Sustainable Design Advisor

With preliminary direction from a licensed architect, assist in predesign and all design phases, and implement and manage sustainability across expanding range of projects that relate to building high performance, including low use of water, low energy usage, high quality daylight incorporation, reduced Embodied Carbon levels, conducting material health research and trends on occupant health and well-being for corporate, commercial, manufacturing, and educational facilities, including new construction, renovations, tenant improvements, and energy efficiency retrofits; conduct weather data analysis to optimize passive design potential based on climate and building use to minimize building energy needs and maximize the energy savings; conduct research and outreach on decarbonization strategies using data from government and research institutions; perform Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) comparative analysis to support the selection of low-embodied carbon materials; present data findings and recommendations to clients and design teams using high-level data visualization tools such as Power BI or preferably with scripting languages libraries including Matplotlib, Numpy, and Seaborn; prepare technical content for sustainable design presentations, reports, and other client deliverables; assist in advocating sustainable, regenerative, and energy efficient strategies through drawings and written documentation; work closely with sustainable and regenerative design leadership to enhance high-performance design practices and improve the quality and consistency of sustainable design deliverables; provide ongoing development and support for all sustainable design platforms and work closely with design and delivery leadership to guide the transition from traditional sustainable design process and standalone environmental analysis practices into integrated design and analysis processes in collaborative work environments; prepare building energy models using energy simulation software including IESVE, eQuest, Design Builder, OpenStudio or equivalents to evaluate heating loads, cooling loads and the building’s overall energy performance and prepare report for operational carbon footprints and help projects optimize their energy usage and become high-performing; conduct whole building Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) analysis using programs including TallyLCA, One Click, Athena, or equivalents with addition of EC3 tool and present detailed reports and findings on embodied carbon of projects; conduct building material research based on its environmental impacts and human health impacts to support design teams in selecting materials responsibly; execute daylight analysis using Climate Studio, Honeybee, or Diva to evaluate spatial daylight autonomy, annual sunlight exposure, and glare, and present findings to design teams; provide design guidance for building envelop design like thermal resistance requirements for optimal performance, material assembly specification to reduce moisture transfer and collection and avoid mold generation inside the building envelop through performing hygrothermal analyses using tools like WUFI and THERM; develop automated parametric optimization workflows using Python, SQL, or C++ in Grasshopper, integrating 3D modeling, environmental analysis, and evolutionary optimization algorithms; conduct Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulations to assess indoor and outdoor comfort levels and ventilation strategies; provide internal QA/QC to ensure sustainability measures are effectively incorporated into projects and specifications; perform necessary modifications to Revit BIM or Rhino models as energy modeling progresses, including facade alterations and updating material specifications that improve energy performance and reduce carbon footprints; provide expertise on energy efficiency measures across various domains, including lighting, HVAC, service hot water, data centers, building envelopes, automation control systems, refrigeration, industrial processes, Plug & Process Loads (PPL), motors, and VFDs; work with project managers and guide project teams in the compliance and delivery of third-party green-building certification and rating systems including LEED, ILFI, LBC, WELL, Fitwel, and Net Zero Energy standards. Advisement includes assessment, coordination, and documentation of green building strategies; conduct benchmarking studies on embodied carbon data across firm-wide projects and develop a structured framework to enhance future project performance in embodied carbon (EC) parameters; develop a firm-wide, implementable Energy Use Intensity (EUI) matrix to optimize building performance across the firm’s project portfolio; prepare interactive platforms to visualize benchmarking results and enable design teams to explore efficiency metrics and data correlations in design strategies and project carbon footprint; publish firmwide educational research and knowledge articles that explain critical building science topics and provide easy implementable solution for improved building performance; work with firm-wide projects' energy data repositories and use data analytics methods and tools including R, Tableau, or PowerBI or equivalent data analytic packages on Python to explore correlations between efficiency measures and energy and carbon reductions in the portfolio and generate data analytic reports; develop design strategy framework to guide projects from early design stages to construction stages in achieving high-performance and regenerative design goals.

Job Requirements:

Bachelor of Architecture (5 year) or foreign equivalent plus 1 year of experience to include assisting in design phases to improve building performance resulting in low energy usage, high quality daylight incorporation, and reduced Embodied Carbon levels; conducting weather data analysis to optimize passive design potential based on climate and building use to minimize building energy needs and maximize energy savings; conducting research and outreach on decarbonization strategies using data from government and research institutions; presenting data findings and recommendations using high-level data visualization tools; assisting in advocating sustainable, regenerative, and energy efficient strategies through drawings and written documentation; working closely with sustainable design leadership to enhance high-performance design practices and improve the quality and consistency of sustainable design deliverables; guiding the transition from traditional sustainable design process and standalone environmental analysis practices into integrated design and analysis processes in collaborative work environments; preparing building energy models using energy simulation software including OpenStudio or equivalents to evaluate heating loads, cooling loads and the building’s overall energy performance and prepare report for operational carbon footprints and help projects optimize their energy usage and become high-performing; conducting whole building Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) analysis using programs including TallyLCA, or equivalents; executing daylight analysis using Climate Studio and Honeybee to evaluate spatial daylight autonomy, annual sunlight exposure, and glare, and present findings to design teams; providing design guidance for building envelop design like thermal resistance requirements for optimal performance, material assembly specification to reduce moisture transfer and collection and avoid mold generation inside the building envelop through performing hygrothermal analyses using tools like WUFI and THERM; developing automated parametric optimization workflows in Grasshopper, integrating 3D modeling, environmental analysis, and evolutionary optimization algorithms; conducting Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulations to assess indoor and outdoor comfort levels and ventilation strategies; performing necessary modifications to Rhino models as energy modeling progresses, including facade alterations that improve energy performance and reduce carbon footprints; providing expertise on energy efficiency measures across various domains, including lighting, HVAC, building envelopes, Plug & Process Loads (PPL); preparing interactive platforms to visualize benchmarking results and enable design teams to explore efficiency metrics and data correlations in design strategies and project carbon footprint; publishing educational research and knowledge articles that explain critical building science topics and providing easy implementable solution for improved building performance; using data analytics methods and tools including data analytic packages to explore correlations between efficiency measures and energy and carbon reductions and generate data analytic reports; developing design strategy framework to guide projects from early design stages to construction stages in achieving high-performance and regenerative design goals.

Salary Range

We foster a culture that is diverse and inclusive and strive for pay practices that are fair, and competitive and reflect our commitment to pay equity. Our compensation decisions include but are not limited to a candidate’s qualifications including skill sets, education, experience and training, licensure and certifications credentials if applicable, and business-related factors. This practice extends to all employees, including performance considerations for merit increases, job promotions, and transfer opportunities. We additionally review our pay practices, conduct pay equity audits and ensure our managers are trained in our pay practices on an annual basis. At the time of posting this job advertisement, the annual pay salary range for this position is between $71,843 to $91,000, commensurate with qualifications.