Senior Electrification Engineer

Who is Michaels Energy?

Michaels Energy is a veteran-owned energy consulting firm that exists to help businesses minimize waste and maximize value. Our energy and engineering gurus are obsessed with optimizing buildings and processes to maximize energy savings and profits, minimize utility grid stress and carbon footprints, and keep this big, beautiful planet in tip-top shape. Our passion is developing long-term client relationships with energy users, utilities, consultants, and partners. This passion combined with our core values of proactive and responsive service, intuitive analysis, collaborative partnerships, and fanatical execution, forms the foundation of our corporate culture.

We’re proud to share that Michaels Energy is one of Inc’s Best Workplaces of 2024. This award is given to workplaces that foster an environment where employees willingly go above and beyond in their work, advocate for the organization and intend to stay into the future.

What is the role?

Michaels Energy is seeking an experienced electrification engineer to deliver technical support for municipal energy efficiency programs in Denver, Colorado. This position will work with building owners and mechanical contractors, municipal staff, and other engineers to facilitate electrification of commercial buildings, coordinate pilot tests of new electrification technologies, manage rebate programs for energy-efficient equipment, and assess the feasibility of electrifying heat sources, particularly in multi-family and small commercial buildings.

Technical tasks include identifying energy efficiency measures, diagnosing building HVAC control issues, assessing equipment condition, estimating project costs, and performing site visits. Client and customer communication is critical in this role. Types of communication include meetings, presentations, contractor trainings, and non-technical and technical writing. Work may also include demand response consulting, energy audits and studies, and on-going energy consulting of individual customers through strategic energy management. We are looking for an engineer who is passionate about energy efficiency, decarbonization, and removing barriers for the customer that will result in the implementation of projects.

After 3 months, you have

• Learned company processes and procedures
• Completed at least 10 electrification reports independently
• Completed at least three electrification site visits

After 6 months, you have

• Fully trained on at least two energy efficiency programs
• Led customer meetings and project report outs
• Completed at least one contractor training and/or outreach event

What are we looking for?

• Four-year degree, preferably in mechanical, chemical, or building systems engineering
• Six years’ experience combining any of the following:
• Energy efficiency industry – e.g., utilities or performance contracting
• HVAC operations, controls, and/or building energy investigations
• Utility program experience in retro-commissioning, ASHRAE level 2 energy audits, or custom rebate calculations
• Mechanical contracting
• Electrification technologies (heat pumps, heat recovery chillers, etc.)
• Managing building retrofit projects
• Implementing controls upgrades
• Building codes/safety standards
• Electric system assessment
• PE (Professional Engineer) is preferred but not required
• Excels at communicating complicated ideas to a variety of audiences
• Skilled at interfacing with contractors and building owners
• Deep interest in energy, systems, and process efficiency, and improving productivity
• Lifetime self-learner
• Ability to travel up to 30% regional travel with one overnight per month

Where can you work? 

• Denver, CO
• Work from home, in the office, or a hybrid within the Denver metro area

Why work for Michaels Energy?

The top reasons Michaels Energy is an awesome place to work, besides helping the world save energy.

• We Never Stop Learning
• Flexible Work Hours
• Collaborative
• Career Development
• Beer Fridays
• Fresh Fruit Daily
• Wellness Rewards
• Fun Company Outings

Michaels Energy Diversity Statement

We strive to build and nurture a culture that is inclusive and welcoming for all employees. We know diversity and inclusion are essential to innovation, a strong work environment and exceptional results. This fits in well with our culture that celebrates the unique, the different, and the individual. For us, this is who are and what we do, not just words in a policy.

Salary : $120,000 - $140,000