Energy Analyst

Reporting to BPL’s Energy Manager, the Energy Analyst will assist in reviewing and analyzing the agency’s energy use and benchmarking data. The analyst should be a creative thinker, with strong data analysis skills, an understanding of energy systems engineering and economic analysis, and excellent written and oral communication skills. This is a hands‑on position requiring active support of projects in the field involving building automation systems, HVAC re‑tuning and replacement, solar photovoltaics, LED lighting upgrades, demand response/load management, and stakeholder outreach.

• Audit and analyze facility data and energy bills, including utility rates or tariffs, for benchmarking purposes.
• Support energy project development and field implementation, including contractor procurement, oversight, and budget management.
• Assist with energy‑efficient operations using building automation systems and sensor deployment in the field.
• Provide high‑level technical calculations for capital and/or expense funding opportunities.
• Work closely with DEM to correct any incorrect account information and estimated billings.
• Quantify and adjust energy consumption data to establish baselines for energy use or need, and for measurement and verification (M&V) purposes.
• Provide monthly reports on energy trends that identify opportunities and anomalies.
• Determine patterns of building use to show annual or monthly needs for heating, cooling, lighting, or other energy needs for annual agency energy budget.
• Support peak load management/demand response program with data analysis and performance trends to participating facilities.
• Assist the team with creative and technical thinking to appropriately shape Agency energy planning.
• Develop and deliver official energy reports and presentations, including measurement and verification studies and cost/benefit analyses.
• Support competitive energy project proposals and grant applications.
• Manage utility billing information on citywide databases, identify and correct data anomalies, participate in annual data verification, and prepare monthly reports on energy usage at BPL.

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, engineering technology, or the physical sciences with emphasis on energy systems and/or facilities management, or a Bachelor’s degree in another major plus a minimum of two years of professional experience in quantitative energy analysis.
• Advanced degree in engineering, urban planning, energy policy, or a related field is a plus.
• Valid NYS driver’s license with a clean record, maintained for the duration of employment.
• Experience analyzing and presenting utility/energy information.
• Experience with solar photovoltaics.
• Experience with HVAC design and building automation systems.
• Experience auditing commercial or institutional energy bills.
• Knowledge of commercial and industrial utility billing.
• Knowledge of energy market dynamics.
• Knowledge of new and emerging trends in energy efficiency.
• Aptitude for energy conversion calculations, including weather normalization.
• Ability to analyze and present complex data sets using the City’s databases, Microsoft Excel and Power Point. Proficiency with Excel is a must.
• Proficiency with AutoCAD is desirable.
• Knowledge of database management on Microsoft Access and integrated workflow management systems.
• Strong writing, organizational, communication, interpersonal and analytical skills.
• Comfortable working in boiler, mechanical rooms and on rooftops.

• Ability to climb ladders and carry 10 pounds of equipment.
• A writing sample will be required.

Salary range: $70,000 - $75,000.

Brooklyn Public Library is an equal opportunity employer.