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Job Description

ENERGY MANAGEMENT SUPERINTENDENT

JOB CODE 74780

Effective Date:	06/93

DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF THE CLASS:

The fundamental reason this classification exists is to perform administrative and advanced professional engineering work in planning, organizing, directing, and reviewing the work of the Energy Conservation section of the Public Works Department. Work involves supervising the design, engineering, and installation of energy conservation projects in City facilities. The incumbent is expected to resolve problems of a high professional and technical nature when necessary. Direct supervision is exercised over the classifications of Energy Management Engineer, Account Clerk III, and Support Services Aide. General objectives are received through conferences with the Deputy Public Works Director and work is reviewed on the basis of results achieved.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Oversees the planning, design, engineering, and installation of energy conservation projects in City facilities;
• Manages and supervises the development of effective energy conservation policies;
• Develops future energy conservation projections in line with technological developments;
• Provides assistance on technical issues to Public Works and other City departments;
• Supervises the preparation and review of project contract drawings;
• Evaluates design and cost proposals for energy conservation projects;
• Prepares budgets by projecting resource needs and determining funding priorities for the section;
• Manages the section's operating budget, CIP budget, and project budgets;
• Reviews monthly budget reports and coordinates with fiscal staff on budget updates and revisions;
• Writes analytical reports;
• Trains new and existing staff on work methods to ensure conformance with accepted standards;
• Conducts staff meetings;
• Establishes design and installation schedules and monitors progress of various projects and their conformance to schedules;
• Makes technical reviews and provides recommendations regarding designs and reports prepared by consulting engineers or other City engineers;
• Serves as project engineer in the design and review of complex energy conservation projects for City facilities;
• Designs and develops plans and specifications for new HVAC equipment purchases related to new construction projects for City facilities;
• Writes and submits federal and state grant proposals to receive federal/state grant money to conduct energy conservation projects;
• Conducts energy audits of City facilities and makes recommendations for appropriate energy conservation measures;
• Supervises the utility billing monitoring function and negotiates appropriate rates with utility companies;
• Reports the energy conservation activities to the Energy/Facilities Management Administrator;
• Demonstrates continuous effort to improve operations, decrease turnaround times, streamline work processes, and work cooperatively and jointly to provide quality seamless customer service.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Knowledge of:

• Established energy engineering principles, methods, and techniques related to professional disciplines.
• Modern, diversified, fundamental scientific and energy engineering concepts, phenomena, materials, techniques, and relationships.

Ability to:

• Perform a broad range of supervisory responsibilities over others.
• Organize, analyze, interpret, and evaluate scientific energy engineering problems and provide practical, cost effective solutions.
• Keep abreast of changes in scientific knowledge and engineering technology and utilize such changes in the solution of theoretical or practical energy engineering problems.
• Communicate orally in the English language with customers, co-workers, contractors and the public in face-to-face one-on-one settings, in group settings, or using a telephone.
• Observe or monitor objects or data to determine compliance with prescribed operating or safety standards.
• Monitor energy use using specialized instruments.
• Use a personal computer, engineering applications, and data management software in performing duties.
• Produce written documents with clearly organized thoughts using proper English sentence construction, punctuation, and grammar.
• Work safely without presenting a direct threat to self or others.
• Review and evaluate the work of others for thoroughness and accuracy.
• Climb ladders, enter equipment rooms, and traverse rooftops to conduct energy audits.
• Comprehend and make inferences from written material in the English language.

Additional Requirements:

• Some positions require the use of personal or City vehicles on City business. Individuals must be physically capable of operating the vehicles safely, possess a valid driver's license, and have an acceptable driving record. Use of a personal vehicle for City business will be prohibited if the employee is not authorized to drive a City vehicle or if the employee does not have personal insurance coverage.
• Some positions will require the performance of other essential and marginal functions depending upon work location, assignment, or shift.

ACCEPTABLE EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING:
Three years of experience in the practice of energy engineering work, and a bachelor's degree in mechanical/electrical engineering or a related field. Other combinations of experience and education that meet the minimum requirements may be substituted.