Lead Sustainability Engineer

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership in HVAC design optimization, energy modeling, and decarbonization analysis, collaborating with architects, engineers, and building owners to support sustainable strategies
• Stay abreast of emerging technologies or design strategies and deliver innovative solutions to client energy goals while maintaining implementable and operable designs
• Support a team of energy modeling experts and building energy auditors following ASHRAE standards including lifecycle cost and economic viability analyses of energy efficiency measures
• Understand sustainability certification programs such as LEED, Living Building Challenge, Green Globes, and Passive House and articulate the MEP impacts of each to architects and owners
• Analyze local, state, or federal ordinances (e.g. Boston's Building Emissions Reduction and Disclosure, Georgia Peach, or New York City's Local Law 97) and brief owners on compliance pathways through HVAC and/or other building systems design
• Identify utility or government-sponsored incentives to offset capital costs of energy/emissions savings projects
• Ensure high-quality project documentation and reporting
• Guide and mentor RMF teams on sustainable design practices, promoting collaboration and knowledge sharing, to maintain high standards of work quality
• Strengthen client relationships through effective communication and project management, identify new business opportunities, and network at industry events to drive business growth
• Collaborate with the Director of Sustainability and company leadership to develop and implement building MEP aspects of corporate sustainability strategy, training, and initiatives

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Building Science, Architecture, or a related field
• 5+ Years experience in mechanical engineering, with a focus on energy modeling, simulation, and sustainable design principals and application
• Strong knowledge of building codes and standards related to energy efficiency
• Experience with energy modeling software such as IESVE or similar tools
• Basic understanding of building automation system controls strategy and design principles
• Exceptional leadership, organizational, and multitasking skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities

Benefits

A stable and professional working environment is offered with competitive salary, excellent employee benefits, which include health and dental insurance, paid holidays, paid vacation, and a 401K plan. We are an equal opportunity employer and take pride in the diversity and dedication of our staff.