Senior Project Engineer - Military Housing

Ameresco, Inc. (NYSE: AMRC) is a leading energy infrastructure company delivering integrated solutions that provide reliable power and modernize infrastructure. Since 2000, we have served as a trusted partner to public and private sector customers across North America, the UK and Europe, delivering over $15 billion in solutions and contracting more than 5 GW of energy resources.

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Ameresco currently has an opening for a Senior Project Engineer to join our Military Housing (MHPI) team to develop and implement energy efficiency, geothermal, solar PV, controls, and distributed energy projects across privatized military family housing portfolios. This is a remote U.S. position with occasional travel to installations and partner offices.

The Senior Project Engineer supports proposal, development, design, construction, commissioning, and operations of energy and infrastructure projects serving MHPI partners and military housing communities. The role bridges engineering, project management, and customer/partner coordination so projects meet guaranteed performance, schedule, budget, code, and resident-impact requirements.

Responsibilities:

• Coordinate visits to military housing project sites to investigate and gather energy performance data for existing mechanical, electrical, HVAC, geothermal, plumbing, and control systems.
• Perform utility and energy analysis, residential building load calculations, and preliminary engineering assessments to support project development and evaluation of potential solutions.
• Identify opportunities for energy efficiency upgrades and distributed energy resources, including ground-source heat pumps (GSHP), water-source heat pumps (WSHP), solar PV, battery energy storage, building automation / EMS, lighting, envelope, and central plant improvements.
• Develop preliminary and refined cost estimates covering engineering, equipment, construction, project management, commissioning, operations, and maintenance.
• Support conceptual and detailed engineering design and coordinate with engineering/design subcontractors to develop complete, coordinated, and timely design documentation, including narrative scopes of work, drawings, specifications, and design-criteria packages.
• Support evaluation of construction subcontractor bids and equipment vendor proposals to select best value based on performance, pricing, schedule, warranty, and compliance, including domestic content / ITC considerations where applicable.
• Prepare written technical content for proposals, Investment Grade Audits (IGA), design narratives, progress reports, and customer/partner briefings.
• Develop approaches for project commissioning (Cx) and measurement and verification (M&V) of energy savings in collaboration with Ameresco Cx, controls, and operations staff.
• Ensure project scopes achieve guaranteed energy and performance metrics, meet partner and installation requirements, and comply with applicable industry standards, UFC/UFGS where relevant, codes, and MHPI contract obligations.
• Provide engineering support through all project phases: proposal, development, design, construction, commissioning, and operations / O&M.
• Work with the site or portfolio Project Manager on ongoing communication and coordination with MHPI partners (property managers / owners), installation stakeholders, utilities, and subcontractors, including status updates and remedies for delays or field issues.
• Provide engineering support during construction to address field issues, support quality control, verify installation in accordance with design documents, and facilitate on-time, on-budget delivery in occupied housing environments.
• Support controls, EMS, and MBCx platform integration for GSHP and other HVAC systems, including points lists, sequences, trending, alarming, and Yardi or other property-management interfaces where used.
• Present reports defining project progress, problems, and recommended solutions to internal leadership and external partners.
• Evaluate project results against energy, comfort, reliability, and financial targets and support project changes or interventions required to achieve contracted outputs.
• Travel as required.
• Perform other duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science degree in an engineering discipline from a four-year accredited college or university.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license.
• Minimum 5 years of prior experience in an engineering or project development role.
• Ability to review confidential US security information.

Additional Qualifications:

• Experience working on energy savings performance contracts (ESPC), utility energy service contracts (UESC), or similar guaranteed-savings / performance-contracting structures preferred.
• Direct experience with military family housing, MHPI partners, or other large multifamily / privatized housing portfolios preferred.
• Experience with geothermal wellfields, indoor hydronic loops, heat-pump selection, and multifamily load diversity (interior vs. end units) preferred.
• Demonstrated understanding of engineering principles associated with energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies, including HVAC, building automation / EMS, building envelope, solar PV, battery energy storage, cogeneration/microgrids, power systems, and water/steam or hydronic distribution preferred.
• Knowledge of measurement and verification (M&V) procedures (IPMVP or equivalent) preferred.
• Experience using whole-building energy modeling and/or solar PV modeling software preferred.
• Certification or progress toward Certified Energy Manager (CEM); CxA or similar commissioning credential preferred.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including technical presentations to partners and internal leadership.
• Valid driver’s license issued by state of residence and in good standing.

The anticipated base salary range for this role is $107,100 - $155,100 (presented in good faith). In addition to base pay, employees receive a comprehensive benefits package, such as health insurance, retirement plans, and paid time off, and may be eligible for performance incentives, bonuses, commissions, or equity, depending on the role.

Actual pay will depend on factors such as internal equity, skills, experience, education, certifications, and location. This range supports our commitment to pay transparency and compliance with applicable laws. Compensation may vary by work location, including remote arrangements.

We disclose salary ranges and benefits in all required external and internal postings and will provide further details upon request at any stage of the hiring process. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis until the position is filled.

Ameresco challenges the brightest, most talented, and creative individuals in the industry by providing an environment that fosters initiative and achievement. We are proud of our comprehensive and competitive employee benefits, including people-oriented insurance, investment, and incentive plans.

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