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Description
St. Lucie County, a Certified Green Government located in Central Florida, has been recognized nationally and internationally for success in creating its Green Economy. The community has been on the cutting edge of the green economic revolution, attracting major companies that provide high paying, clean jobs.
St. Lucie County's commitment to innovation was noticed by the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. In order to test emerging energy-saving technology in real-life applications, the Lab has partnered with St. Lucie County and the City of Fort Pierce to designate an area called the Green District. Through commitment to education and training, research and development, manufacturing and business incentives and financing models; the stage is set for an explosion of growth in clean energy that will build a Sustainable St. Lucie County.
Join us in these exciting initiatives. Please see St. Lucie County / Green Economy.
Position Overview:
St. Lucie County seeks candidates for the position of Energy and Water Manger. The major function of this position is to develop, implement and manage an energy and water conservation plan for all County facilities.
Responsibilities:
- Develop, evaluate, track and maintain records related to energy and water systems and consumption in County buildings, including facility energy audits.
- Evaluate and/or make recommendations on technology and approaches to improve energy efficiency and conservation and/or produce clean energy for County facilities.
- Develop energy and water savings plans, evaluations and other written documentation to project and verify cost effectiveness of recommended facility improvement measures including accurate descriptions, savings potential, cost estimates and back up data.
- Evaluate and make recommendations on funding approaches for energy and water conservation proposals including performance management contracts, shared savings contracts, power partnership agreements and similar proposals.
- Oversee energy and water projects and retrofits in County buildings. Make recommendations for including green technologies to improve energy and water efficiency in the design of new County buildings and/or major renovations.
- Oversee contracts, including but not limited to performance contracts, energy services contract, construction contracts and funding agreements.
- Responsible for presentations to Board of County Commissioners, staff and the general public regarding County's energy and water conservation plan, use of green technologies and related topics.
- Develop and implement programs to educate, promote and motivate staff to take an active role in energy and water use reduction.
Qualifications:
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor of Science in mechanical or electrical engineering or related field.
- Minimum 3 years of experience in energy management or closely related field.
- Knowledge of green building technologies.
- Knowledge of various forms of performance contracting approaches.
- Skills necessary to perform and/or oversee energy and water use audits, analyze energy and water utilization and implement energy and water conservation plan accordingly.
- Ability to evaluate efficacy and feasibility of green technologies including but not limited to energy management systems, HVAC, lighting, solar and alternative energy technologies and water conservation.
- Ability to manage and oversee energy and water conservation projects for new and existing construction.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, including preparing and making presentations.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Professional Engineer certification highly desired.
- Certified Energy Manager (CEM) and LEED certification a plus.
To Apply:
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