Energy Efficiency 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 & 2025. 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 in the future.

What is the role?

Michaels Energy is seeking an experienced engineer to deliver technical support for utility energy efficiency programs in Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New York, and support measurement and verification work in New York and Connecticut. This position will perform energy assessments and detailed studies on commercial and industrial buildings, perform energy calculations, program and launch data logging equipment, and write reports.

Technical tasks include identifying decarbonization opportunities and 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, and non-technical and technical writing. Work may also include new construction design consulting for energy efficiency, energy modeling, review of facility decarbonization plans, site visits to assess decarbonization feasibility, and third-party review of calculations. This position will need to help customers navigate implementation of electrification projects, including consulting on structural, electrical, and other considerations when converting to electric heat, working with contractors, and discussing typical issues encountered. We are looking for an engineer who is passionate about energy efficiency 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 two energy audits independently

Completed at least three M&V site visits independently

After 6 months, you have

Fully trained on at least three energy efficiency programs

Completed 10 energy audits independently

Reviewed two facility decarbonization plans

Led customer meetings and project report outs

What are we looking for?

Four-year degree, preferably in electrical, mechanical, chemical, or building systems engineering

Three to ten 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

Managing building retrofit projects

Implementing controls upgrades

Commissioning HVAC retrofits

HVAC Design or Electrical Design as part of a Design/Build or A&E Firm

Energy modeling using Open Studio or eQuest

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% regionally (upstate NY, CT, MA) with minimal (~2/month) overnight stays

Where can you work?

Work from home, in an office, or a hybrid within Massachusetts or Connecticut.

Pay Scale

$115,000 – $135,000

Physical Requirements

Sit, stand, and walk moderate distances.

Frequently lift or move objects up to 10 pounds.

Occasionally lift or move objects up to 50 pounds.

Occasionally crawl on the floor and climb ladders.

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.