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Oberlin College Campus Energy & Resource Senior Manager in Oberlin, Ohio
The position of Energy and Resources Senior Manager at Oberlin College is a continuing 12-month Administrative and Professional Staff (A&PS) position. The position develops and manages novel technology designed to motivate and empower citizens, students, staff, and facility operators to be smart users of energy and water, and to take care of the environment.
This position is the subject matter expert for the development and execution of a campus-wide energy program focused on renewable energy, energy and water conservation, procurement, and management. This position enables the College to achieve emission/carbon footprint reductions in conjunction with environmental, financial and operational considerations such as life cycle cost savings, resilience, dependability of energy supply, and overall effect on regenerative environmental services. The position engages in the design and management of energy projects and programs to achieve the College Climate Commitments through iterative improvement, verified by data collection and analysis. The Energy and Resources Senior Manager reports to the Senior Director of Energy & Sustainability. The Energy and Resource Senior Manager engages all campus stakeholders, and (as appropriate) energy consultants to achieve and maintain a culture of sustainability on campus. The position reviews energy usage forecasts versus actual performance data for the campus and assists with strategy development for improvement. The position manages power purchase programs, and monitors local, state, and federal policies for compliance, as well as for opportunities for further energy and carbon emission reduction. The position has an outward facing role through periodic written articles, presentations, limited public speaking and/or tours of Oberlin College energy systems. Essential Job Functions:
? Develop and manage strategic energy plan that achieves and maintains the College energy and resource goals as described in the Carbon Neutral and Climate Resilience Commitments.
? Provide expert direction for energy optimization, distribution, and renewable energy development.
? Aid in the development of energy management standards and guidelines for operations, design, and construction through written policies and procedures, data collection, and analysis reporting. Pertains to areas of controls, equipment replacement, schedules, programming, with behavior change strategies for improved environmental impact, and financial sustainability long term.
? Participate in design reviews for new construction and renovations for energy efficiency and that value engineering decisions accurately account for the life cycle impacts of decisions.
? Collaborate with utility providers and Capital Improvement Program staff to identify, develop, and maximize rebates, incentives, and tax credit opportunities in capital projects.
? Collaborates with Facility Operations, and Facilities Planning & Construction, to identify areas within our facilities infrastructure that could benefit from energy efficiency measures and evaluates options. Includes the monitoring of existing meter and building data and tactical expansion of the metering program, including the use of smart metering strategies.
? Plan, program, and manage campus wide infrastructure projects related to energy and sustainability.
? Assist with development and maintenance of Critical Path Method scheduling using available software assets for programs and projects.
? Manage energy efficiency and support preventative maintenance projects related to energy generation and production. Includes software, metering, whole building, and district energy systems.
? Consult on commissioning and on-going maintenance schemes, building controls and programming to optimize energy efficiency and environmental sustainab