Project Engineer (CAaaS)

Climeaction is a B Corp certified energy and decarbonisation engineering firm with offices in Cork, Kilkenny and Boston. We help manufacturers cut energy cost and carbon, from audit and design through to delivery and verified savings.

Climate Action as a Service (CAaaS) is our retained model. The client gets a dedicated Climeaction engineer who acts as their energy and carbon function, backed by our wider team of energy, process, design and climate specialists. We run CAaaS programmes for pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers in Ireland and the US.

Role purpose

The CAaaS Engineer will reduce the client site's energy use, cost and emissions by building and delivering a pipeline of energy efficiency projects. Based onsite, you will work as part of the client's engineering and utilities team day to day, while drawing on Climeaction specialists for design, process and carbon support.

Success in the first 12 months typically means:

• A site energy baseline and Energy Performance Indicators (EnPIs) agreed with the client

• A costed, prioritised project register, refreshed quarterly

• At least three projects through design and into delivery, each with a measurement and verification (M&V) plan

Key responsibilities

Energy management

• Maintain the site energy baseline, metering data and EnPIs, and report performance monthly

• Identify savings opportunities through site walkdowns, data analysis and utilities reviews

• Track significant energy users and flag drift in consumption early

Project development and delivery

• Build business cases with capital cost, savings, payback and carbon impact (tCO2e)

• Prepare scopes, user requirement specifications (URS) and basis of design (BoD) documents

• Manage projects from feasibility through tender, installation, commissioning and handover

• Coordinate contractors and vendors onsite, working within the client's permit to work, change control and safety systems

Funding and verification

• Prepare SEAI grant and EEOS applications, making sure agreements are in place before projects are committed

• Write M&V plans and reports aligned to the International Performance Measurement and Verification Protocol (IPMVP)

• Complete SEAI Energy Efficient Design (EED) reviews on new capital projects where needed

Reporting and stakeholders

• Report progress, savings and spend to the client's engineering and sustainability leads monthly

• Provide data for the client's Scope 1 and 2 reporting and corporate energy targets

• Report to the Climeaction Energy Efficiency Director and contribute to the wider CAaaS team

Qualifications and experience

Essential

• Degree in mechanical, energy, building services, chemical or a related engineering discipline

• 4+ years in energy engineering, utilities or project engineering on industrial sites

• Working knowledge of HVAC, steam, chilled water and compressed air systems

• Track record of delivering capital projects from scope to commissioning

• Ability to build energy savings calculations and business cases in Excel

• Full clean driving licence and eligibility to work in Ireland

Desirable

• Experience in pharmaceutical, biotech or medical device manufacturing, including GMP change control

• SEAI Registered Energy Auditor, or working towards it

• Certified Measurement and Verification Professional (CMVP)

• Experience with ISO 50001, SEAI EXEED or EEOS projects

• Chartered Engineer, or working towards it with Engineers Ireland

• Familiarity with building management systems (BMS) and energy monitoring platforms

Skills and behaviours

• Client facing:comfortable as the visible Climeaction lead onsite, building trust with site engineering, operations, quality and finance

• Self starting:finds opportunities without being asked, and follows them through to verified savings

• Commercial:frames projects in cost, payback and carbon terms that a site leadership team can approve

• Clear communicator:writes concise reports and presents confidently to senior stakeholders

• Safety and quality minded:works within permit to work, change control and GMP requirements without shortcuts

• Team player:shares knowledge with the wider Climeaction team and asks for specialist help early

What we offer and how to apply

• Competitive salary and benefits package including 25 Days annual leave

• Hands-on ownership of a live project portfolio at a leading pharmaceutical site

• Support and mentoring from Climeaction's energy, process and design leads

• Funded professional development, including SEAI, CMVP and Chartership routes

• A B Corp certified employer focused on measurable climate impact