Senior Energy Manager

Background:

Veolia is Ireland's leading environmental services company. We provide a comprehensive range of energy, waste and water solutions and are dedicated to carbon reduction, protecting the environment and building the circular economy. We offer all employees a benefits package as standard which includes full VHI cover, pension and education assistance.

When you see the world as we do, you see the chance to help the world take better care of its resources, and help it become a better place for everyone. It's why we're looking for someone who's just as committed as we are, to push for genuine change and bring our ambition of Ecological Transformation to life.

We know that everyone here at Veolia can help us work alongside our communities, look after the environment, and contribute to our inclusive culture.

Senior Energy Manager

Location: Blanchardstown

Duration: Permanent

Hours - 40 hours per week

Overview of the role:

The successful candidate will drive technical excellence and innovation across new project development opportunities from identification through to costing and delivery, including technologies/systems such as biomethane, 5G district heating and cooling systems, data centre heat recovery, ammonia stacked heat pump solutions, biomass and the decarbonisation of multi-site private and public sector campuses.

The candidate will work alongside their Veolia team members locally and subject matter experts globally, to secure new contracts and support the delivery of projects along with the implementation team focussing on the food & beverage, pharmaceutical, healthcare, life sciences and data centre sectors amongst others. Some international travel may also be required.

The role will give the successful candidate the opportunity to shape how Veolia meets our customers' decarbonisation and utility needs into the future, and positively influence the necessary ecological transformation that our planet desperately needs.

Day to day of the role:

• Drive innovation in project identification and delivery, and internally through systems and team performance.
• Lead projects from a technical and techno-economic (e.g. costs, savings, payback, financial model, revenue streams, Veolia and client risks etc) perspective.
• Manage and have direct line management responsibility for individuals and / or teams.
• Identification, analysis, design, costing and project management of energy conservation and decarbonisation projects
• Performing in-depth investment grade audits, producing revenue and energy savings projection models
• Originating project development plans and drafting contract scopes of work for tendering exercises
• Defining performance specifications for equipment supplier and contractors
• Carrying out tender evaluations and contract negotiations
• Support the implementation team with the development of project schedules and budgets
• Support existing and new Veolia sites with the development of monitoring and targeting systems and key performance indicators that will assist the delivery and maintenance of long term energy reductions
• A flexible working nature, the ability to drive to Veolia sites throughout Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland and an excellent client-facing nature is a must.
• The Energy Manager will support existing and new Veolia sites with the development of monitoring and targeting systems and key performance indicators that will assist the delivery and maintenance of long term energy reductions and will also pro-actively seek to identify energy and carbon saving opportunities for Veolia and our clients.

Required skills for this role:

• Degree in Engineering or Building Services, or equivalent professional experience
• 5 + years' experience in a similar technical role
• Energy system design e.g. mechanical system P&ID concept design development and optimisation
• Knowledge and experience in energy auditing, energy consumption forecasting and energy modelling through life cycle and capital cost / benefits analysis.
• Ability to identify and quantify energy saving opportunities in the industrial and commercial sectors
• An agile and adaptable high performer with excellent communication, interpersonal & organisational skills

Desirable skills for this role:

• Industrial chiller system optimisation
• IPMVP experience
• ISO 50001 experience

Please note:

If you are an EU/EEA national, you will be asked to show proof of right to work in Ireland.

If you are a non-EU/EEA national , you will require current and valid permission to work and reside in the Republic of Ireland.

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