Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Job Title : Mechanical Engineer

Salary Range : $110,000 - $140,000

Manager : Executive Vice President of Engineering

FLSA : Exempt

Location : Boston, MA but ( could be Remote )

Overview of Position

Under Oakwell’s Real Estate Optimization program, the Senior Mechanical Engineer will work closely with the Oakwell team and its client’s facility staff to accomplish the following. 

• 1. Evaluate existing energy consumption/carbon emissions and benchmark site
• 2. Reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions
• 3. Reduce energy cost
• 4. Establish a sustainability master plan
• 5. Renew infrastructure and move towards electrification
• 6. Align sustainability efforts with facility real estate master plan.
• 7. Create sustainable MEP building construction standards
• 8. Improve resiliency

Key Responsibilities

• Evaluate existing site energy utilization, carbon emissions and benchmark against similar facilities.
• Audit facility to gain an understanding of existing MEP systems, condition, operating parameters, age, etc. and document
• Review existing condition drawings and other pertinent information.
• Interview facility staff to obtain additional information pertaining to plant operations, system deficiencies, idiosyncrasies, etc.
• Retro-commission existing mechanical systems including central plant, air handling,
• terminal equipment and energy management systems.
• Prepare a list of long, medium and short return on investment energy conservation
• measures (ECMs) that will reduce site energy consumption and cost
• Estimate savings with the use of custom spreadsheets and energy modeling software
• Estimate ECM cost with feedback from preferred contractors, means data and experience from previous similar projects
• In collaboration with senior engineers and the client, conceptualize a 10 year sustainability and decarbonization plan for the site.
• Prepare written reports describing existing conditions, recommendation, cost, savings, ROI, etc.
• Complete Technical Assistance studies as required by utility companies for efficiency incentives.
• Take part in presentations to clients to present Oakwell’s findings and recommendations.
• Prepare detailed scope of work narratives, EMS points list and EMS sequence of operations for pricing by contractors and vendors.
• Prepare scaled drawings and specifications for installation and modifications of mechanical systems.
• Lead construction meetings for the implementation of ECMs.
• Commission new systems and control recommendations.
• Assist in tracking ECM and sustainability master plan progress and results.
• Prepare sustainable MEP building standards for client
• Peer review renovation and new construction drawings to ensure design complies with sustainability master plan and building standards.
• Maintain collaborative relationship with client’s technical and facility staff.
• Continuously identify technical opportunities that can benefit Oakwell and its clients.
• Provide expertise that facilitates the creation, implementation and expanded use of machine learning, artificial intelligence, and other efficiency/digitization tools and
• processes related to engineering and real estate optimization within Oakwell.
• Build collaborative relationships with other teammates at Oakwell to standardize
• individual and benchmarked data capture related to both environmental factors and
• financial performance.

Minimum Requirements (for all Oakwell teammates)

• · Ability to maintain organization in a changing environment
• · Establish and consistently execute on priorities 
• · Strong written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills
• · Excellent team-work and organizational skills
• · Work effectively alone or as part of a project team
• · Exercise sound judgments and make decisions in a manner consistent with essential job functions
• · Maintain flexible attitude and approach towards assignments and successfully operate under ambiguous guidelines.
• · Available and willing to travel to client locations and with such frequency as determined necessary to meet business needs
• · Competency with Microsoft Office and AutoCAD software

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering
• 10 years as a Mechanical Engineer
• Professional Engineering License,preferred

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