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Join MD Anderson's Energy & Utility Programs team-an essential part of how we design, operate, and optimize more than 17 million square feet of mission-critical healthcare, research, and support space. Our team has driven a 40% reduction in energy intensity over the past two decades, and we're now focused on the next chapter of innovation, reliability, and performance optimization.
This is a unique opportunity to practice energy engineering at a scale and complexity rarely found in the industry. You'll work across world-class hospital and research environments where your expertise directly supports MD Anderson's mission and impacts comfort, safety, reliability, and financial stewardship.
What Makes This Department a Great Place to Work:
- You'll collaborate with highly skilled partners across Facilities, including operations, design & construction, planning, controls, and finance.
- The work is dynamic and hands-on-combining field investigation, analytics, optimization, and strategic planning.
- Projects deliver visible results, from measurable utility savings to improved comfort and more reliable systems.
- You'll influence both new construction and long-term operations, following initiatives from concept through commissioning and sustained performance.
- Our facilities include complex central plants, specialized healthcare environments, laboratories, and miles of interconnected systems-giving you exposure to some of the most challenging engineering environments in the field.
If you're motivated by meaningful work, enjoy solving complex system challenges, and want to shape the future of a world-leading cancer center's built environment, this is the team for you.
SUMMARY
The Energy Consultant - Energy Projects will provide strategic-level support for analyzing energy and utilities consumption, commissioning new and existing facilities, and ensuring efficient building operations. This position works closely with Energy Team members, in-house engineers, operations staff, and external stakeholders to identify performance gaps, develop targeted energy-saving measures, and continuously refine our Retrocommissioning (RCx), Monitoring-based Commissioning (MBCx), HVAC Fault Detection and Diagnostics (FDD), and Commissioning (Cx) programs. This role strengthens MD Anderson's technical capabilities, particularly in controls/HVAC programming, and contributes to sustained reductions in energy use and operational inefficiencies. Responsibilities include both analytical office work and onsite assessments, system verification, and direct collaboration with operations teams.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 5+ years of hands-on experience in energy conservation, commissioning, or building performance optimization within complex healthcare, research, higher education, or commercial facilities.
- Strong background in architecture, construction, and healthcare owner's project management.
- Deep technical expertise in HVAC systems, controls, and building systems optimization.
- Experience performing energy audits, analyzing trend and metering data, leading RCx/MBCx efforts, and collaborating with operations, maintenance, design, and construction teams.
- Ability to clearly communicate technical information to both technical and non-technical audiences and translate findings into practical, implementable improvements.
WORK EXPERIENCE
- Required: Five years Engineering design experience with an emphasis on the design of facility systems.
- Preferred: Two years or more in a university, hospital or research facility.
- Preferred: Five years direct energy efficient Heat Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) design experience.
- Preferred: Supervision experience of other engineers and engineering technicians.
Education
- Required: Bachelor's Degree Engineering field or related.
- Preferred: Master's Degree Mechanical Engineering.
JOB SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES
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Energy Efficiency & Engineering:
Develop, evaluate, and implement energy conservation measures and optimization strategies, particularly focusing on HVAC programming and controls.
Support RCx and MBCx efforts to identify and resolve system inefficiencies through field investigation and performance validation.
Introduce new energy technologies and recommend improvements based on data-driven analyses. -
Operations & Maintenance (O&M) Support:
- Conduct onsite assessments and prioritize critical energy items in partnership with internal support groups to advance institutional goals.
-
Prioritize and implement critical energy items in partnership with internal support groups, ensuring alignment with institutional goals.
-
Commissioning Program Development:
Contribute to the development and management of comprehensive MD Anderson Commissioning Guidelines, turning lessons learned into institutionalized best practices.
Provide support for new construction, warranty periods, and post-occupancy evaluations to secure long-term building performance.
Work closely with project management, third-party commissioning authorities (CxA), and internal teams to ensure Cx deliverables meet or exceed standards. -
Project Support:
Review design documents and submittals for compliance with both code requirements and ambitious energy targets.
