À propos de ce poste Energy Specialist chez Mercy
Find your calling at Mercy!
This position is responsible for leading and advancing the energy management program across Mercy’s hospitals, ambulatory sites, support buildings, and utility infrastructure. Focuses on reducing energy and water consumption, controlling utility costs, improving building performance, and supporting organizational sustainability and resilience. The Energy Specialist collaborates with facilities maintenance and operations, construction, finance, supply chain, and clinical support teams to optimize utility usage, identify efficiency opportunities, and support capital and operational planning across a complex healthcare environment.Position Details:
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in engineering, energy management, facilities management, construction management, or a related field.
Three to five years of experience in energy management, facilities engineering, healthcare facilities operations, utilities management, or a related field.
Experience working with building systems in complex facilities, including HVAC, electrical distribution, controls, and utility systems.
Experience analyzing utility data, system performance, and operational trends to identify improvement opportunities.
Experience managing projects and communicating technical recommendations to operational leaders and stakeholders.
Preferred Qualifications:
Certified Energy Manager
Experience in healthcare facilities, including hospitals, surgical/procedural environments, or large integrated health systems.
Experience with healthcare utility infrastructure, central plants, and building automation systems.
Knowledge of healthcare codes, standards, and operational requirements affecting environmental conditions and utility performance.
Experience with energy benchmarking, commissioning, retro-commissioning, fault detection and diagnostics, and measurement and verification.
Experience supporting capital planning, infrastructure renewal, and sustainability or decarbonization initiatives in healthcare environments.
Skills, Knowledge, Abilities:
Knowledge of healthcare facility building systems, including HVAC, electrical, lighting, domestic water, steam, chilled water, and central plant operations.
Knowledge of energy management principles, utility rate structures, demand management, and energy conservation practices in complex healthcare environments.
Knowledge of the operational sensitivity of patient care environments and the need to maintain compliance, reliability, and occupant comfort while implementing efficiency measures.
Ability to analyze utility, metering, and building automation data and convert findings into actionable operational and capital recommendations.
Ability to identify inefficiencies in healthcare building systems while recognizing infection prevention, environmental, and life safety requirements.
Skill in project management, prioritization, and coordination across multiple hospitals or sites.
Skill in developing business cases, cost savings analyses, and performance reports for technical and non-technical audiences.
Ability to collaborate effectively with facilities technicians, facilities leadership, infection prevention, planning and construction, finance, and executive stakeholders.
Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Proficiency in spreadsheets, reporting, metering, energy management, and building automation software tools.
Ability to support organizational goals related to sustainability, resilience, cost stewardship, and high reliability operations.
Why Mercy?
From day one, Mercy offers outstanding benefits - including medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, tuition support, and matched retirement plans for team members working 32+ hours per pay period.
Join a caring, collaborative team where your voice matters. At Mercy, you'll help shape the future of healthcare through innovation, technology, and compassion. As we grow, you'll grow with us.
