Senior Sustainable Design Analyst

Company: Stantec Consulting Services Inc.
Location: Seattle, WA
Posted on: May 15, 2012

Job Description:

Collaborates with in-house Mechanical Engineers as well as Architects,

Project Engineers, and Project Managers to create high-performance

buildings by applying thermal modeling (using IES), energy modeling (using

eQuest, IES, and Energy Plus), zonal airflow analyses, Computational Fluid

Dynamics (using IES) and daylight/solar analysis. Complies with state,

local, or project-applicable certifying regulations regarding energy

modeling, and coordinates directly with the Project Architect and other

consultants to develop robust, whole-building designs which reduce reliance

on mechanical systems and fossil fuels. Prepares reports, performs in-

house coordination, prepares presentations to architects and other

consultants, attends team meetings, prepares LEED (Leadership in Energy and

Environmental Design) documentation, and utilizes American Society of

Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) standards

and local codes.

Will assist in the research, analysis, benchmarking, simulation, and

optimization of building performance, developing and applying overall

building performance metrics such as annual energy use and intensity and

annual energy cost. Will use empirical data driven- and simulation-models

to study energy use patterns associated with individual building design

components (lighting, HVAC equipment, building envelope components,

internal heat loads, and occupants). Will also create models to research

and analyze performance, inform design, and trend expected conditions

resulting from daylighting, thermal comfort, and passive building design

strategies. Will collaborate with the integrated design team to enhance and

influence sustainable design for projects which include Educational, Health

Care, Corporate, Residential, Municipal, and Multi-use facilities.

Provides technical leadership to junior analysts, including mentorship,

peer reviews, and direct supervision on specific tasks on larger projects.

Identifies new tools and methods needed to keep Stantec’s capabilities on

the leading edge in the industry and champions the processes needed to

successfully integrate these into the building engineering practice.

Provides assistance with targeted business development efforts aimed at

increasing awareness of the team’s modeling capabilities to be accomplished

through client presentations, authoring peer-reviewed technical articles

for publication, and supporting proposal preparation efforts for the

managing Principal Engineer.

Requirements: Master’s degree in Architecture, Building Science, Building

Design or related field (willing to accept foreign education equivalent) as

well as 3 years of experience in building analysis, modeling, and

simulation or, alternatively, a Bachelor’s degree and 5 years experience as

noted above. Also requires demonstrated experience programming with

AutoCAD and eQuest (or another DOE2-based analysis tool) to analyze, model,

and simulate buildings and using IES Virtual Environment (or equivalent

software tool) to create thermal simulation models, solar shading models,

and day- lighting models for buildings; demonstrated expertise preparing

building energy modeling and thermal comfort criteria for submission to the

United States Green Building Council (USGBC) as required by Leadership in

Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) standards: LEED-NC, LEED-CI, and

LEED-CS; demonstrated expertise in the preparation of Washington State

Energy Life Cycle Cost Analysis (ELCCA) calculations and submission of

documents for the Washington General Administration or equivalent

experience with other state-wide energy programs; and demonstrated

expertise in the commercial use of Radiance day-lighting simulation

software or DIVA for use with Rhinoceros software.

Stantec Consulting Services Inc. is willing to accept a suitable

combination of education, training and/or experience to satisfy the

requirements.

Apply online at https://jobs-stantec.icims.com/jobs/13535/job

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