Energy Efficiency Engineer

About This Opportunity
We are seeking an Energy Efficiency Engineer II
The Engineer II works directly with our clients to assess their operations and identify opportunities for maximizing energy efficiency and performance in industrial systems in the oil and gas, mining and other industries. The Engineer II takes a consultative role, gathers data, creates optimization models of industrial systems, and writes feasibility reports for energy efficiency projects, while leading overall management of projects. The Engineer II contributes to peer support and quality control review.

Future-Focused AI-Ready Culture
At Cascade Energy, we’re actively shaping how AI gets deployed in the real world, in our tools, our client engagements, and our daily work. Our approach has always been relationship-driven and expertise-led, and AI is how we multiply the impact of both.
Successful Cascadians are curious and resilient. They embrace change, seek smarter ways to create impact, and take ownership of their own growth. We embed AI into our work in ways that are responsible and human-centered, and we actively develop our people to deploy it creatively and confidently.
We believe the future belongs to organizations that pair emerging technology with genuine human expertise. That future is being built here. . . .come be a part of it!

What You Will Be Doing
Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

• Lead projects and provide overall management, direction, and accountability on assigned projects.
• Calculate energy savings for various system or equipment changes using existing calculation tools, original spreadsheets, and/or generally accepted methodologies.
• Outreach and engage with clients at their industrial locations to fully understand their equipment and operations and identify opportunities for energy efficiency.
• Foster and grow client relationships and identify opportunities for generating additional work from current clients.
• Discuss or explain complex technical issues with a diverse audience on their level in a way that facilitates understanding and consensus.
• Compose energy efficiency project reports based on analyses and observations.
• Document performance through data collection from customer sources or via installed data logging equipment.
• Maintain sold understanding of utility programs and their compliance requirements.
• Provide peer through technical discussions and work review.

This is a full-time, exempt position located in Northern Colorado or Wyoming. 20% travel is anticipated for this role.

Qualifications
Applicants for this role are required to have:

• Bachelor’s Degree (or higher) in Mechanical or Chemical Engineering, or a related field of study.
• 3+ years of engineering experience
• Technical knowledge of industrial systems, for example: refrigeration, compressed air systems, steam systems, custom computer modeling of systems, electrical distribution system design, industrial control and data-logging of system results
• Fluent understanding of pumps and compressors.
• Ability to do outreach and engage customers/utilities beyond number-crunching.
• Strong project management and organizational skills
• Excellent communication skills with ability to comfortably interact with internal and external customers and stakeholders and serve their needs.

A successful candidate should also demonstrate these preferred characteristics and/or skills:

• Knowledge of upstream and midstream oil and gas operations.
• Knowledge of mining and resource extraction operations.
• Energy engineering experience preferred.

For candidates whose experience may not align perfectly with all these preferred skills but can see themselves adding value in this role, we encourage you to still apply. Cascade is dedicated to building an inclusive and authentic workplace and places strong importance on learning and development. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

Compensation & Benefits
The full salary range for this full-time, exempt/non-exempt position is $77,400 - $108,900 nationally and will be adjusted based on geographic location. At Cascade, transparency and fairness are core to how we work. We post the full salary range for every role because we value clarity and equity. Our offers are thoughtfully determined based on factors such as location, experience, qualifications, and internal equity, to ensure fairness. We aim to ensure consistency and integrity in every decision.

Our total rewards include competitive pay and a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your wellbeing and financial security. We provide health, dental, and vision coverage, along with flexible spending and health savings account options that include employer contributions. Additional benefits include life insurance, short- and long-term disability coverage, paid parental leave, and a 401(k)-retirement plan with a guaranteed 3% employer contribution. Cascade is proud to offer an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), annual cash performance bonuses, paid vacation and sick time, and an inclusive, flexible holiday policy. To further support wellbeing, we provide a $500 contribution that can be applied to an HSA, FSA, or Lifestyle Spending Account.