Environmental Designer with Energy Analysis Specialty

Atelier Ten•San Francisco, CA

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

Atelier Ten is seeking a full-time Environmental Designer with a specialty in Energy Analysis for their San Francisco office. This role focuses on collaborating on projects to achieve energy efficiency and carbon emissions reduction goals. The position involves producing technical deliverables, performing whole building energy modeling, developing engineering strategies for building systems (HVAC), consulting on projects, and contributing to the decarbonization of the built environment. The successful candidate will be an integral member of an interdisciplinary environmental design consulting group and a key part of the company’s Energy Analysis practice. Atelier Ten is a multidisciplinary firm of environmental design consultants, building services engineers, and lighting designers dedicated to delivering high-quality, sustainable design solutions within the built environment sector. They pride themselves on kindness, curiosity, and championing a healthier planet through their collective knowledge of sustainable spaces, aiming to bring beauty and efficiency to buildings. They work collaboratively with architects, engineers, owners, and other stakeholders to achieve sustainability, wellness, functionality, and visual goals, often trailblazing new paths in high-performance building design. Atelier Ten is a member company of Surbana Jurong (SJ), a global urban, infrastructure, and managed services consulting firm.

Requirements

Bachelor's or higher degree in a field related to Architectural Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Architecture, Building Science, or Sustainable Building Design.
1-4 years professional work experience in whole-building energy analysis, building physics, and/or high-performance HVAC design at the commercial building scale.
Experience in specialized building energy simulation software (IES-VE and/or eQuest preferred, EnergyPlus and/or Grasshopper is a plus).
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.
Direct experience applying ASHRAE Standards 90.1 (particularly Appendix G modeling protocols), 55, 62.1, and 189 to new and/or existing building projects.
Experience with Green Building Rating systems (e.g., LEED, WELL, Living Building Challenge) and energy code compliance (i.e. IECC or 90.1) in various design stages.
Experience gathering and documenting energy model inputs and outputs; interpreting results and documenting the analysis in written and graphical format.
Verbal and written fluency in English.
Proficiency in MS Office specifically Excel, Word and PowerPoint.

Nice To Haves

Curiosity, proactivity, self-motivation with an appreciation and willingness to learn on multiple projects.
Attention to detail, a desire to problem-solve, grit, and an open mind.
An eye for improving existing processes, interest in tool building, and communicating ideas and complex technical concepts to any audience.
Thrive when working in a collaborative environment and understand that an energy analyst’s work is part of the integrative design process.
Embrace the nature of iterative design and be highly communicative with colleagues.
BEMP, CEM, EIT, LEED GA or AP credentials.

Responsibilities

Learn and apply internal methodologies that follow the energy analysis protocols of ASHRAE 90.1 (and other industry, state, or local standards) for new and existing building projects.
Participate in a customized training program to build critical thinking skills, understand first principles of building science, and deliver analyses for projects and clients.
Develop shoe-box and whole building energy models (in IES-VE and/or eQuest) to support a range of energy analyses for building design.
Evaluate envelope performance, massing, and mechanical system optioneering across diverse climate zones and standards.
Identify and analyze net-zero energy and carbon strategies based on various metrics (e.g., carbon emissions, time of use rates, source/site).
Support senior staff in coordinating sustainability assessments, energy and thermal comfort analysis, energy benchmarking, and development of climate impact mitigation strategies and life cycle cost analysis on building and planning projects.
Collaborate with Atelier Ten’s integrated design groups to support environmental design consulting, daylight and façade analysis, and benchmarking.
Use analytical and computational methods to analyze unique and complex building physics and building systems.
Assist colleagues with energy analysis-related work, including simulating buildings for carbon emissions calculations, annual cost analysis, and life cycle cost analysis.
Review and interpret project architectural and mechanical design documentation for performing whole building energy model simulations.
Engage in cross-disciplinary collaboration with architects, MEP engineers, design team members, and internal environmental design teams to make energy and carbon emissions improvement recommendations.
Work with Atelier Ten’s Energy Analysis practice to develop new approaches and tools to improve team efficiency.
Prepare written summaries of work and technical reports for clients or other stakeholders.
Develop and maintain in-house databases and spreadsheet tools, methods, and standards.
Attend site visits and project meetings, and present analyses to stakeholders.