Utility Energy Metering Engineer

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Founded in 1819, the University of Cincinnati ranks among the nation’s best urban public research universities. Home to over 50,000 students, 11,000 faculty and staff and 332,000 alumni, UC combines a Top 35 public research university with a physical setting The New York Times calls “the most ambitious campus design program in the country.”

 

With the launch of Next Lives Here, the Cincinnati Innovation District, a $100 million JobsOhio investment, nine straight years of record enrollment, global leadership in cooperative education, a dynamic academic health center and entry into the Big 12 Conference, UC’s momentum has never been stronger. UC’s annual budget tops $1.65 billion and its endowment totals $1.8 billion.

Job Overview

Provide oversight to the collection (metering) of energy use information, analysis of energy usage across campus and in plant facilities, communication of energy usage, energy efficiency, energy services, and Utilities billing processes. 

Essential Functions

• Provide oversight to the production, distribution, and transmission of reliable electricity, steam, and chilled water to over one hundred campus and hospital area buildings supported by the University of Cincinnati Utilities Department.
• Perform ongoing evaluation of production and maintenance activities to insure cost effective modes of operation in the supply of energy.
• Teach courses on topics related to enhancing the technical skills of engineers through the application of effective managerial principles including but not limited to: Energy, Energy Management, Engineering Management, Project Management, Situational Leadership, Task & Motivation Relationship, Quality, and Effective Communication, as dictated by the College of Engineering and Applied Science (CEAS).
• Leverage relationships with CEAS faculty to develop tools, programs, and services to monitor, analyze, project, and communicate energy usage, efficiency, and savings throughout campus. Leverage experience working with external organizations to advance the interests of the university.
• Support the overall university and department goals of ensuring safe, reliable, environmentally compliant, and regulatory compliant operations.
• Monitor and analyze energy production and consumption data from internal plants and the more than one hundred campus and area hospital buildings. Develop, recommend, and implement technical design or process changes to improve efficiency, quality, or performance of equipment and processes.
• Work with building personnel and other internal support groups to identify energy savings opportunities; make recommendations to achieve greater energy efficient operations throughout campus.
• Utilize developed campus and organizational relationships to work closely with building management personnel to communicate, analyze, and explain in detail their energy usage trends, impacts, and costs.
• Develop internal and external billing for each building based on identified consumption of each energy.
• Utilize existing relationships with University personnel, department, and student organizations to identify energy cost saving initiatives aimed a reduction of overall energy costs.
• Produce technical reports for management and other groups such as the EPA, PUCO, PJM, Duke, and DOE.
• Evaluate construction design information such as detail and assembly drawings, design calculations, system layouts and sketches, or specifications.
• Develop procedures to ensure reliability and contingency plans for emergency operations.
• Perform related duties based on departmental need.

Required Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering

Physical Requirements/Work Environment

• Sitting - Often
• Repetitive hand motion (such as typing) - Often
• Hearing, listening - Often
• Talking - Often
• Standing - Often
• Walking - Often
• Bending - Often
• Stooping - Often
• Climbing stairs/ladders - Often
• Kneeling, squatting - Seldom
• Crouching - Seldom
• Crawling - Seldom
• Reaching overhead - Seldom
• Pulling, pushing - Seldom
• Lifting - up to 20 pounds - Often
• Lifting - up to 50 pounds - Seldom
• Outdoor Environment: Employees work outdoors and may not be protected from weather conditions.
• Noise: There is sufficient noise to cause you to shout in order to be heard above the noise level.
• Hazards: Includes a variety of physical conditions, such as proximity to moving mechanical parts of machinery or tools used to perform work, moving vehicles, electrical curre