Coordinate with EBSM Energy and other stakeholders to prioritize high-value projects, leading or assisting in design and implementation.
Participate in project commissioning activities, including onsite equipment startup verification, to ensure energy goals are met. -
Analytics-Based Response (MBCx) & Fault Detection:
Lead or support the development of an Analytics Response Commissioning Team, working closely with building operations or controls teams to correct comfort, maintenance, and energy issues identified by analytics tools.
Configure and maintain dashboards, submetering data, and fault detection outputs, transforming data into actionable field measures that maximize efficiency. -
Utility Management & Financial Oversight:
Assist with the development of the annual utilities budget, forecasting building utilities consumption, and analyzing monthly variances.
Identify opportunities for cost recovery through utility rebate programs and ensure maximum institutional benefit.
COMPENSATION
- Salary Range: $92,500 - $115,500 - $138,500
Work Schedule is Hybrid, with onsite presence as needed to support field investigations, facility walk-throughs, and operational engagement.
MD Anderson offers our employees:
- Paid employee medical benefits (zero premium) starting on first day for employees who work 30 or more hours per week.
- Group Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D and Disability coverage.
- Paid time off (PTO) and Extended Illness Bank (EIB) paid leave accruals.
- Paid institutional holidays, wellness leave, childcare leave, and other paid leave programs.
- Tuition Assistance Program after six months of service.
- Teachers Retirement System defined-benefit pension plan and two voluntary retirement plans.
- Employer paid life, AD&D and an illness-related reduced salary pay program.
- Extensive wellness, recognition, fitness, employee health programs and employee resource groups.
OTHER DUTIES
This position may be responsible for maintaining the security and integrity of critical infrastructure, as defined in Section 113.001(2) of the Texas Business and Commerce Code and therefore may require routine reviews and screening. The ability to satisfy and maintain all requirements necessary to ensure the continued security and integrity of such infrastructure is a condition of hire and continued employment.
It is the policy of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center to provide equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state, or local laws unless such distinction is required by law.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
- Requisition ID: 178718
- Employment Status: Full-Time
- Employee Status: Regular
- Work Week: Days
- Minimum Salary: US Dollar (USD) 92,500
- Midpoint Salary: US Dollar (USD) 115,500
- Maximum Salary: US Dollar (USD) 138,500
- FLSA: exempt and not eligible for overtime pay
- Fund Type: Soft
- Work Location: Hybrid Onsite/Remote
- Pivotal Position: Yes
- Referral Bonus Available?: Yes
- Relocation Assistance Available?: Yes
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INTRODUCTION
Join MD Anderson's Energy & Utility Programs team-an essential part of how we design, operate, and optimize more than 17 million square feet of mission-critical healthcare, research, and support space. Our team has driven a 40% reduction in energy intensity over the past two decades, and we're now focused on the next chapter of innovation, reliability, and performance optimization.
This is a unique opportunity to practice energy engineering at a scale and complexity rarely found in the industry. You'll work across world-class hospital and research environments where your expertise directly supports MD Anderson's mission and impacts comfort, safety, reliability, and financial stewardship.
What Makes This Department a Great Place to Work:
- You'll collaborate with highly skilled partners across Facilities, including operations, design & construction, planning, controls, and finance.
- The work is dynamic and hands-on-combining field investigation, analytics, optimization, and strategic planning.
- Projects deliver visible results, from measurable utility savings to improved comfort and more reliable systems.
- You'll influence both new construction and long-term operations, following initiatives from concept through commissioning and sustained performance.
- Our facilities include complex central plants, specialized healthcare environments, laboratories, and miles of interconnected systems-giving you exposure to some of the most challenging engineering environments in the field.
If you're motivated by meaningful work, enjoy solving complex system challenges, and want to shape the future of a world-leading cancer center's built environment, this is the team for you.
