Senior Mechanical Engineer

Oakwell is a real estate and infrastructure firm serving hospitals and universities. The Senior Mechanical Engineer leads client decarbonization programs, energy modeling, and implementation, while developing efficiency measures and mentoring engineers.

Responsibilities:

• Lead 10-year sustainability and decarbonization plans for health-system clients — from benchmarking through funded, verified ECMs — cutting energy, carbon, and operating cost
• Own retro-commissioning and energy modeling across central plant, air handling, terminal equipment, and energy management systems, using our custom modeling software
• Develop investment-grade ECMs and sustainable MEP standards that clients adopt as their own
• Serve as the client- and construction-facing lead through implementation and commissioning, and present findings and recommendations directly to owners
• Secure efficiency incentives through utility technical-assistance studies
• Shape the AI/ML tooling that scales our analysis, and mentor the engineers coming up behind you

Requirements:

• Bachelor's or Master's in Mechanical Engineering
• 10–15 years of experience
• Professional Engineering license
• deep energy-modeling and retro-commissioning experience
• a track record developing ROI-driven ECMs
• You take ownership and demonstrate agency to drive projects forward
• Working collaboratively in a team is second nature to you
• You thrive in ambiguity and changing priorities while delivering with consistency
• Healthcare or other mission-critical facility experience
• investment-grade audits
• automation or tool-building
• proficiency in Revit and eQUEST
• ASHRAE/IBPSA involvement