Engineering Technologist . Los Alamos LilyLifestyle

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Engineering Technologist 1/2

Los Alamos, NM, US

UI-RM/Utilities & Infrastructure - Reinvestment and Modernization

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This position is open for external candidates only.

The selected candidate will become the Energy Manager (EM) for the Laboratory and must have, or be able to obtain within one year, a Certified Energy Manager (CEM) designation from the Association of Energy Engineers (AEE). Primary responsibilities include managing the Laboratory's execution of the Energy and Water Evaluations provisions under the Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA). The EM will support the implementation of ECMs by UI and other facility operators, then perform measurement & verification to support data collection for reinvestment of savings.

Secondary responsibilities include developing, coordinating, and executing utility metering programs, monitoring facility-level energy performance, and communicating anomalies to stakeholders to facilitate timely corrective actions.

• Assures safety and security compliance, making safety and security an integral part of every task
• Assist with Laboratory compliance with EISA, including DOE/EISA required reporting and designating facilities as EISA covered
• Assist in the performance of the required energy and water evaluations
• Ensure the completion of commissioning assessments for EISA covered buildings over 50K gross square feet, by LANL's internal agents or subcontractors
• Work with the Operations Specialist responsible for utility metering to analyze facility energy use, to plan for metering of EISA covered buildings, and to complete the external reporting of commodity use to internal and external customers
• Contribute to the effort to create dashboards and data visualizations of meter data for use by UI and facility operators
• Monitor LANL and facility-level consumption data and analyze trends to alert facility operators and UI to irregularities to facilitate quick repairs, curtailing unnecessary energy and water waste
• Assist the facility operators with engineering studies to develop scopes of work, budgets, and implementation plans for ECMs, as well as promoting the use of Energy Savings Performance Contracts or Utility Energy Service Contracts
• Assist in the collection of data used for measurement and verification of installed ECMs and use the data to assist in the development of a reinvestment initiative for funding future ECM implementation
• Coordinate and communicate project/program status in the form of presentations, verbal updates, and written reports
• Foster a mutually respectful and inclusive work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment

• Perform energy and water evaluations including ECM recommendations, report writing, and evaluation of the suggested ECMs for viability by determining project cost, savings, and payback period
• Develop and manage a Building Automation System (BAS) Optimization program (to take the place of regular energy audits)
• Perform Work with UI to improve the efficiency of utility scale projects
• Advise on questions about energy procurement
• Lead a Smart Labs program to promote and champion projects on buildings other than EISA covered buildings
• Coordinate with High Performance Computing and Data Centers to optimize computing operations as well as the buildings that house them
• Develop and implement a LANL Energy Management System such as ISO 14001
• Perform diverse support or program functions in conjunction with, or in support of, operational program compliance, cost and budget, planning and scheduling, training, special projects, or related areas
• Function in an array of contingency coordinator roles in support of operations

• Knowledge and Expertise: Experience with facility energy management a must. Familiarity with HVAC equipment, building automation systems, and energy management systems.
• Organizational
  
  Skills:
  
  Ability to work effectively and calmly under pressure of deadlines and changing priorities, taking initiative and assuming…