SUMMARY
The Energy Consultant - Energy Projects will provide strategic-level support for analyzing energy and utilities consumption, commissioning new and existing facilities, and ensuring efficient building operations. This position works closely with Energy Team members, in-house engineers, operations staff, and external stakeholders to identify performance gaps, develop targeted energy-saving measures, and continuously refine our Retrocommissioning (RCx), Monitoring-based Commissioning (MBCx), HVAC Fault Detection and Diagnostics (FDD), and Commissioning (Cx) programs. This role strengthens MD Anderson's technical capabilities, particularly in controls/HVAC programming, and contributes to sustained reductions in energy use and operational inefficiencies. Responsibilities include both analytical office work and onsite assessments, system verification, and direct collaboration with operations teams.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 5+ years of hands-on experience in energy conservation, commissioning, or building performance optimization within complex healthcare, research, higher education, or commercial facilities.
- Strong background in architecture, construction, and healthcare owner's project management.
- Deep technical expertise in HVAC systems, controls, and building systems optimization.
- Experience performing energy audits, analyzing trend and metering data, leading RCx/MBCx efforts, and collaborating with operations, maintenance, design, and construction teams.
- Ability to clearly communicate technical information to both technical and non-technical audiences and translate findings into practical, implementable improvements.
WORK EXPERIENCE
- Required: Five years Engineering design experience with an emphasis on the design of facility systems.
- Preferred: Two years or more in a university, hospital or research facility.
- Preferred: Five years direct energy efficient Heat Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) design experience.
- Preferred: Supervision experience of other engineers and engineering technicians.
Education
- Required: Bachelor's Degree Engineering field or related.
- Preferred: Master's Degree Mechanical Engineering.
JOB SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES
-
Energy Efficiency & Engineering:
Develop, evaluate, and implement energy conservation measures and optimization strategies, particularly focusing on HVAC programming and controls.
Support RCx and MBCx efforts to identify and resolve system inefficiencies through field investigation and performance validation.
Introduce new energy technologies and recommend improvements based on data-driven analyses. -
Operations & Maintenance (O&M) Support:
- Conduct onsite assessments and prioritize critical energy items in partnership with internal support groups to advance institutional goals.
-
Prioritize and implement critical energy items in partnership with internal support groups, ensuring alignment with institutional goals.
-
Commissioning Program Development:
Contribute to the development and management of comprehensive MD Anderson Commissioning Guidelines, turning lessons learned into institutionalized best practices.
Provide support for new construction, warranty periods, and post-occupancy evaluations to secure long-term building performance.
Work closely with project management, third-party commissioning authorities (CxA), and internal teams to ensure Cx deliverables meet or exceed standards. -
Project Support:
Review design documents and submittals for compliance with both code requirements and ambitious energy targets.
Coordinate with EBSM Energy and other stakeholders to prioritize high-value projects, leading or assisting in design and implementation.
Participate in project commissioning activities, including onsite equipment startup verification, to ensure energy goals are met. -
Analytics-Based Response (MBCx) & Fault Detection:
Lead or support the development of an Analytics Response Commissioning Team, working closely with building operations or controls teams to correct comfort, maintenance, and energy issues identified by analytics tools.
Configure and maintain dashboards, submetering data, and fault detection outputs, transforming data into actionable field measures that maximize efficiency. -
Utility Management & Financial Oversight:
Assist with the development of the annual utilities budget, forecasting building utilities consumption, and analyzing monthly variances.
Identify opportunities for cost recovery through utility rebate programs and ensure maximum institutional benefit.
COMPENSATION
- Salary Range: $92,500 - $115,500 - $138,500
Work Schedule is Hybrid, with onsite presence as needed to support field investigations, facility walk-throughs, and operational engagement.
MD Anderson offers our employees:
- Paid employee medical benefits (zero premium) starting on first day for employees who work 30 or more hours per week.
- Group Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D and Disability coverage.
- Paid time off (PTO) and Extended Illness Bank (EIB) paid leave accruals.
- Paid institutional holidays, wellness leave, childcare leave, and other paid leave programs.
- Tuition Assistance Program after six months of service.
- Teachers Retirement System defined-benefit pension plan and two voluntary retirement plans.
- Employer paid life, AD&D and an illness-related reduced salary pay program.
- Extensive wellness, recognition, fitness, employee health programs and employee resource groups.
