Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Thrive Buildings is a leader in delivering airflow optimization and energy efficiency solutions for complex buildings. They are hiring an Engineering & Project Development Manager to lead the technical development of projects, translating complex building information into practical, executable project scopes and savings models.
Responsibilities
- Review mechanical drawings, controls drawings, BMS information, utility data, airflow data, and existing building documentation
- Identify project opportunities, technical risks, implementation constraints, and required clarifications
- Translate complex building information into clear technical narratives for clients, sales teams, engineers, and implementation teams
- Develop conceptual designs and project approaches that are technically sound, practical to implement, and financially compelling
- Support site walks, field assessments, and discovery meetings with clients and internal teams
- Build energy models and savings estimates for proposed projects
- Support budget pricing, ROM estimates, vendor coordination, and subcontractor pricing
- Work with internal teams to validate assumptions, refine costs, and improve gross margin accuracy
- Support utility incentive and rebate applications where applicable
- Help define measurement and verification approaches using building analytics, BMS data, and other available data sources
- Participate in client meetings to explain project scope, savings methodology, technical assumptions, risks, and implementation approach
- Support proposal development, presentations, technical exhibits, and scope documentation
- Work closely with sales leadership to prioritize opportunities and move projects efficiently from early-stage concept to contract
- Partner with Product Management and internal engineering leadership to improve project development workflows
- Help standardize scopes, savings models, pricing tools, assumptions, templates, and technical review processes
- Support the use of AI, analytics, software, and structured data to improve project development speed, consistency, and quality
- Collaborate with Sales, Product Management, Project Management, Engineering, Operations, Manufacturing, Technical Support, and external partners
- Act as a technical bridge between customer needs, sales commitments, and project execution realities
- Contribute to technical standards that may eventually support organic growth, new hires, and potential acquisition integration
Skills
- Mechanical engineering, architectural engineering, environmental engineering, or related technical degree
- Interest in AI, automation, process improvement, software tools, or workflow design
- Professional Engineer license or interest in pursuing one
- Experience with laboratory, vivarium, cleanroom, healthcare, pharmaceutical, or other critical environment HVAC systems
- Experience with BAS platforms such as Siemens, Schneider Electric, Johnson Controls, Honeywell, Automated Logic, Tridium/Niagara, or similar
- Experience with utility incentive programs and measurement & verification
- Experience developing scopes, estimates, savings calculations, or investment-grade audits
- Familiarity with SkySpark, fault detection and diagnostics, building analytics, or trend data analysis
- Experience mentoring junior engineers or helping build internal standards
Benefits
- Remote work flexibility
- Paid time off and company holidays
- Fully reimbursed travel
- Performance-based bonus
- Opportunity to work on high-impact decarbonization and energy efficiency projects
- Exposure to leading universities, pharmaceutical companies, laboratories, healthcare facilities, and complex commercial buildings
- Opportunity to help shape a growing business at an important stage of expansion
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