Senior Energy Efficiency Engineer

We are seeking a Sr Energy Efficiency Engineer
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The Sr Engineer engages with our clients at a high level to assess their operations, identify opportunities, and provide recommendations to maximize energy efficiency and performance in industrial systems in the oil and gas, mining, and other industries. The Sr Engineer takes the lead to consult, gather data, create optimization models of industrial systems and write feasibility reports for energy efficiency projects, while leading overall management of projects.

The Sr Engineer provides mentorship and contributes to peer support and quality control review.

At Cascade Energy, we’re actively shaping how AI gets deployed in the real world, in our tools, our client engagements, and our daily work. Our approach has always been relationship-driven and expertise-led, and AI is how we multiply the impact of both.
Successful Cascadians are curious and resilient. They embrace change, seek smarter ways to create impact, and take ownership of their own growth. We embed AI into our work in ways that are responsible and human-centered, and we actively develop our people to deploy it creatively and confidently.
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Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

• Lead, manage, and direct high-profile projects and maintain accountability on assigned projects
• Calculate energy savings for various system or equipment changes using existing calculation tools, original spreadsheets, and/or generally accepted methodologies
• Engage with clients at their industrial locations to gain a deep understanding of their equipment and operations, identify opportunities for energy efficiency, and provide recommendations
• Foster and grow client relationships and identify opportunities that may result in generating significant new work from new and existing clients
• Present complex technical issues with a diverse audience in a way that facilitates understanding and consensus
• Compose energy efficiency project reports based on analyses and observations
• Document performance through data collection from customer sources or via installed data logging equipment
• Maintain expert knowledge of utility programs and their compliance requirements
• Provide peer mentorship through technical discussions and work review

This is a full-time, exempt position located in Northern Colorado or Wyoming
. 20% travel is anticipated for this role.

Applicants for this role are required to have:

• Bachelor’s Degree (or higher) in Mechanical or Chemical Engineering, or a related field of study.
• 5+ years of engineering experience
• Expert technical knowledge of industrial systems, for example: refrigeration, compressed air systems, steam systems, custom computer modeling of systems, electrical distribution system design, industrial control and data-logging of system results
• Fluent understanding of pumps and compressors.
• Ability to do outreach and engage customers/utilities beyond number-crunching.
• Strong project management and organizational skills
• Excellent communication skills with ability to comfortably interact with internal and external customers and stakeholders and serve their needs.

A successful candidate should also demonstrate these preferred characteristics and/or skills:

• Knowledge of upstream and midstream oil and gas operations.
• Knowledge of mining and resource extraction operations.
• Energy engineering experience preferred.

For candidates whose experience may not align perfectly with all these preferred skills but can see themselves adding value in this role, we encourage you to still apply. Cascade is dedicated to building an inclusive and authentic workplace and places strong importance on learning and development. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

The full salary range for this full-time, exempt/non-exempt position is $96,800 - $136,125 nationally and will be adjusted based on geographic location. At Cascade, transparency and fairness are core to how we work. We post the full salary range for every role because we value clarity and equity. Our offers are thoughtfully determined based on factors such as location, experience,…