We are currently seeking a Building Performance Analyst to join the team as a member of our growing Design and Engineering division.
This person will be responsible for:
Energy Modeling
- Select suitable tools and approaches to analyze building design features to provide strategic guidance to our owner, developer, and architectural partners at each design phase.
- Partner with the Lead Building Performance Engineer to determine the right technical approach for evaluating complex energy efficiency solutions for large commercial new construction and retrofit projects.
- Work closely with Project and Design Engineers to ensure systems are modeled accurately and documentation is precise and complete.
- Collaborate with external team members to gather and disseminate information throughout the energy modeling process.
- Share findings through visually engaging charts, tables, and diagrams to make results digestible and actionable for all project team members.
- Develop model input and output documentation and methodology descriptions that are clear and easy to review.
- Think both high-level and in-the-weeds to QC model findings at all stages of model development.
- Write reports and give presentations both internally and externally on findings, recommendations, and solutions.
- Overcome modeling challenges by balancing self-sufficiency with collaboration.
Project Management
- Take ownership over any task given to you, soliciting input and guidance from others to ensure you are on the right path.
- Rigorously document assumptions, model inputs, client direction, and internal decision-making.
- Develop strategies, goals, and objectives to drive toward high-performance building projects.
- Encourage and facilitate innovation amongst the broader team in identifying energy efficiency solutions.
- Develop and adhere to methods for improving energy modeling consistency and workflow.
Communication
- Communicate with external team members to set expectations and drive successful energy modeling interactions from start to finish.
- Work closely with internal team members to drive clarity regarding project schedules, required content and level of detail, and type of outputs needed.
- Foster comradery and collaboration, internally and externally, through all phases of the energy modeling process.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualified candidates will possess the following:
- Minimum Two (2) years of energy modeling experience required in eQuest, EnergyPlus or IES-ve
- Two (2) years of mechanical or electrical design experience preferred.
- Experience with grasshopper and ladybug/honeybee is preferred.
- Experience with submitting LEED project documentation, specific to EAp2 and mechanical design credits required.
- Experience with natural ventilation modeling, thermal comfort modeling, and daylight analysis is preferred.
- Proficiency in BIM and CAD is preferred.
- BS in mechanical engineering/Barch in Architecture or related field.
- EIT, PE, and LEED professional designations are preferred.
- Desire to master local and national energy codes required. (Canadian and USA)
- Demonstrated proficiency in all the responsibilities of a Building Performance Engineer
- Familiarity with industry-standard calculation methods including, but not limited to, degree-day method, bin method, hourly simulation, lighting calculations, affinity laws, and electrical load and power calculations required.
- Expert knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite - Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, and Outlook required.
