Energy Engineer Duties & Responsibilities

The role and function of an Energy Engineer includes the following duties and responsibilities:

Design and Develop Renewable Technologies
Negotiating service agreements and managing associated costs and revenues;
Liaising and negotiating with fuel providers, specialist contractors, geologists and other relevant organisations;
Arranging new supplies and negotiating tariffs with fuel providers;
Using mathematical and computer models to carry out design and specification calculations;
Contributing to sustainable energy initiatives and researching new energy methods;
Keeping up to date with legislation and environmental standards and making sure systems and processes comply;
Carrying out lab experiments and adapting them to large-scale industrial processes;
Preparing detailed schedules of work, feasibility studies and cost estimates;
Carrying out site inspections and energy surveys;
Monitoring new technologies or applications, and developing performance indicators;
Developing technical expertise in all matters to do with energy and environmental control.
Checking site and ground conditions for the installation of renewable technologies, such as wind turbines;
Being part of designing, developing and building renewable energy technologies;
Combining renewable energy production with existing power systems;

Note that this is not an exhaustive list of Energy Engineer duties and responsibilities. Job functions for specific Energy Engineer roles may vary, depending on the industry and type of employer.

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