Energy Engineer

Climeaction Horizons is an Irish industrial decarbonisation and carbon intelligence consultancy headquartered in Cork, with offices in Kilkenny and Boston. We work with some of the world's largest industrial energy users - including pharmaceutical, medical device, food beverage, and advanced manufacturing companies - helping them reduce energy costs, achieve regulatory compliance, and deliver credible net zero programmes.

We are looking for a CAaaS Engineer to act as the embedded technical lead for a complex manufacturing facility in Georgia, delivering continuous energy and carbon performance improvement under our CAaaS retainer model. This is not a one‑off audit role you will build a long‑term relationship with the site, becoming the trusted technical point of contact for energy and decarbonisation matters, and driving a structured programme of measurement, analysis, and improvement over time.

The right person will have strong industrial energy engineering fundamentals, comfort working inside a regulated or quality‑critical manufacturing environment, and a genuine track record of helping sites reduce their carbon footprint, not just measure it. Experience in a validated or quality‑system‑driven manufacturing setting (such as ISO 13485) is a strong plus given the complexity of the facility, but is not essential.

What matters more is a demonstrated record of delivering decarbonisation outcomes on industrial sites.

• Act as the primary on‑site technical contact for the client under the CAaaS retainer model, maintaining a continuous presence and programme of works at the facility
• Develop and maintain the site’s energy and carbon performance baseline, tracking progress against decarbonisation targets over time
• Identify, scope, and develop energy efficiency and decarbonisation opportunities across utilities, process systems, and building services
• Lead measurement verification (MV) activity for implemented projects, applying IPMVP methodologies to confirm savings
• Support the client through capital project development for larger decarbonisation initiatives, including business case development and technical input to procurement
• Maintain and develop site‑specific energy models, dashboards, and reporting using Climeaction’s energybee platform

• Apply strong working knowledge of industrial utilities and process systems including steam, compressed air, HVAC, process heating and cooling, and electrical systems
• Navigate the constraints of operating within a complex, multi‑process manufacturing environment, balancing energy improvement opportunities against production, quality, and validation requirements
• Where relevant, work within or alongside the facility’s quality management system (e.g. ISO 13485) to ensure proposed changes are compatible with validated processes and change control procedures
• Support the client’s ISO 50001 Energy Management System, including internal audit support, gap analysis, and continual improvement activity
• Stay current on US federal, state, and utility‑level energy efficiency and decarbonisation incentive programmes relevant to the site (e.g. utility CI efficiency programmes)

• Build strong working relationships with site engineering, facilities, EHS, and sustainability stakeholders
• Prepare and present regular progress reporting to client stakeholders, clearly communicating technical findings and recommendations to both technical and non‑technical audiences
• Identify opportunities to expand the scope of Climeaction’s engagement at the site, working with the commercial team to develop proposals
• Represent Climeaction with credibility and professionalism in client meetings, steering committees, and site reviews

• Contribute to the development of Climeaction’s engineering frameworks, tools, and the FAST decarbonisation framework based on lessons learned on site
• Share knowledge and best practice with the wider Climeaction engineering team across Ireland, the UK, and the US
• Support the development of case studies and reference material demonstrating delivered…