Lead Energy Engineer at ICF International in Albuquerque, NM

Job description

Transportation Electrification & DER Location: Remote, New Mexico. Supports transportation projects in PNM’s New Mexico service territory. Up to 30% local/regional travel may be required, depending on assignment. Company Overview ICF is a global consulting and technology services company with a mission to help clients solve complex challenges in energy, environment, and infrastructure. We combine deep domain expertise with advanced analytics and digital solutions to deliver impactful results. Why You Will Love Working Here Flexible workplace arrangements and support for work-life balance. Donation matching and volunteer opportunities. Tuition reimbursement and access to professional-development resources. 401(k) matching and Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Mission-driven work focused on sustainability, equity, innovation, and measurable customer impact. Ready to Make a Difference? ICF is growing its energy and distributed energy resource program implementation teams. We are seeking a Lead Energy Engineer to support non-residential transportation electrification, decarbonization, energy efficiency, renewable energy, EVSE, and related utility programs. The role combines customer-facing project development and construction management services with electrical engineering. Position Summary The Lead Energy Engineer will plan, conduct, and coordinate engineering work from early-stage opportunity identification through implementation and service energization. The role supports public-sector, multifamily, commercial, workplace, public, and fleet projects and works across customers, utilities, contractors, vendors, outreach teams, program managers, project managers, and internal engineering staff. The Lead Energy Engineer will be in responsible charge over ICF’s professional engineering work in New Mexico and other assigned jurisdictions. The engineer will evaluate facility and electrical conditions, charging loads, existing service capacity, utility-side infrastructure, customer-side make-ready needs, energy and demand savings, project costs, schedules, and implementation constraints. The position provides technical consultation, construction management support and quality oversight while documenting assumptions, findings, and recommended solutions. What You Will Be Doing Work with customers, utilities, vendors, contractors, outreach staff, and program teams to identify, scope, and develop transportation electrification, DER, energy efficiency, and decarbonization projects. Plan, schedule, conduct, and coordinate engineering infrastructure audits for non-residential EV charging projects to document existing operations, electrical service conditions, customer objectives, infrastructure constraints, and potential project opportunities, including utility-owned and customer-side infrastructure serving Level 2 and DC fast-charging installations. Evaluate proposed charging loads, load profiles, existing electrical-service capacity, utility service requirements, distribution-infrastructure needs, and managed-charging considerations. Perform and review advanced engineering calculations using applicable industry methods, engineering software, cost-estimating tools, and internal ICF calculators. Develop, review, and evaluate utility and customer-side upgrades and make-ready cost estimates to support project comparisons, project selection, cost-effective delivery, and prudent use of program funds. Provide proactive engineering consultation during application review, identifying feasibility considerations, utility requirements, schedule dependencies, and infrastructure constraints. Provide technical guidance on infrastructure upgrades, engineering requirements, and new electric service, explaining technical findings, utility-side upgrade requirements, anticipated costs, new-service-delivery considerations, and recommended solutions to customers and site hosts. Support project managers in aligning utility upgrades with construction schedules and cust