Energy Modelling

2 weeks ago

Vancouver, Canada reLoad Sustainable Design Inc Full time

reLoad Sustainable Design Inc. is seeking a professional to join our growing energy modelling and building performance team as Energy and Carbon Performance Specialist. As an Energy and Carbon Performance Specialist, you will be part of a specialized team that engages with design teams and clients. This position’s focus will be as a whole building energy modelling specialist which requires excellent technical and communication skills.


About reLoad

reLoad is an innovative engineering consulting studio with an entrepreneurial spirit based in Vancouver, BC, focused on creating healthier, low-carbon buildings and communities. Our interdisciplinary team spans building science to mechanical design where sustainability and creating long-term energy efficiency and low carbon performance in the built environment is our key mandate. Our vision is to decarbonize the building sector in the face of climate change and to create buildings that thrive beyond the energy transition.


Why You’ll Love Working Here

At reLoad, we strive to balance a fast-paced consulting work environment with supportive collaboration and work-life harmony. We recognize the humanness required in every-day, exceptional design and invite you to bring your authentic self to work. We offer mentorship, benefits, flexible work hours, and encourage continuous learning and growth. You will have the opportunity to advance your career in sustainable design and shape the future of energy-efficient, low-carbon buildings.


Who We Seek

·       A results-focused whole building energy modeler that takes independent action.

·       A professional that easily connects to others and has a relationship oriented communication style.

·       A person who enjoys managing multiple concurrent deadlines while handling occasional disruptions in workflow.

·       Someone who is comfortable with addressing challenges and can direct others to implement ideas.

·       A consultant that is attentive and considerate towards others’ concerns, feelings and perspectives.

·       An orderly and tactical individual in their modeling approach and assignments.

·       A creative thinker who is open to making incremental adjustments to existing approaches.

 

Key Responsibilities

The typical day-to-day work will include the following:

·       Develop whole building energy models and other building performance analysis across multiple building performance simulation platforms.

·       Collaborate and engage with clients and external project team members including architects, mechanical and electrical engineers, to ensure technical info is coordinated, understood, and analyzed.

·       Apply strategic thinking to project objectives and tailor energy model construction and analysis to drive performance and low carbon building projects. 

·       Develop energy efficiency and low carbon design strategies for large complex buildings including healthcare, aquatic centers and labs.

·       Develop visually engaging and informative charts, tables and diagrams to make model data results meaningful, relevant, and actionable for all project team members and easily understood by clients.

·       Write reports and complete excel based workbooks to develop calculations, summarize results, develop recommendations and propose design solutions.

·       Initiate presentations to clients and project teams to communicate recommendations.

·       Support junior staff in performance model building, peer reviews, and interpretation of building design drawings and specifications.

·       Develop firmwide processes and standards that will advance modelling process, quality, and design innovation.

·       Participate in proposal writing and project strategy development.

·       Participate in business development activities.

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Must Haves

We are seeking a candidate with the following qualifications:

·       Advanced degree in mechanical engineering

·       6-10 years’ of professional experience as a whole building energy modeler of larger complex projects.

·       A strong foundation in engineering principles particularly in thermodynamics, heat transfer, HVAC systems, building envelope design and electrical systems.

·       Strong ability to process large datasets and derive meaningful insights.

·       Demonstrated experience and proficiency in IES Virtual Environment, including comfortably modelling of HVAC systems and controls in apacheHVAC.

·       Advanced understanding of energy model inputs and outputs, management, and post-processing of energy model results with the ability to identify design impacts.

·       Project management experience with the ability to proactively plan task deliverables, develop scopes, and attend multiple projects simultaneously in an organized and controlled manner.

·       Ability to clearly communicate complex technical information and convey findings and recommendations through detailed reports, presentations and technical documentation.

·       Experience with Measurement & Verification and energy model calibration

·       Exceptional written and oral communication skills.

·       Experience with AutoCAD & Revit

·       Experience with green building rating systems such as Zero Carbon Building Standard, Passive House, LEED, and the Living Building Challenge.

·       Deep understanding of applicable building codes in British Columbia, and various energy modelling codes in Canada and across North-America.


Nice To Haves

The following qualifications are an asset but not required:

·       Programming skills to support automating repetitive tasks, customizing modeling tools and developing new analysis methods, including Python.

·       Experience with Sketchup, PHPP, THERM, Rhino/Grasshopper/ Bug suite.

·       BEMP (ASHRAE) and LEED Accredited Professional with specialty.

·       Experience completing embodied carbon analysis an asset but not required.


Start Date

Expected November 2024

 

Application

If this opportunity excites and motivates you, we’d love to hear from you Please send a cover letter and resume in .pdf format, explaining what you bring to this position and why this is the right position for you. Email to hr@reloadsustainable.com.


Please reference the following title in the subject line of your email and application re: Energy and Carbon Performance Specialist. We appreciate your interest and will contact those selected for an interview. 

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