Energy and Sustainability Engineer

JKMuir is seeking an Energy and Sustainability Engineer to join our team! Fast paced and at the leading edge of technology and efficiency, JKMuir offers a team orientated, collaborative, and engaging environment where you are working directly with our clients on projects that make a difference. Hands‑on field work gives you the opportunity to see equipment and technology in action and develop real‑life solutions that have technical, environmental, and financial impacts.

The preferred candidate will have 3 to 10 years of experience and a strong interest in technical analysis for carbon accounting, energy and greenhouse gas calculations, and integration of sustainability metrics into public infrastructure projects/heavy construction
. We love data and details! We are looking for excellent written and oral communication skills and a willingness to be flexible, self‑motivated, and comfortable performing independent work.

We are a small but growing team of engineers focused on sustainability and climate resilience for public infrastructure projects, including but not limited to water/wastewater facilities, transportation, and urban design.
Make an impact and grow your skills at the same time – develop your professional career path at a boutique firm where you are encouraged to learn, contribute, and be part of the broader community. Our team has a diverse professional background and believes in maintaining a work environment that is supportive, collaborative, and flexible
.

• Support a broad range of projects with sustainability strategy, metrics, and reporting.
• Modeling of facility energy usage, GHG emissions, life cycle carbon, construction materials and waste diversion through excel and other tools.
• Develop sustainability and Envision documentation materials for public infrastructure projects, including drinking water and wastewater facilities, transportation projects, and urban infrastructure.
• Review engineering reports, design drawings, construction specifications and detailed construction cost estimates in order to develop calculations and documentation of energy usage, emissions, carbon, and sustainability sourced materials.
• Role may also include the support of energy evaluations, process system design and development of operation and maintenance (O&M) manuals for drinking water and wastewater facilities.
• Successfully manage and deliver projects within schedule and on budget while meeting quality requirements.
• Work collaboratively and effectively as a member of a project team to prepare technical analysis and reports for clients, and interface with clients and operations staff to obtain and review system operational information.
• Work directly with clients to discuss projects/sustainability metric/operations/processes, and develop clear presentations of data and metrics for presentation to public officials, permitting agencies, regulators, and community groups.
• Assist with preparation of proposal materials occasionally.

• Technical experience in the analysis of GHG, carbon, and energy usage.
• Knowledge of water/wastewater systems and processes.
• Must be able to meet deadlines and perform tasks efficiently within assigned time frames.
• Must have excellent MS Office computer skills and technical writing skills.
• Must be able to work independently as well as with a team.
• Must be comfortable engaging with clients.
• Effective communication skills (verbal and written).

• 3 to 10 years of experience in municipal water/wastewater, sustainability and/or climate resilience with respect to public infrastructure.
• Professional experience preparing NYC (or similar) sustainability deliverables including Climate Risk Assessment and Adaptation Plan, Sustainability Management Plan, Sustainable Material Content Plan, Construction Waste Estimate Report, and Energy Profile Report.
• Familiarity with the Envision certification process.
• Familiarity with embodied carbon and/or greenhouse gas accounting.