OTHER DUTIES
This position may be responsible for maintaining the security and integrity of critical infrastructure, as defined in Section 113.001(2) of the Texas Business and Commerce Code and therefore may require routine reviews and screening. The ability to satisfy and maintain all requirements necessary to ensure the continued security and integrity of such infrastructure is a condition of hire and continued employment.
It is the policy of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center to provide equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state, or local laws unless such distinction is required by law.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
- Requisition ID: 178718
- Employment Status: Full-Time
- Employee Status: Regular
- Work Week: Days
- Minimum Salary: US Dollar (USD) 92,500
- Midpoint Salary: US Dollar (USD) 115,500
- Maximum Salary: US Dollar (USD) 138,500
- FLSA: exempt and not eligible for overtime pay
- Fund Type: Soft
- Work Location: Hybrid Onsite/Remote
- Pivotal Position: Yes
- Referral Bonus Available?: Yes
- Relocation Assistance Available?: Yes
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding E-3 Visa Sponsorship as an Energy Consultant
Translate your Australian credentials for U.S. employers
A three-year Australian bachelor's degree in engineering or environmental science satisfies the E-3 degree requirement. Have your transcripts evaluated by a NACES-member credential evaluator so U.S. hiring managers can confirm equivalency without delays.
Target employers with active LCA filing histories
Search the DOL's Foreign Labor Application Gateway for certified LCAs under job titles like Energy Consultant, Energy Analyst, or Sustainability Consultant. Employers who have filed before know the process and are faster to commit to sponsorship.
Frame your specialty occupation case around degree specificity
Energy Consultant roles can face specialty occupation scrutiny if the job description accepts any bachelor's degree. Confirm the offer letter specifies a degree in engineering, energy management, or a related technical field to satisfy DOL requirements.
Negotiate LCA filing before resigning your current role
The employer must file and receive a certified LCA before you can apply at the consulate. Secure written confirmation of the filing timeline from your employer before giving notice, so the process doesn't stall after you've already committed.
Use Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service to handle your paperwork
Use Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service to manage your LCA submission, DS-160, and consulate preparation. This removes the coordination burden from your employer and reduces the risk of documentation errors that could delay your start date.
Prepare for nonimmigrant intent questions at the consulate
E-3 visas require demonstrating nonimmigrant intent. If you hold Australian property, ongoing superannuation contributions, or family ties at home, document these before your interview to respond confidently to consular officer questions.
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Find Energy Consultant JobsEnergy Consultant E-3 Visa: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find Energy Consultant jobs with E-3 visa sponsorship?
Search Migrate Mate to find Energy Consultant roles where employers have a verified history of E-3 or related visa sponsorship. Because sponsorship willingness isn't always listed in job postings, filtering by employers with documented LCA filing activity saves significant time and targets companies already familiar with the process.
How much does it cost to get an E-3 visa?
Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service covers the entire process for $499, including the Labor Condition Application, visa document preparation, and consulate appointment guidance. Traditional immigration lawyers charge $2,000–$5,000+ for the same work. The E-3 has less paperwork than most work visas, so paying thousands for legal help is usually unnecessary.
Does an Energy Consultant role qualify as a specialty occupation for the E-3?
Yes, provided the position genuinely requires a bachelor's degree in a specific technical field such as engineering, environmental science, or energy management. Roles where any bachelor's degree is acceptable can fail the specialty occupation test. The offer letter and job description need to specify the relevant field to satisfy DOL requirements.
How does the E-3 compare to the H-1B for Energy Consultant roles?
The E-3 has no annual lottery and no cap that limits availability, unlike the H-1B which is subject to an oversubscribed lottery each April. For Australian energy professionals, this means you can apply any time of year once you have a job offer and a certified LCA, without waiting for a selection result that's largely outside your control.
Can I switch employers after starting work on an E-3 as an Energy Consultant?
Yes, but the new employer must file a fresh LCA and you'll need to obtain a new E-3 visa stamp before re-entering the U.S. or change your status from within the country. You can begin working for the new employer once the new LCA is certified and the visa paperwork is in order, so time your transition carefully.
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