Resource Innovations is seeking an experienced Engineering Lead to join our growing team. As an Engineering Lead with Resource Innovations, you will provide technical leadership and project management support for energy-efficiency studies, utility programs, and engineering initiatives serving commercial and industrial customers.

This position will manage technical projects, supervise staff, coordinate engineering and analytical resources, and oversee the quality and timely completion of client deliverables. The successful candidate will provide expertise in electricity and natural gas end-use systems, energy-savings analysis, measurement and verification, and the development of technical methodologies and tools.

This position may be performed remotely from any US state or Ontario, Canada. The role requires up to 20% travel to project sites across Canada and United States.

Resource Innovations (RI) is a women-led energy transformation firm focused on impact. Building on our expertise in energy efficiency, we're constantly expanding our portfolio of clean energy solutions to guide utilities through increasingly complex, connected challenges. Load flexibility. Electrification. Carbon reduction. With every step, we're leading the charge to power change.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop technical algorithms, calculation tools, data-collection instruments, and work papers to support program design, evaluation, and savings estimation.
• Develop scopes of work, technical approaches, project plans, and budgets for energy-efficiency studies and utility program support.
• Perform and review energy-savings analyses for commercial and industrial systems, including HVAC, building controls, lighting, refrigeration, compressed air, building envelope, and natural gas end uses.
• Provide technical expertise in natural gas technologies, including space and water heating, boilers, furnaces, process heating, steam systems, and other gas-fired equipment.
• Lead measurement and verification activities using engineering calculations, utility billing analysis, regression modeling, and energy simulation.
• Use Python, spreadsheets, and analytical tools to clean, process, analyze, automate, and visualize energy and program data.
• Research emerging energy-efficiency technologies and develop scoping-level savings calculations.
• Review technical calculations, evaluation reports, and deliverables for accuracy, quality, and compliance with applicable requirements.
• Lead and contribute to technical reports, presentations, white papers, and proposals for utility clients and regulatory stakeholders.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Energy Engineering, or a directly related field with at least four years of relevant experience; or a master’s degree in a related field with at least three years of relevant experience.
• Experience developing and reviewing energy-savings calculations for commercial and industrial systems, including natural gas end uses.
• Experience managing technical projects, including scopes, budgets, schedules, staff assignments, and client deliverables.
• Experience using Python and/or Excel for data cleaning, statistical analysis, regression modeling, automation, and data visualization.
• Experience conducting measurement and verification using engineering calculations, utility billing analysis, interval data, or regression modeling.
• Interest in sustainability and passionate about making a meaningful impact on the environment.

Preferred skills, education and experience

• Experience with natural gas technologies, including boilers, furnaces, water heating, process heating, steam systems, and building controls.
• Experience reviewing technical resource manuals and applying ASHRAE standards, CSA standards, and energy-efficiency program requirements.
• Experience reviewing third-party program evaluation reports and assessing reported savings, methodologies, assumptions, and incentive calculations.
• Experience conducting field inspections of HVAC, natural gas equipment, building automation systems, and controls.
• Experience developing technical algorithms, analytical tools, and scoping-level savings estimates for emerging energy-efficiency technologies.

Benefits

About Resource Innovations

Resource Innovations (RI) is a women-led energy transformation firm focused on impact. Building on our expertise in energy efficiency, we’re constantly expanding our portfolio of clean energy solutions to guide utilities through increasingly complex, connected challenges. Load flexibility. Electrification. Carbon reduction. With every step, we’re leading the charge to power change.

Resource Innovations is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, disability, marital status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other protected status. In addition to federal law requirements, Resource Innovations complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company does work.

Compensation & Benefits

Resource Innovations offers competitive salaries based on a candidate's skills, experience and qualifications for the position.  The compensation range for the base salary for this position is $86,000-$101,000. In addition to base pay, employees may be eligible for a discretionary annual bonus.  The stated salary represents the expected compensation for this position. Final compensation will be determined based on factors such as the candidate's experience, education and location. 

At Resource Innovations, we believe supporting our people is essential to delivering impact. We offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to promote health, financial security, and work-life balance. This includes three weeks of paid vacation annually, paid holidays, a 401(k) retirement plan with employer match, medical, dental and vision coverage, parental leave, an employee assistance program, commuter benefits, and additional supplemental offerings.

Employment with Resource Innovations is contingent upon the successful completion of a comprehensive background check and reference check. If applicable to the position, a pre-employment drug screen may also be required.

The above job description and job requirements are not intended to be all inclusive. Resource Innovations retains the right to make changes or adjustments to job descriptions and/or job requirements at any time without notice.