Decarbonization and Compliance Engineer
About Logical Buildings
Logical Buildings is a leading smart building and energy management technology company helping commercial and multifamily property owners reduce energy costs, improve building performance, and participate in emerging energy markets.
We combine software, energy analytics, building controls, distributed energy resources, and grid services to deliver measurable financial and environmental value.
About the Role
Logical Buildings is seeking a Decarbonization and Compliance Engineer to design and implement energy conservation measures and decarbonization solutions across our commercial and multifamily building portfolio.
This is a hands-on, client-facing engineering role with ownership from initial building walkthrough and energy audit through technical design, project economics, contractor coordination, installation, commissioning, and performance verification. The engineer will help clients lower energy costs, improve building operations, and meet emissions and regulatory requirements, including NYC Local Law 97.
Key Responsibilities
Building Assessments & Energy Audits
• Conduct on-site building walkthroughs, energy audits, equipment surveys, and interviews with facility teams to identify efficiency and decarbonization opportunities.
• Evaluate HVAC, heating and cooling plants, domestic hot water, electrical systems, building automation and controls, and other major energy-consuming equipment.
• Review utility bills, interval energy data, operating schedules, equipment inventories, and MEP drawings to establish baseline performance and identify savings opportunities.
Engineering Design & Decarbonization Solutions
• Develop and prioritize energy conservation measures (ECMs), including HVAC optimization, controls upgrades, electrification, heat pumps, equipment replacements, and operational improvements.
• Perform engineering calculations, energy savings estimates, feasibility studies, and lifecycle cost analyses to develop technically and financially viable solutions.
• Prepare scopes of work, conceptual designs, equipment recommendations, implementation roadmaps, project budgets, and client-facing technical proposals.
• Coordinate with external MEP engineers and design professionals, review engineering drawings, and help translate recommendations into buildable projects.
Project Management & Implementation
• Own projects from assessment and design through procurement, installation, commissioning, and closeout.
• Prepare contractor RFPs, evaluate bids, select vendors, and coordinate contractors, property managers, facility staff, and other stakeholders.
• Manage project schedules, budgets, permitting coordination, deliverables, and quality; resolve technical and field issues during implementation.
• Verify installed measures and monitor post-project performance against expected energy and cost savings.
Compliance, Incentives & Client Coordination
• Assess building emissions and energy performance, identify pathways toward NYC Local Law 97 compliance, and support related compliance planning and documentation.
• Identify and support applications for relevant utility and government incentive programs, including Con Edison and NYSERDA offerings.
• Present findings, recommendations, project economics, and progress updates clearly to owners, asset managers, and building operations teams.
• Collaborate with Logical Buildings’ software, analytics, customer success, and business development teams to identify and execute opportunities across the portfolio.
Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Architectural Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• 5+ years of experience in building energy engineering, energy audits, HVAC systems, retro-commissioning, or energy project implementation.
• Strong working knowledge of commercial and multifamily mechanical systems, building controls, and energy conservation measures.
• Experience conducting site assessments, estimating energy savings, developing project scopes, and managing contractors and implementation.
• Ability to analyze utility data, engineering drawings, project economics, and technical reports.
• Excellent project management, problem-solving, and client communication skills; comfortable working independently in occupied buildings.
• Familiarity with NYC Local Law 97, ASHRAE energy audits, and NY/NJ utility incentive programs preferred.
• PE, CEM, or related professional certification is a plus.
Why Join Logical Buildings
Logical Buildings offers the opportunity to turn building energy insights into real-world projects that reduce operating costs and carbon emissions for a substantial commercial and multifamily customer base.
You will work directly with property owners and building teams, take ownership of projects from concept to completion, and leverage our energy technology platform to measure results. This position offers meaningful responsibility, collaboration across disciplines, and the opportunity to shape a growing decarbonization and compliance practice.