Multi-Family Engineer Lead

Position Overview

The Multi-Family Engineer is a position in the Illinois Home Weatherization Assistance Program, Office of Community Assistance. This position will lead the multi-family initiative within our program. Multi-family projects in the Weatherization program are an essential part of annual production and the multi-family engineer will work with the Local Administering Agencies to oversee and move this initiative forward. The ideal candidate will have a mechanical engineering background with an emphasis in energy savings measures in multi-family dwellings. We welcome interested applicants who can help lead and manage operations in the exciting, innovative, and fast-paced environment. We welcome all to apply.

Essential Functions

• Provide advanced mechanical engineering services for a diverse portfolio of complex multi-family residential projects across the state of Illinois, ensuring adherence to technical standards and program requirements.
• Perform quality control assessments on multi-family projects, evaluating the workmanship and adherence to specifications for mechanical systems and building shell retrofits.
• Deliver targeted training and technical support to local administrative agencies on key weatherization processes for multi-family buildings, including data collection, energy audit procedures, and best practices for engineering report documentation.
• Support the development and review of TREAT energy models for multi-family projects, ensuring alignment with energy audit data and adherence to modeling best practices. 
• Review and validate energy audit modeling assumptions and calculations within the statewide weatherization energy audit and tracking system for single-family and small multi-family projects, ensuring accuracy and compliance with industry standards.
• Exercise independent judgment in the investigation, design, and installation of heating, ventilation, refrigeration, and other mechanical systems for weatherization-funded multi-family dwelling projects, ensuring optimal performance and compliance with project specifications.
• Provide expert engineering advice and technical support for single-family and small multi-family weatherization projects, ensuring the successful implementation of energy-efficient solutions.
• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of duties enumerated above.

Minimum Qualifications

• Reguires knowledge, skill and mental development equivalent to the completion of four (4) years of college, with a degree in mechanical engineering.
• Requires two (2) years of professional experience in mechanical engineering.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prefers a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering.
• Prefers one (1) year prior experience working in the energy conservation field. 
• Prefers one (1) year prior experience in reviewing multifamily dwelling projects.
• Prefers advanced proficiency in computer applications including, but not limited to, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook and other computer-based applications. 
• Prefers (1) year prior experience reviewing mechanical engineering reports. 

Conditions of Employment

• Requires appropriate, valid driver’s license.
• Requires ability to travel in the performance of duties, with overnight stays as appropriate. 
• Overtime is a condition of employment, and you may be requested or required/mandated to work overtime including scheduled, unscheduled, or last-minute overtime. This may require the ability to work evenings and weekends.
• Must have attended or be able to attend the Illinois Home Weatherization Assistance Program Training and Certification Program (TCP) 10-week training, Building Performance Institute’s Multi-Family Quality Control Inspection training, and other necessary education and training needed to perform duties. Retain continuing education credits to maintain certifications. 
• Requires the completion of a background check and self-disclosure of criminal history form.

The conditions of employment listed here are incorporated and related to any of the job duties as listed in the job description. 

About the Agency

The mission of the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) is to create equitable economic opportunities across the State of Illinois. By attracting and supporting major job creators, investing in communities, strengthening Illinois’ world-class workforce, fostering innovation, and ushering in the new clean energy economy, DCEO works to fortify Illinois’ reputation as a global economic powerhouse while ensuring Illinois is the best state to live, work and do business.