Director of Engineering

Job Description:

The Director of Engineering will be a key member of the Baton Rouge Management/Operations team and a technical lead for the Company, reporting directly to the General Manager. The group operates under a flat structure, and the successful candidate will have regular visibility and direct access to various leadership. We are looking for someone who has experience and ability to perform the duties of the Director of Engineering.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and evaluate projects to reduce energy costs and improve efficiency during construction, remodeling, or operational phases.
• Develop capital expenditure plans for the Facility
  • Develop Authorizations of Expenditure for both internal and external purposes.
  • Manages/supports development of SOWs, budgets, design, bid, construction, and related functions.
  • Coordinates and reviews work plans with State funded utility projects.
  • Support/Administer future growth projects.
• Review and administer Key Performance Indicators for plant operations.
  • Present Key Performance Indicators to management and the customer.
  • Manage a database of collected data and analyze impacts on performance and energy consumption.
  • Prepare Monthly reports for both internal and external use.
• Develop an understanding of the facility’s operating systems and be able to provide guidance to the operations team related to their functionality.
• Manage the administration of utility systems records, including utility maps, utility consumption and operation records, gas system records, and reporting.
• Perform Title V Air Permit reporting.
• Provide engineering support to the operations team.
  • Help the operations team troubleshoot the various adverse system conditions and perform root cause analyses.
  • Provide engineering design support for projects at facilities and participate in associated meetings.
  • Work with the operations team on the optimization of the existing system
  • Provide technical guidance for ordering necessary equipment/materials, and prepare instructions for facility personnel to perform preventative maintenance, repairs, modifications, and the replacement of equipment.
• Manage small capital projects at Baton Rouge (NOLA) facility.
• Provide operators with technical training about the facility and work with them to increase their technical knowledge on facilities operation.
• Review and provide input to the operations budget.
• Review all new technologies.

Professional Experience & Knowledge:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university, with major course work in mechanical or electrical engineering, construction management, construction technology, or a related field.
  • 5 years of experience, including 2 years of project management, administrative, and/or supervisor responsibility
• A Professional Engineering license is considered an asset
• A preferred candidate would have some Utility or District Energy experience in at least one of the following areas:
  • steam and hot water boilers, chiller systems
  • heating, cooling, and combined heat and power distribution system design, construction, inspection, analysis, and regulatory and safety compliance;
  • storm and emergency response planning and implementation;
  • utility system performance and reliability; and
  • sustainable energy policy, regulations, markets, and technology

Technical Skills & Requirements:

• Methodically gather, assimilate, and analyze data and information in documents to identify gaps and inconsistencies, make appropriate inquiries, draw conclusions, and make appropriate recommendations;
• Give written and oral instructions in a precise and understandable manner;
• Write clearly and concisely, appropriately document sources, and organize work;
• Solve problems, devise techniques, and develop policy recommendations using existing precedent or guidelines;
• Ability to read and interpret engineering and construction documents
• Computer savvy (Outlook, MS Word, Excel, Project Management software, including scheduling software, i.e. MS Project or similar, etc.)
• Knowledge of energy consumption, operating costs, building costs, common area maintenance costs, taxes, and maintenance for building types that could be connected to a district system
• Ability to analyze energy data and make recommended solutions to solve issues
• Flexible, good at planning concurrent assignments, and have overall excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage priorities even in unexpected circumstances
• Ability to oversee and coordinate multi-discipline engineering and construction contracts and projects
• Experience in HVAC design (utilization of ASHRAE requirement), facilities management issues, systems analysis, piping systems, and controls engineering.
• Make recommendations relative to design.