Energy Analyst / Design Staff

SJ•New York City, NY

17d•Onsite

About The Position

Atelier Ten is seeking a full-time Design Staff member specializing in Energy Analysis for its New York City office. This is not a remote position. The role collaborates on projects to improve energy efficiency and reduce carbon emissions, producing technical deliverables, performing whole-building energy modeling, developing HVAC engineering strategies, and consulting on building and planning projects. The position is part of an interdisciplinary environmental design consulting group and is a key role within the Energy Analysis practice. Projects may include offices, higher education buildings, laboratories, and large masterplans. The role uses internal methodologies aligned with ASHRAE 90.1 and other industry standards to analyze new and existing buildings across locations and climate zones. It supports energy and thermal comfort analyses, benchmarking, climate impact mitigation strategies, and life-cycle cost analysis. The Design Staff member works with senior staff, architects, design teams, project stakeholders, and colleagues, and helps develop and maintain internal databases, spreadsheet tools, methods, and standards.

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 commercial building scale.
Experience with specialized building energy simulation software; IES-VE and/or eQUEST are 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 analyses in written and graphical formats.
Verbal and written fluency in English.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office, specifically Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
Curiosity, initiative, 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 complex technical ideas to varied audiences.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Develop shoe-box and whole-building energy models using IES-VE, EnergyPlus, and/or eQUEST to support building energy analyses and design option studies.
Support senior staff with sustainability assessments, energy and thermal comfort analyses, energy benchmarking, climate impact mitigation strategies, and life-cycle cost analyses.
Collaborate with architects and design team members to recommend improvements to energy performance and carbon emissions.
Assist with energy-analysis work, including building simulations, carbon emissions calculations, annual cost analyses, and life-cycle cost analyses.
Attend site visits and project meetings, and present analyses to stakeholders.
Develop and maintain in-house databases, spreadsheet tools, methods, and standards.
Learn and apply internal methodologies that follow ASHRAE 90.1 and other industry standards for building and planning projects.