects and gain a thorough understanding of the sites operation as it relates to energy consumption.
• Develop and scope out capital improvement measures as well as building optimization, operations and maintenance measures.
• Remotely support site team in the development of new reduction projects.
• Conduct feasibility studies and total cost of ownership assessments.
• Estimate energy savings and calculate return on investment estimates.
• Develop project scopes of work and proactively pursue funding for new projects.
• Identify and capture rebates and incentives associated with reduction projects.
• Make use of building management systems to optimize the buildings operations.
• Support quarterly environmental reporting through collection on utility consumption data.
• Collaborate with the energy management team in piloting new technology.
• Work remotely in support of multiple facilities.

Qualifications

• Typically a Bachelor's Degree and 6 years work experience or equivalent experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Energy Management, Engineering, Facilities Management, Environmental Technology or 3-5 years of experience in the areas of commercial energy management, energy efficiency, energy auditing, and building infrastructure and systems or equivalent experience.
• Strong interpersonal skills involving interfacing with both internal and external parties.
• Reporting and documentation proficiency in Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
• Strong communication skills.
• Team oriented.
• Proven problem solver, proactive in driving your sites path to net zero.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Strong experience in building automation and management systems and MEP systems.
• Experience in developing energy reduction projects.
• Experience with energy savings calculations.

Preferred Skills and Education

• Certifications to include Certified Energy Manager, Certified Energy Auditor, Certified Green Building Engineer, LEED etc.
• Building Optimization.
• Smart Building Technologies.
• Building automation systems.
• Building management systems.
• New and existing building commissioning.
• Retro-commissioning.