Energy Efficiency Engineer (Utility Engineering)

Location: Remote within the United States, with the position listed in Los Angeles, California; local travel up to 20% required.

Base salary: $60,600–$100,000 per year, plus potential discretionary annual bonus.

Company

hirify.global is a women-led energy transformation firm focused on energy efficiency, load flexibility, electrification, and carbon reduction for utilities.

What you will do

• Support prescriptive and custom energy-efficiency projects through energy modeling, economic analysis, project scoping, and implementation documentation.
• Analyze medium to large commercial facilities, including high-tech, biotech, laboratory, and healthcare sites, to identify improvements across lighting, HVAC, compressed air, refrigeration, process heating, motors, boilers, pumping, and central plants.
• Prepare technical reports covering energy savings, cost savings, project costs, incentives, and simple payback.
• Conduct measurement and verification site visits, including installing monitoring equipment, collecting BAS data, performing functional tests, and verifying installations.
• Coordinate with program staff, contractors, utility customers, and other project stakeholders while maintaining deliverable quality, budgets, and schedules.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in Mechanical, Energy, Electrical, or a related engineering field.
• Previous project engineering or similar experience in the energy-efficiency industry in California.
• Valid U.S. driver’s license, good driving record, and personal vehicle required for customer-site visits.
• Ability and willingness to travel locally up to 20% required.
• Strong oral communication, writing, analytical, planning, coordination, organization, and self-management skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office.
• Interest in sustainability and commitment to environmental impact.

Nice to have

• Knowledge of energy-saving opportunities in building energy systems, including lighting, HVAC, compressed air, refrigeration, and process heating and cooling.
• Familiarity with energy-efficiency codes and standards such as Title 24, Title 20, ASHRAE 90.1, ASHRAE 14, ASHRAE Guideline 36, IECC, and the Code of Federal Regulations.
• Experience managing multiple projects or programs, deliverables, and client relationships.
• Master’s degree in Mechanical, Energy, or a related engineering field.
• Desire to obtain a P.E., C.E.M., C.B.C.P., C.E.A., or similar certification.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote work arrangement within the United States with local customer-site travel.
• Paid vacation, sick time, holidays, parental leave, and an employee assistance program.
• Medical, dental, vision, commuter, and supplemental benefits.
• 401(k) retirement plan with employer match.
• Employment is contingent on successful background and reference checks; a pre-employment drug screen may apply.