Engineering Student (September 2024)

Since 1964 the MCW Group has built a solid reputation for the delivery of Professional Consulting Engineering Services, Energy Management Services, and Engineering Development Services. The systems designed by the MCW Group of Companies are built to deliver energy effectively in the form of lighting, heating and cooling, as well as information in the form of voice and data. By the very nature of the solutions provided, the MCW Group of Companies help to create the environments required for Clients to live, educate, work, play and heal.

We have created for our clients the largest block of verified carbon emissions savings of any Canadian consulting firm. For more than two decades MCW Consultants Ltd., and its sister company, MCW Custom Energy Solutions Ltd. have been providing sustainable building designs with the goal to permanently reduce our clients' environmental footprint and create sustainable communities.

MCW Custom Energy Solutions is currently seeking a self-motivated, Engineering Student, to join the Toronto Office. This role would be a 12 month contract. This is an excellent opportunity for a student who is looking to grow and develop their professional career in environmental energy savings and is looking to gain valuable hands-on work experience in a fast-paced engineering consultancy.
Position: Engineering Student
Start Date: September 3rd, 2024
Length of Contract: 12 month co-op term
Location: Downtown Toronto
Responsibilities: The CES team works on energy conservation projects - specializing in federal, institutional and municipal sectors. The Measurement and Verification (M&V) team oversees the process of planning, measuring and analyzing data to verify and report on the energy savings resulting from the implementation of energy efficiency projects. The Engineering Assistant will work under the supervision of the M&V team. The responsibilities of this position include but are not limited to the following:

• Migrate interval data of ongoing projects onto Microsoft Power BI and develop energy dashboards;
• Organize and transform energy interval data in Power BI and assist in the development of an MCW CES Power BI standard or set of protocols
• Build an Energy Use Intensity (EUI) database of historical CES projects for integration into the ENERGY STAR® Portfolio Manager® platform.
• Provide data analysis support to the M&V team as needed (e.g. including utility and/or sub-meter data gathering, storage and quality control, as well as analysis and evaluation of energy flows to prepare meaningful and concise reports that summarize the information)
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• Currently pursuing post-secondary education in Engineering (energy systems, mechanical, electrical)
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office tools and applications including Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook.
• Experience in (or familiarity with) Power BI, Power Query, SQL Server (relational database structure), programming with C#/Python/Swift, and/or other data storage formats (CSV, JSON, etc.) an asset.
• Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal
• Proven ability to meet deadlines/successful completion of deliverables
• Excellent time management and coordination skills and the ability to work under pressure
• Analytical, thorough, resourceful and detail-oriented

We thank all candidates for their interest, however, only those being considered for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls, please.

MCW Group of Companies is an equal opportunity employer.

MCW Group of Companies welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.