Energy Manager – HVAC Efficiency in Plants

The Energy Manager – HVAC Efficiency in Plants is responsible for evaluating, optimizing, and managing HVAC energy usage across plant facilities. This role involves conducting energy audits, implementing performance improvement projects, managing HVAC retrofits or upgrades, and ensuring sustainable and cost-effective thermal comfort and ventilation strategies for industrial operations.

Key Responsibilities:

📊 Energy Auditing & Benchmarking:

• Conduct detailed HVAC energy audits (Level I/II/III) in plant facilities

• Benchmark HVAC energy consumption (kWh/ton, kWh/m², etc.) against standards

• Analyze trends in power usage of chillers, AHUs, compressors, cooling towers, and ventilation systems

🧰 System Optimization & Upgrades:

• Identify and implement efficiency measures such as:

  • Chiller sequencing & VFD integration

  • AHU optimization, CO₂-based demand ventilation

  • Heat recovery systems, free cooling strategies

• Recommend and lead retrofitting projects for outdated or inefficient HVAC equipment

💡 Data Analytics & Monitoring:

• Deploy and manage Energy Management Systems (EMS/BMS/SCADA) for real-time HVAC data monitoring

• Perform data analytics to detect inefficiencies, drift, or anomalies in equipment performance

• Develop dashboards, KPIs (COP, EER, IKW/TR), and analytics reports for internal stakeholders

📁 Project Management & Execution:

• Manage HVAC energy projects from concept through commissioning

• Collaborate with OEMs, vendors, EPC contractors, and internal maintenance teams

• Develop business cases, calculate ROI, and secure budgets for energy conservation measures (ECMs)

⚙️ HVAC Operations Oversight:

• Provide guidance to plant maintenance teams on energy-efficient operating practices

• Ensure systems operate at design efficiency via periodic testing, balancing, and recalibration

• Optimize controls for chillers, VAVs, AHUs, exhaust systems, and thermal storage

🌱 Sustainability & Compliance:

• Drive plant sustainability goals related to HVAC energy use and carbon emissions

• Ensure compliance with government energy mandates (BEE, ASHRAE 90.1, ISO 50001)

• Prepare documentation and support green certifications (LEED, IGBC, EDGE, etc.)

🧑‍🏫 Training & Stakeholder Engagement:

• Conduct HVAC energy efficiency workshops for technicians and operators

• Coordinate with cross-functional departments to align HVAC strategy with production, QA, EHS, and finance

• Report savings, risks, and initiatives to plant leadership or corporate sustainability teams

Key Focus Areas:

• ✅ HVAC energy optimization in large-scale plant environments

• ✅ Energy analytics, BMS/EMS integration, and predictive insights

• ✅ HVAC system redesigns, retrofits, and ROI-driven upgrades

• ✅ Cross-functional energy project execution and sustainability alignment

• ✅ Compliance with national and global energy efficiency standards

Technical Skills & Competencies:

• Deep understanding of HVAC principles, psychrometrics, and load calculations

• Familiar with chiller systems (centrifugal, screw, absorption), AHUs, RTUs, cooling towers

• Expertise in EMS/BMS platforms, SCADA, and IoT-based energy tools

• Strong grasp of ISO 50001, ASHRAE standards, and local energy codes

• Proficiency in energy modeling tools (e.g., TRACE 700, HAP, EnergyPlus) and MS Excel/reporting

Soft Skills:

• Project management and budgeting skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities

• Leadership and team coordination

• Effective communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders

Working Conditions:

• Primarily based at manufacturing plants or industrial campuses

• Periodic travel to regional facilities or vendor sites may be required

• Requires on-site evaluation in mechanical rooms, utility plants, and rooftops