Energy Engineer
Team Horizon is seeking a highly skilled Energy Engineer to join their team in Meath.
The main function of this role is to drive energy and carbon reduction through energy management teams and behavioural change programmes. You will support, promote and actively participate in sustainable energy, decarbonisation, water and transport initiatives to create a more sustainable, low carbon and efficient facilities.
Why you should apply:
• You enjoy working in a culture of learning and collaboration and making a positive impact.
• Our client has developed a stand-out culture of innovation, inclusion and development, and consistently features as a great place to work.
• This is an excellent opportunity to develop your skills and experience in the field of energy engineering.
What you will be doing:
• Monitoring and reporting on the energy consumption in healthcare premises.
• Supporting existing and initiating new Energy Awareness Management Teams in locations as identified – Existing and New.
• Building on best practice in existing areas.
• Establishing Energy Management Teams in locations identified including Hospital Manager /Finance Manager /Maintenance Manager/ Estates Representative.
• Working closely with and supporting Hospital Green Teams and Energy Teams.
• Providing/making available metered energy and water usage data / comparators and KPI's.
• Progressing energy audits.
• Compiling action plans for each location.
• Running staff 'user education' and 'energy awareness programmes'.
• Building on and developing the work already undertaken by the OPW through its 'Optimising Power @ Work' programme in the regions.
• Progressing display energy certificates.
• Producing ongoing register of opportunities and providing project development support for a pipeline of retrofit projects as will be identified by local green and energy teams.
• Utilising nationally agreed register of opportunity benefit assessment tools to identify which projects should be progressed.
• Progressing funding applications - capital works (major and minor) programmes. (and, where appropriate, via an EPC).
• Managing the specification, design, procurement and completion of energy minor capital works.
• Undertaking a review of the MIC for all supply points.
What you need to apply:
• Hold a Level 8 (or higher) Quality & Qualifications Ireland (QQI) major academic award in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering or Sustainable Energy Engineering accredited by the relevant body.
• Have membership of the relevant professional association: Engineers Ireland.
• Have had at least five years' satisfactory experience after attaining the qualification in Mechanical Engineering or Electrical Engineering, including adequate experience in the design, project management and construction of buildings or in the installation or maintenance of the mechanical, electrical and heating services of such buildings.
• Possess the requisite knowledge and ability (including a high standard of suitability and of management ability) to enter on the discharge.
• Each candidate for and any person holding the office must be of good character.