Engineer II - Commercial SEM Technical Lead

About This Opportunity
We are seeking an Energy Efficiency Engineer II who works directly with our clients to assess their operations and identify opportunities for maximizing energy efficiency and performance in commercial building systems. The Engineer II takes a consultative role, gathers data, creates optimization models of commercial systems, and writes feasibility reports for energy efficiency projects, while leading overall management of projects. The Engineer II contributes to peer support and quality control review.

About Us
Cascade Energy is a leading provider of energy efficiency, energy management, decarbonization, and sustainability solutions for the industrial, commercial, and public sectors across North America. We have a 30-year history of delivering high-value services through electric and gas utility-offered programs and directly to industrial and commercial enterprises. Cascade is a SOC 2-certified environment and a federal contractor.
As Cascade continues to evolve and grow, we will expand our impact and reach through technology investments and product-driven solutions in both the corporate and the utility markets. While the corporate market offers strong growth potential, the utility market remains a core part of Cascade’s business. We plan to build and grow software-driven innovation that expands both our corporate and utility offerings.

Why work at Cascade?
As a 100% Employee-Owned Company (ESOP), Cascadians foster and value a culture of equals, initiative, and ownership. Our teams reflect our core company values: Do the Right Thing; Put Others First; Seek Shared Success; Learn Constantly; and Be Industrious. Our customers are vitally important to us, and we pride ourselves on stellar customer service. Our team members are a dedicated and diverse group of ambassadors, representing Cascade Energy, striving to embody our values, ensure we are responsive, and consistently delighting our customers.
In alignment with our values and doing better, Cascade Energy celebrates and values diversity as vital for increased creativity and innovation and faster problem solving, and we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect, free of discrimination and harassment. Learn more about DEIA at Cascade by visiting cascadeenergy.com/deia.

Cascade promotes a healthy work-life balance and appreciates employee contribution in all areas. We walk the talk about our commitment to learning constantly, with a focus on the ongoing development of every team member. Cascade is a strong supporter of flexible working arrangements, and offers role-dependent options for remote, hybrid, and in-office work.

What You Will Be Doing:
Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.
• Lead projects and provide overall management, direction, and accountability on assigned projects.
• Calculate energy savings for various system or equipment changes using existing calculation tools, original spreadsheets, and/or generally accepted methodologies.
• Engage with clients at their commercial/buildings locations to fully understand their equipment and operations and identifying opportunities for energy efficiency.
• Foster and grow client relationships and identify opportunities for generating additional work from current clients.
• Discuss or explain complex technical issues with a diverse audience on their level in a way that facilitates understanding and consensus.
• Compose energy efficiency project reports based on analyses and observations.
• Document performance through data collection from customer sources or via installed data logging equipment.
• Maintain solid understanding of utility programs and their compliance requirements.
• Provide peer support through technical discussions and work review.
This is a full-time, exempt position located in the Greater Los Angeles area or Central Valley, CA.
This position requires approximately 20% -30% travel, most of which is local. Travel could be a half day trip to a site or to meet with a vendor, a full day to multiple sites, or an occasional overnight to a more distant area.

Qualifications
Applicants for this role are required to have:
• Bachelor’s Degree (or higher) in Mechanical or Chemical Engineering, or a related field of study, or equivalent combination of education and relative experience
• 2+ years of energy engineering experience
• Technical knowledge of commercial systems, for example: controls, general HVAC, steam systems, chillers, cooling towers, lighting, custom computer modeling of systems, data analysis.
Experience in some/all of these areas:
• Commercial Energy Efficiency
• Commercial HVAC Controls Commissioning or Retro Commissioning
• Strategic Energy Management (SEM)
• Ind