Careers at BKi
About BKi
Composed of engineers, economists, writers, and graphic
artists, BKi is a technical consulting firm that promotes technologies
for cleaner, more-efficient energy use. From advanced power plants
to electric fuel cell vehicles to energy efficiency training for
building contractors, our goal is to move promising new technology
from the laboratory into commercial use. Our typical clients include
gas and electric utilities, the Electric Power Research Institute,
airports, the California Fuel Cell Partnership, and state and
Federal energy and air quality agencies.We offer competitive salaries,
excellent benefits, and flexible hours. Our office is informal
and ergonomically savvy. We’re an equal opportunity employer,
committed to the professional growth of our people. Our consulting
projects provide opportunities for involvement in the advancement
and use of socially and environmentally beneficial technologies.
BKi is located in downtown Oakland, California, conveniently near
BART and bus hubs.
How To Apply
We prefer that you NOT telephone us. Please
send a cover letter with a resume, references, and salary range
expectations to lu@bki.com or
fax them to 510.463.2690. Samples of prior work will also be appreciated
and returned if desired.
We don't have positions open often, but we appreciate information
on candidates anytime.
Energy Program Project Manager (OPEN IMMEDIATELY)
This position is for an engineer or otherwise directly qualified
professional with 5+ years of experience in energy-related research
and implementation programs. This work will involve support to
environmentally sustainable power generation research programs
and projects in R&D program planning for topics such as alternative
vehicles and fuels, sustainable home energy improvement, and electricity
and natural gas production, transmission, and use. The position
is open for an immediate start.
The person we're looking for must have broad interests and experience
in energy and the environment as well as some technical knowledge
of energy supply and consumption technologies and practices and
an interest in learning about more. This position does not involve
engineering design; it instead focuses on implementation program
management, research, and strategies for moving new technologies
and practices into commercial use. This person will manage both
field delivery and research projects with an emphasis on technology
and best-practices selection and use, effective contractor development,
marketing, economic cost/benefit assessments, market targeting,
and quality assurance. BKi works in a variety of energy-related
fields such as clean generation, advanced power transmission,
commercial building program support, strategic energy R&D
planning and roadmapping, and clean transportation, so there are
unusual opportunities for diversity.
Good experience examples for this position could include prior
energy R&D program management, energy analysis, mechanical
systems design and installation, utility technical staff, relevant
technology development and sales, technical consulting, and comprehensive
energy systems management. Excellent writing and self-expression
skills are essential, along with basic engineering systems analysis
and an ability to work effectively with a broad range of specialists
and personalities. Tool skills expected include excellence in
Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Access and similar basic programs plus
familiarity with project management and presentation.
Salary and terms are competitive and vary according to experience
and potential for growth toward senior BKi professional and management
status.
See below for contact information. Please
send us a resume, work examples if possible, and a brief cover
letter summarizing your qualifications. Do not apply if you do
not have clearly appropriate credentials.
Energy Efficiency Project Manager—Residential (closed)
This position is for an engineer or otherwise qualified person
with 5+ years of experience in technologies and practices for
energy efficiency and sustainability. This work will primarily
involve managing comprehensive home energy retrofit programs allied
with the solar and green contractor communities to make existing
homes more environmentally sound as well as comfortable, safe,
and economical to operate. The position is open for an immediate
start.
The person we're looking for must have broad interests in energy
and the environment as well as technical knowledge of major residential
energy-efficient technologies and practices and an interest in
learning about more. This position does not involve engineering
design, instead focusing on implementation program management,
research, and strategies for moving new technologies and practices
into commercial use. This person will manage both field delivery
and research projects with an emphasis on technology and best-practices
selection and use, effective contractor development, marketing,
economic cost/benefit assessments, market targeting, and quality
assurance. BKi also works in a variety of other energy-related
fields such as clean generation, transmission, commercial building
program support, strategic energy R&D planning and roadmapping,
and clean transportation, so there are unusual opportunities for
diversity.
Good experience examples for this position could include prior
energy efficiency program management, energy auditing, mechanical
systems design and installation, utility energy efficiency staff,
relevant technology development and sales, technical consulting,
and comprehensive energy systems management. Excellent writing
and self-expression skills are essential, along with basic engineering
systems analysis and an ability to work effectively with a broad
range of specialists and personalities. Tool skills expected include
excellence in Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Access and similar programs
plus familiarity with project management and presentation.
Salary and terms are competitive and vary according to experience
and potential for growth toward senior BKi management.
See below for contact information.
Technical Assistant/Writer (closed)
Are you proficient in both technical and marketing styles? Can
you work effectively with creative graphic designers and geeky
engineers? So you like lots of variety in your work, including
web research and project tracking? We need a tech assistant and
writer to help keep projects moving as well as to create brochures,
technical briefs, fact sheets, newsletters, journal articles,
technical reports, and occasional Web pages. Topics center on
energy but vary widely, requiring willingness to learn about new
technologies. One day you could be writing a tech brief for engineers
about single-crystal turbine blades; the next day you could be
creating a consumer brochure to convince homeowners to install
more efficient furnaces; later you could be contacting contractors
to schedule training.
This position requires fearless confrontation with diverse technologies,
including the ability to extract, organize and analyze information
from diverse sources (such as enthusiastic but clarity-impaired
engineers and their documents) to produce sensible and convincing
descriptions.
To succeed in this position, you must:
- Write like a dream
- Translate technospeak
- Copyedit consistently
- Juggle judiciously
- Proofread peerlessly
- Appropriately target message and tone to intended audience
- Exhibit grace and humor under budget and deadline pressures
- Deal effectively with clients
We’re accustomed to winning writing awards and expect that
caliber of work from you. Previous experience in electric power
generation and end-use energy efficiency is an advantage, but
not required.
We assume proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Quark, HTML and/or Dreamweaver are definite pluses.
See below for contact information.
Please direct inquiries to lu@BKi.com,
or
Lual Lualhati
llualhati@bki.com
Bevilacqua-Knight, Inc. (BKi)
1000 Broadway, Suite 410
Oakland, CA 94607
Fax: 510.463-2690
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