Energy Modeling Manager

Daikin

  • Staunton, VA
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 2 months ago
Job DescriptionMake your mark at the world's largest HVAC company!Why You’ll Love Working for Daikin:
  • We’re a group who operates with a people-centered mindset, believing in the unlimited potential of each employee, with a goal of driving our company to its fullest potential.
  • Our goal is to “Perfect the Air We Share”. We do this through cutting edge innovation & sustainability efforts while meeting the HVAC needs of thousands of customers - expanding over 160 countries!
  • Our culture is unrivaled. Daikin operates under 8 Core Values which are embedded into every aspect of our business. It’s through these values that we continuously strive to build a place where everyone can be authentic, feel valued and heard, and have a sense of purpose and belonging.
What’s in It For You:
  • Medical/Dental/Vision coverage, PTO, 401K match, support for community involvement and much more!
  • The ability to make an impact and shape your career with a company that is passionate about growth
  • The support of an organization that believes it is vital to include and engage diverse people, perspectives, and ideas to achieve our best
To fulfill our vision of becoming a premier solutions business, Daikin needs a fully staffed, highly skilled corporate energy modeling department with a manager in charge of day to day operations as well long term project execution.
As the world’s largest HVAC manufacturer, creating and growing a corporate energy modeling department requires strong technical skills, the ability to respond to industry wide changes in modeling trends, and a talent for coordinating and rolling out multi-faceted initiatives to support requests from marketing, engineering, applications, software, and industry compliance (ASHRAE, Title 24) all in a timely fashion with a high degree of accuracy.Key Responsibilities Include:
  • Interface with product managers to address the timing and scope of equipment representation in energy modeling tools
  • Closely collaborate with field energy engineers; provide consultation and energy modeling expertise to field engineers who are managing complex projects. Field energy engineers to provide feedback that will inform energy modeling software development.
  • Develop the scope of work for software developers (in-house and third-party vendors) for developing, updating, and maintaining energy modeling software.
  • Partner with executive management in advancement of energy modeling software tools and staff
  • Add corporate energy modeling staff as needed to maximize our effectiveness
  • Direct corporate energy modeling staff to prioritize resources and focus on areas of greatest impact.
  • Coordinate with Daikin Learning to develop and roll-out an energy modeling curriculum for training our sales force; including half-day training sessions; GET program modules, webinars, and software tool tips
  • Determine the energy modeling software roll-out schedule to non-Daikin entities: consulting engineers, National Labs, utility companies, and design build contractors. Also determine the subscription price (if any) involved sharing the software
  • Ensure that energy modeling software is updated in a timely manner giving priority to high demand equipment lines (e.g. Rebel and Rebel Applied)
  • Collaborate DOE national labs (PNNL) to stay current on energy modeling algorithms and modeling for compliance purposes
  • Collaborate with Daikin Comfort to ensure their equipment lines are properly represented in energy modeling software and funding is equitably distributed between companies
  • Collaborate with Daikin Industries as they develop energy modeling software complementary to DAA’s software
  • Work with Daikin US on energy modeling issues central to Daikin’s interest, including California legislation, studies regarding equipment efficiencies, etc.
  • Oversee the creation, testing, and implementation of equipment-specific energy modeling performance curves to be used in Daikin’s DOE EnergyPlus software tools. Assume ultimate responsibility that performance curves deliver accurate results
  • Coordinate efforts with National Labs for tool development
  • Interface with major utility companies across the US to obtain their acceptance of Daikin’s energy modeling software results. Establish good relationships with these companies and develop a scope for the required modeling output reports
  • Coordinate the activities of corporate energy modeling engineers to ensure their skills are appropriate for the task, and ensure they are growing within their respective roles to avoid burn-out and provide a rewarding career path
  • Anticipate future growth and identify specialty areas to best serve Daikin’s business objective of becoming a solutions provider
  • Increase Daikin Energy Services presence in trade magazine through publications and speaking engagements either directly or through the energy modeling engineers
Minimum Requirements:
  • 5+ years of advanced energy modeling for IRS 179D and LEED Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related; ASHRAE BEMP (Building Energy Modeling Professional); LEED certification (or Well Building); Professional Engineering License
  • Thorough knowledge of one or more total building energy simulation tools: EnergyPlus, eQuest, IES-VE, Trace 3D
Experience with energy modeling for compliance purposes. Setting up an Appendix G base model, comparing a proposed scenario and quantifying the energy costs savings * Excellent customer facing skills (customers may be Daikin Reps and employees, consulting engineers, building owners, or governmental/compliance agencies)
  • Familiarity with LEED or Well Buildings certification
  • Knowledge of HVAC systems
  • Excellent written and verbal skills
  • Comfortable with public speaking
Location(s)Staunton, VAArea of InterestSales Marketing and AftermarketAbout UsBuilding a more sustainable planet. Creating comfortable, healthy spaces for people to connect, live and work. Perfecting the air we share.Daikin Applied is not just an HVAC company. We're part of a global technology powerhouse that uses Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) to transform the world. We're innovators and leaders. Not only as a business, but as individuals.We invest in our people, and our people invest in our customers and communities. This mutual commitment is the reason for our dynamic growth. So is an inclusive culture that encourages everyone to come to work as their whole selves and come together as a team that welcomes unique ideas, perspectives and backgrounds.You see, we're not just innovating on the outside. We're innovating on the inside to unlock people's unlimited potential and bring out the diverse and groundbreaking ideas that will help us solve today's most pressing challenges.That's why Daikin offers more than a job. Here's where you'll be heard, be valued, belong -- and be able to make your mark.Equal Employment Opportunity:It is the policy of Daikin Applied to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of race, creed, color, religion, gender, gender identification, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, marital status, membership or activity in a local commission, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.

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