Energy Engineer

About us

ORS is a prominent Irish multidisciplinary building consultancy firm with 30 years’ industry experience. Our mission is to design and build a better world by delivering sustainable solutions for our clients and creating a supportive workplace for our people.

As a company, we are proud to have been recognized as one of the top ten Great Places to Work in Ireland by Great Place to Work. This acknowledgement reflects our unwavering commitment to cultivating a positive and supportive work environment that nurtures and empowers our employees.

In addition to this, we were also honoured to receive the “Best Hybrid Way of Working” award in 2022. This recognition reflects our dedication to creating a flexible work culture that accommodates both remote and in-person work arrangements, while maintaining a high level of productivity and engagement.

About the role

ORS has a robust energy management team with a proven track record in energy savings for both the public and private sectors in Ireland. We mentor and support organisations to address their energy use, to improve their competitiveness, and reduce their costs and environmental impact. We are seeking an energy engineer to join our expanding team. The successful candidate will have an excellent knowledge of the energy management and verification process with the ability to identify and understand legislative/industry best practice relative to energy management systems.

About you

You will have knowledge or willing to gain knowledge in preparing energy audits. The successful candidate will conduct energy reviews and establish baseline Energy Performance Indicators (EnPIs) objectives, targets and action plans under the direction/mentoring of senior engineers. The candidate will be proactive and have a desire to influence communities particularly in engraining with energy initiatives.

Skills and experience

• Relevant 3rd level and technical energy qualification.
• Ideally 1-3 year or more experience in an energy conservation role.
• Ideally experience in the construction sector is an advantage.
• Ideally experience and/or knowledge of sustainable energy communities
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to exercise sound judgment with minimal supervision.
• Ability to build relationships with external and internal teams to achieve buy-in to firm policies and practices.
• Self-confidence, maturity, discipline, and a commercial approach to establish credibility at all levels in the business.
• Strong desire to learn.
• Certified Energy Management Certification desirable. The preferred candidate may be required to carry out this training whilst working with ORS.
• Good organisational, negotiations and problem resolution skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment.
• Applicants should have their own transport and a full clean driving license.

What’s in it for you

Aside from our people, culture and mission, there are a variety of additional benefits that help make ORS a great place to work:

• Remote working model
• Engineers Ireland CPD Accredited employer
• Certified Best Place to Work Ireland (2019-2023)
• Attractive rewards framework (option includes pension, health cash plan, additional annual leave and much more)
• Competitive market salary
• Winner of “best hybrid way of working” Great Places to Work Ireland Award 2022
• Flexible working
• Professional memberships
• Opportunities to work across our multiple disciplines
• Weekly events (CPD’s, virtual events, social events, workshops, guest speakers and fun team activities)
• High impact working environment with a flat ORG structure