Building Performance Engineer

5 hours ago

Boston, Massachusetts, United States HGA Full time
Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Building Performance Engineer to join our team at HGA. As a key member of our interdisciplinary design team, you will play a critical role in helping us deliver high-performance buildings that meet our clients' sustainability goals.

About the Role

This is an exciting opportunity for a talented and ambitious individual to help lead and grow HGA's Building Performance presence on the East Coast. As a Building Performance Engineer, you will be responsible for developing opportunities for future work, leading strategic client and design team engagements, and serving as a sustainability team leader/project manager. You will also have the opportunity to work on a wide range of projects, from commissioning and optimization of heating and cooling systems to energy efficiency and decarbonization strategies.

Key Responsibilities

- Develop opportunities for future work, including meeting with clients, writing proposals, and negotiating contracts.
- Lead strategic client and design team engagements around decarbonization, energy efficiency, and optimization strategies at building and campus scales.
- Serve as sustainability team leader/project manager, coordinating with interdisciplinary design team members and external consultants on projects in multiple sectors.
- Serve as the lead commissioning authority and lead or perform commissioning tasks and responsibilities as outlined in ASHRAE Commissioning Guideline 0-2019.
- Perform retro-commissioning services for existing buildings.

Requirements

- BS and/or Masters degree in relevant Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical or other similar degree and demonstrated competencies).
- 8-12 years of relevant experience.
- Great communication skills.
- Ability to connect and collaborate with peers across HGA offices on a regular cadence to coordinate workload and support as needed.
- Strong initiative/be a self-starter.
- Ability to identify opportunities and take action without direct supervision.
- Excellent interpersonal skills to be able to work with a variety of individuals.

Preferred Qualifications

- PE, CEM or similar.
- LEED, WELL, and/or other relevant building certification accreditation(s).
- A commissioning certification from the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), the Association of Energy Engineers (AEE), the Building Commissioning Association (BCA), or the University of Wisconsin.
- Experience with automatic controls operation, and troubleshooting.
- Experience in optimizing HVAC systems for comfort, IAQ and energy efficiency.
- General navigation knowledge of multiple types of Building Automation Systems, for example, Automated Logic WebCTRL, Distech EC, JCI Metasys, Tridium Niagara, and Siemens Apogee and Desigo.
- Knowledge of and experience with CxAlloy.
- Knowledge of current energy and Cx requirements in sustainable building rating systems (LEED, Living Building Challenge, WELL Building Standard, etc.).
- Familiarity with early design phase building performance simulation using software tools such as Climate Consultant, Ladybug and Honeybee for Grasshopper, DIVA for Rhino, COMFEN, WUFI, Therm, Insight 360, or Sefaira.
- Experience with advanced design phase energy modeling, such as Trane Trace, Open Studio, eQuest and IESVE.
- Familiarity with architectural production software: AutoCAD, Revit, Sketch-Up, Rhino and/or related software.
- Experience conducting Structural and Whole Building Life Cycle Assessments.

What We Offer

HGA is a place where you can do your best work. We believe that enduring, impactful design results from deep insight into the people and passions that animate each unique environment. We value empathy, are fueled by curiosity, and embrace the hard work that leads to innovation. Equally important is our commitment to creating a culture of inclusivity and diversity where we encourage your originality, respect the need for flexibility and work-life balance, and empower your desired career growth. HGA is a national award-winning interdisciplinary design firm rooted in architecture and engineering. Learn more about us here.

Equity and Sustainability

We are committed to meeting our clients' sustainability goals as well as challenging our industry. We aim to develop the expertise and research to push beyond net zero energy to net positive energy; from a neutral effect on health, safety, and resources to a positive one. As the need and desire for sustainability environments grow, so does the focus on high-performance buildings with sound data that we can share back with clients and our design teams.

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