Design Staff with Energy Analysis Specialty

Atelier Ten•San Francisco, CA

10d•Onsite

About The Position

Atelier Ten is seeking a full-time Design Staff member with an Energy Analysis specialty to join its New York City office. This is not a remote position. The role supports projects focused on improving energy efficiency and reducing carbon emissions, and contributes to Atelier Ten’s interdisciplinary environmental design consulting group and Energy Analysis practice. The position produces technical deliverables, performs whole-building energy modeling, develops HVAC engineering strategies, and provides project consultation. Projects range from offices, higher education buildings, and laboratories to large masterplans. The role uses energy analysis protocols such as ASHRAE 90.1 and supports projects in different locations and climate zones. The successful candidate will be curious, proactive, self-motivated, attentive to detail, and willing to learn across multiple projects. They will contribute to improving processes and building tools, communicate technical ideas to varied audiences, and collaborate with colleagues, clients, architects, and other design team members.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or higher in a field related to Architectural Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Architecture, Building Science, or Sustainable Building Design.
2–5 years of professional experience in building energy analysis or high-performance HVAC design at the commercial building scale.
Experience with specialized building energy simulation software; IES-VE and/or eQUEST preferred.
Ability to develop and articulate engineering problems related to HVAC system design, building envelope performance, passive conditioning strategies, building energy use, and carbon emissions.
Experience or understanding of HVAC and plumbing systems design for commercial buildings.
Experience applying ASHRAE Standards 55, 62.1, 90.1, and 189 to new and/or existing building projects.
Experience with green building rating systems such as LEED, WELL, or Living Building Challenge, and energy code compliance such as IECC or 90.1 at various design stages.
Experience gathering and documenting energy model inputs and outputs, interpreting results, and documenting analysis in written and graphical formats.
Verbal and written fluency in English.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office, specifically Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
Curiosity, proactivity, self-motivation, attention to detail, problem-solving ability, and willingness to learn across multiple projects.
Interest in improving existing processes and building tools, and ability to communicate ideas and complex technical concepts to varied audiences.

Nice To Haves

PE or EIT in Mechanical or Architectural Engineering.
Training in statistics, data analytics, advanced algorithms, or coding.
BEMP, LEED AP+ specialty, WELL AP, Fitwel Ambassador, or similar.
Experience with EnergyPlus and/or Grasshopper.

Responsibilities

Learn and apply internal methodologies following ASHRAE 90.1 and other industry standards for new and existing building and planning projects.
Develop shoe-box and whole-building energy models using IES-VE, EnergyPlus, and/or eQUEST to support energy analyses for building design and optioneering.
Support senior staff with sustainability assessments, energy and thermal comfort analysis, energy benchmarking, climate impact mitigation strategies, and life-cycle cost analysis.
Collaborate with architects and design team members to recommend energy and carbon-emissions improvements.
Simulate buildings to calculate carbon emissions, annual costs, and life-cycle costs.
Attend site visits and project meetings, and present analyses to stakeholders.
Develop and maintain in-house databases, spreadsheet tools, methods, and standards.
Produce technical deliverables, perform whole-building energy modeling, develop HVAC engineering strategies, and consult on projects.