Sustainable Design Engineer

Job title:

Sustainable Design Engineer

Company

Harper Harrison

Job description

Job description

​Responsibilities:

• Manages the whole-building dynamic thermal and energy building simulation models for various building types and scales, including advanced mechanical systems evaluations, architectural response to enhancing daylighting, lighting control systems and detailed thermal and moisture response of building façade components

• Manages the detailed engineering analysis for the purpose of minimizing energy consumption and related greenhouse gas emissions related to a building’s architectural design, construction and operation

• Manages the comfort studies, life cycle costs analysis, energy simulation, daylight simulations, solar shading analysis and renewable energy evaluation to provide analysis-based recommendations that inform design and operational decisions made by architects, engineers, contactors and operators

• Supports DesignGreen team and Enterprise leadership to expand and further integrate design performance, building energy modeling and building operation modeling for all projects across the firm, including informing design decisions by predicting a building’s performance with respect to energy efficiency, passive and active design strategies, building massing, daylight availability, glare control, shading analysis, thermal comfort, natural ventilation, mechanical systems alternatives, loads analysis, renewable energy systems integration and similar design factors/elements throughout the project’s life cycle

• Confidently predicts a building’s anticipated energy use and corresponding energy savings, as compared to a standard baseline by applying whole-building energy simulation and verify performance through industry standard calibration procedures for post-occupancy evaluations

• Oversees the Life Cycle Cost Analysis (LCCA) and Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) for design alternatives with a keen understanding of appropriate economic analysis parameters relevant to the project

• Leads and/or assists design teams to promote integrative sustainable strategies and leverage complex data sets to support design decisions and research

• Leads and/or assists with specialized project and enterprise research activities including but not limited to energy, environmental, carbon and general sustainability issues

• Authors professional publications/journals (prime investigator) and identifies areas of opportunity (innovation) to increase energy efficiency by utilizing new or existing technologies, provide creative market transformation ideas, and/or innovative implementation strategies

• Advances enterprise level Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) efforts such as the AIA 2030 Commitment and the United Nations Global Compact

• Oversees technical reports and presentation materials

• Participates in team meetings to discuss project issues, technical issues and coordination with other disciplines

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Qualifications:

Accredited professional degree in Architecture, Engineering, Sustainable Design or related field

Professional engineering licensure preferred

Modeling credentials such as ASHRAE Building Energy Modeling Professional (BEMP), Building Energy Simulation Analyst (BESA), or equivalent preferred

Sustainable design accreditation preferred

Familiarity with design and energy modeling applications such as Rhino, Grasshopper, Radiance, DIVA, REVIT, AutoCAD, Sketchup, IES VE, Sefaira, Insight360, Energy Plus, EnergyPro preferred

Experience with Photoshop, Illustrator, Sketchup and InDesign graphic software preferred

Proficiency in MS Office Suite preferred

Experience in LEED submission and regulatory compliance energy modeling

Familiarity with computational design and parametric modeling preferred

Familiarity with energy modeling preferred

Knowledge of sustainability and integrated design guidelines

Strong knowledge in interpreting and applying high-performance building standards such as ANSI, ASHRAE, IESNA and ASTM as well as building energy codes such as IECC and T24

Strong knowledge of architectural building systems

Working knowledge of building physics, energy transfer, mechanical design, system control strategies and economics is required

Knowledge of QA/QC and specification process

Knowledge of building codes and ability to research and apply/incorporate into technical documents

Strong organizational skills and the ability to work on multiple projects at the same time

Ability to maintain existing client relationships and build new client relationships

Ability to communicate and present ideas in a clear, concise and professional manner both verbally and in writing

Ability to problem solve and apply innovative solutions

Ability to collaborate and encourage collaboration in a team environment

Ability to effectively meet deadlines at expected quality

Expected salary

$85000 – 110000 per year

Location

USA

Job date

Thu, 04 Jan 2024 02:51:10 GMT

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