Building Performance Engineer

Overview

About the role

Bring Your Engineering Passion, Collaboration, and Expertise to HGA and join us as a Building Performance Engineer! Are you passionate about high-performance buildings and sustainable design? HGA is seeking a Building Performance Engineer to support our offices and diverse market sectors across the country.

Responsibilities

• Identify and document high performance opportunities for existing and new construction buildings through commissioning and retro-commissioning.
• Aid design teams to increase design projects' energy performance.
• Aid design teams with strategy and compliance with energy-related documentation such as code, LEED, and region-specific programs such as Minnesota B3 and California Title 24.
• Collaboratively identify opportunities and develop appropriate and effective performance studies.
• Execute a wide range of simulation workflows including climate analysis, energy benchmarking, occupant comfort criteria (thermal, daylighting and glare), façade and envelope optimization and conceptual energy modeling.
• Clearly communicate the findings/results to project teams through effective documentation and visualizations.
• Assist with planning study projects.
• Interact and communicate effectively and professionally with other team members.
• Show flexibility and adaptability to change within a fast-paced, team environment, often with tight deadlines.
• Support an internal network charged with advancing HGA’s sustainability practice by:
• Researching emerging tools and assisting in the development of new workflows.
• Assisting in ongoing office-wide training efforts to elevate our internal knowledge and support a network of experts in all HGA offices.
• Collaborating with an internal team of building performance practitioners.

Requirements

• Minimum Bachelor’s degree in architectural engineering or mechanical engineering.
• PE license preferred.
• 3+ years’ experience in engineering, sustainable design, energy analysis, or commissioning.
• LEED AP credential and/or ASHRAE credentials and/or CABEC Certified Energy Analyst (CEA) preferred.
• Familiarity or experience with the new and existing building energy performance services such as commissioning & retro-commissioning.
• Experience with digital building performance analysis tools such as OpenStudio, Trane Trace, eQuest, EnergyPlus, IES, DesignBuilder, TRNSYS, Climate Consultant, Ladybug and Honeybee for Grasshopper, DIVA for Rhino, COMFEN, WUFI, Therm, etc.
• Knowledgeable in building certification programs (LEED, LBC, WELL), building energy codes, and ASHRAE Standards such as 55, 62.1, 90.1 and 209.
• Experience with economic grants and incentive programs preferred.
• Working knowledge of architectural production software: AutoCAD, Revit, Sketch-Up, Rhino and/or related software.
• Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook).

Qualifications

• Ability to travel up to 25% of the time.

Benefits

• Salary Range: $83,200 - $111,400.
• Additional benefits include an annual bonus and success sharing bonus program, 401(k) guaranteed contribution, paid parental leave, medical, dental and life insurance plans as well as PTO and short- and long-term disability programs.