Energy Engineer Consultant; Rochester

Energy Infrastructure Partners LLC (EIP) is a minority-owned business specializing in energy efficiency, electrification, decarbonization, and demand-side management programs. With offices in New York, Illinois, California, Oregon, Pennsylvania, and Washington, EIP combines national reach with local market understanding. Our work advances sustainable energy solutions, supports economic development, and prioritizes benefits for disadvantaged communities. As a leader in clean energy program implementation and consulting, EIP is proud to help clients achieve meaningful environmental and economic outcomes through innovative, high-impact projects.

EIP is seeking an Energy Engineer Consultant in Rochesterto support engineering assessments and project development for NYSEG EMPwork. The engineer will examine building and equipment performance, identify practical energy efficiency opportunities, develop defensible savings estimates, and prepare clear technical recommendations for customers and program teams.

This role combines on-site assessment with analysis and follow-through. The Energy Engineer Consultant will collect facility and utility data, evaluate existing systems and operating practices, apply applicable program methods and technical reference materials, and work with customers and contractors to move viable improvements toward implementation.

The ideal candidate has at least five years of relevant building energy engineering experience, sound judgment in the field, strong Excel and technical writing skills, and the ability to explain engineering findings to people with different levels of technical knowledge.

• Facility Assessments:
  Conduct thorough assessments that establish existing conditions and identify actionable energy and demand reduction opportunities.

• Savings Analysis:
  Develop accurate, transparent estimates of energy, demand, and cost savings using approved program methods and appropriate engineering calculations.

• Project Development:
  Help turn assessment findings into feasible scopes that account for facility operations, customer priorities, costs, and implementation constraints.

• Technical Quality:
  Maintain reliable documentation and quality checks so recommendations and savings claims can be reviewed and reproduced.

• Customer
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Communicate findings clearly and work constructively with facility staff, contractors, utility representatives, and EIP program teams.

• Program Delivery:
  Complete assigned assessments and technical deliverables on schedule while supporting customer satisfaction and program performance goals.

• Plan and Conduct Site Assessments:
  Coordinate site visits, interview facility personnel, document equipment and operations, and safely inspect major energy-using systems.

• Analyze Facility Data:
  Review utility bills, interval data, equipment inventories, drawings, controls trends, operating schedules, and available maintenance records; identify data gaps and validate key assumptions.

• Identify Improvement Opportunities:
  Evaluate HVAC and central plants, building controls, lighting, motors, pumps, domestic hot water, building envelope, and other relevant systems for operational and capital improvements.

• Calculate Energy Savings:
  Prepare prescriptive and custom savings calculations using applicable Illinois technical reference manual methods, program tools, engineering analysis, and documented assumptions.

• Evaluate Economics:
  Estimate energy and demand impacts, utility cost savings, project costs, available incentives, and simple payback; account for interactions among recommended measures.

• Prepare Assessment Deliverables:
  Write concise reports and technical summaries describing existing conditions, recommended measures, savings methods, costs, and implementation considerations.

• Review Technical Work:
  Check calculations, source data, formulas, units, baselines, equipment specifications, and supporting documentation; resolve discrepancies before submission.

• Support Project Advancement:
  Discuss findings with customers and contractors, help refine scopes, answer technical questions, and support incentive or project documentation as assigned.

• Verify Project Conditions:
  Conduct follow-up visits or document reviews as needed to confirm installed equipment and operating conditions and update savings estimates.

• Manage Work and Records:
  Maintain organized calculation files, site notes, review comments, and project records; track…