DoD Energy Subject Matter Specialist - Clearance Required
Natural and Environmental Sciences
Full Time
Overview
LMI seeks an experienced Energy Specialist to provide energy expertise and guidance that will improve and expand energy efficiencies and capabilities for a current Federal client.
LMI is a consultancy dedicated to powering a future-ready, high-performing government, drawing from expertise in cloud technical solutions, logistics, and management advisory services. We deliver integrated capabilities that incorporate emerging technologies and are tailored to customers’ unique mission needs, backed by objective research, modernization strategies, and cloud services. Founded in 1961 to help the Department of Defense resolve complex logistics management challenges, LMI continues to enable growth and transformation, enhance operational readiness and resiliency, and ensure mission success for federal civilian and defense agencies.
Responsibilities
- Act as a senior technical advisor to DoD client on expected impacts of proposed energy projects.
- Assess feasibility, cost, and mission impact of diverse energy project proposals.
- Make recommendations to enhance energy resilience.
- Provide expertise and guidance in management of sustainability/energy compliance and policies, and energy efficiencies.
- Coordinate with cross agency stakeholders to elicit facility energy requirements and conduct gap analysis.
- Research and respond to sustainability/energy data requests from other oversight agencies (e.g., OMB or Congress)
- Validate facility energy requirements against ongoing and proposed projects.
- Assess feasibility, cost, and mission impact of diverse energy project proposals.
- Provide expertise and guidance in management of sustainability/energy compliance and policies, and energy efficiencies.
- Act as a subject matter expert in relevant technical subject matter areas related to installation energy usage, energy efficiency, and resilience.
- Develop, measure, and recommend energy resilience and efficiency metrics.
- Evaluate energy resilience initiatives to determine expected impact, timelines, costs, constraints, and implementation considerations.
- Coordinate with government, utility, industry, and public stakeholders to advance energy resilience initiatives.
- Perform quality assurance reviews of design documents and engineering studies and provide associated technical recommendations
- Review project progress from an engineering perspective, measuring performance and taking necessary corrective actions to maintain agreed-upon requirements.
- Track inventory and manage performance of existing renewable energy systems portfolio. Provide technical and planning support for renewable energy systems not managed under active performance contracts.
- Draft executive summary reports and white papers for sustainability/energy data as needed which may include white papers, standard operating procedures (SOPs), briefings, feasibility studies, research summaries, position papers, and similar analytical products in support of the client.
- Prepare, review, and analyze sustainable energy project and market reports and conduct energy, environmental, and economic benefits analysis of sustainable energy technologies and projects.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Engineering (Civil, Electrical, Mechanical, or General) or other scientific, technical, or management related field. Master’s degree preferred.
- Certified Energy Manager (CEM) certification preferred
- 7+ years of energy-related experience.
- Experience in analysis of energy consumption, energy rates, and life cycle cost analysis.
- Familiarity with all and expertise in at least one of the following subject matter areas:
- Proficiency with software tools for research, analysis, reporting, communications, and collaboration (e.g., Microsoft Office suite, to include Power BI and SharePoint, and proprietary government real property systems and applications)
- Federal or utility energy or sustainability experience preferred.
- Strong candidate will be able to demonstrate experience in working with multiple stakeholders and building consensus
- The candidate shall have consultative capabilities with strong communication and organizational skills
- Experience in managing simultaneously, multiple projects with independent schedules and budgets
- Project Management Professional (PMP) preferred but not required.
- Moderate travel within the CONUS will be required.
- Must be eligible for a U.S. security clearance; US citizenship required.