Project Manager Energy Modeling

2 months ago


Boston, Massachusetts, United States Socotec Full time

Job Description

As part of our growth, we are currently looking for a motivated Energy Project Manager with 3-5 years experience to join our Energy Modeling group within our Energy & Sustainability Services Division. The Energy PM will be involved in high-profile sustainability projects – locally, nationally, and internationally - with the opportunity to work with major real estate developers, award-winning design firms, and top tier construction companies. The Energy PM will also be a technically proficient team player able to provide detailed review of project work and will be integrated into a team of talented SOCOTEC professionals.

SOCOTEC has completed over 500 LEED projects worldwide, at the forefront of energy and materials innovation, and has been actively involved in the U.S. Green Building Council since its inception. On energy, SOCOTEC personnel worked on many firsts – the first net-zero US building, the first US environmental high rise residences, the first US environmental office tower, and continued with many others, including currently some of the most efficient all-electric/low carbon buildings. Our project types are broad, including offices, multi-family residential (mid & high-rise), assembly, natatoriums, and art galleries and project sizes typically range from 100k to 2 million square feet.

Other general responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

As the first step in energy modeling, examine both field conditions and design documents, representing relevant details appropriately in the energy model;
Perform advanced energy modeling analysis for high rise commercial and residential buildings primarily using the DOE 2.2 or Energy Plus in accordance with ASHRAE Standards;
Model building HVAC systems including chilled water, hot water, DX, rooftop units, evaporative cooling, as well as constant air and variable air volume systems;
Assemble documentation on modeling methods, assumptions and results;
Execute energy auditing, benchmarking, data gathering, as well as measurement & verification;
Perform energy savings and lifecycle cost analyses of energy saving measures related to building envelope, lighting, HVAC, plug loads, and building energy management systems;
Perform excel based calculations utilizing engineering principles;
Develop and write reports that detail building components as well as describe energy efficiency measures to improve design and control for new and existing facilities;
Perform quality checks and quality assurance for tasks performed by team members; and
Provide feedback to project teams on cost effective ways of improving building energy performance and sustainability.

Qualifications:
Qualifications

The candidate we are seeking will have the following qualifications, skill sets, and experience:

Bachelors or Masters degree in Mechanical, Aerospace or Civil Engineering, Physics or Architecture;
Professional Engineer (PE) or Registered Architect (RA) accreditation is highly desirable either upon joining or planned in the near future.
Minimum of three years experience, in a consulting environment, in energy analysis for US based projects. (University course experience does not meet the requirement)
Thorough knowledge and experience with the Massachusetts Stretch Energy Code
Thorough knowledge and experience with the Passive House International (PHI) and/or Passive House Institute US (PHIUS) certification systems and relevant tools (PHPP, WUFI Passive, etc) is highly desirable.
Superior verbal communication and writing skills
Proven project management skills
Proven ability to engage well with external stakeholders (e.g. clients and design partners)
Thorough knowledge of energy efficiency in large and complex buildings
Thorough knowledge of energy modeling software, DOE 2.2 or Energy Plus. Primary knowledge of IES may be acceptable, if complemented by knowledge of DOE 2.2. Note: Experience only with Train/Trace, Carrier/HAP, and/or eQuest is insufficient.
The Energy Modeling group performs significant architectural energy modeling using THERM, WUFI and CFD software. Knowledge of architectural detailing and of the software platforms are a plus but not required. We will provide training otherwise.
Proficient in Microsoft software, particularly Excel;
Basic AutoCAD and Revit skills;
Computer programming knowledge is a plus as SOCOTEC often utilizes and develops custom analysis tools

Additional Information
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Job Type: Full-TIme
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SOCOTEC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.


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