Director of Energy Management

Responsibilities

• Overall management responsibilities for supervision, maintenance, operations, and strategic planning for the Energy Management section.
• Energy conservation activities.
• Commissioning of Building Automation Systems (BAS), lighting systems, and building envelope systems for new capital construction.
• Targeted retro‑commissioning of building HVAC and controls.
• Management of energy conservation projects.
• Design review of energy models and life‑cycle cost analysis.
• Works closely with the Facilities Engineering section to coordinate design guidelines to capture energy conservation targets and best practices.
• Provides daily engineering support for Facilities Services maintenance personnel for the UNC‑CH main campus, outlying facilities associated with UNC, and Carolina North.
• Leads and directs the development and implementation of new rules, policies, and procedures in response to evolving changes related to energy management programs on campus.
• Manages and anticipates complex and problematic work situations, develops solutions, and resolves unique and unusual problems that occur on a large research campus with diverse engineering systems.
• Responsible for multiple State‑mandated energy reports, including annual energy and water consumption and cost reporting; performance reporting of completed energy projects; identification, prioritization, and cost analysis of proposed energy and water conservation projects.
• Large outreach focus across campus to educate on energy policies, best practices, and strategies to achieve mandated energy and water conservation goals.
• Active participation and mentoring of RESPC, the student green‑fee group; engaging with the EcoStudio independent study program to propose student intern projects and hosting student interns.
• Robust data analysis, including energy dashboard.
• Ongoing engagement with Sustainable Carolina to collaborate and implement strategies that advance the University’s sustainability goals.
• Manages a staff of six, including professional engineers, designers, commissioning technicians, and a data analyst, and supervises other project managers.
• Monitors utility budgets and demonstrates savings related to completed energy projects, including savings projections for proposed projects.