RMF Engineering INC
Lead Sustainability Engineer
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 694 days ago
Project ManagementMechanical DesignLeadershipCommunicationCollaboration
About the role
- This individual will have a deep understanding of building science with functional knowledge of building energy modeling and building controls.
- They will be responsible for driving building level sustainability initiatives from project conception through completion, ensuring that all projects meet the highest standards of technical excellence while achieving client-specific energy and sustainability goals.
- They will regularly interface with the project team, including RMF's individual discipline leads, as well as the architect, owner, and other project stakeholders to guide the energy and sustainability aspects of design.
Responsibilities
- Provide technical leadership in HVAC design optimization, energy modeling, and decarbonization analysis, collaborating with architects, engineers, and building owners to support sustainable strategies.
- Stay abreast of emerging technologies or design strategies and deliver innovative solutions to client energy goals while maintaining implementable and operable designs.
- Support a team of energy modeling experts and building energy auditors following ASHRAE standards including lifecycle cost and economic viability analyses of energy efficiency measures.
- Understand sustainability certification programs such as LEED, Living Building Challenge, Green Globes, and Passive House and articulate the MEP impacts of each to architects and owners.
- Analyze local, state, or federal ordinances (e.g. Boston's Building Emissions Reduction and Disclosure, Georgia Peach, or New York City's Local Law 97 ) and brief owners on compliance pathways through HVAC and/or other building systems design.
- Stay current with building codes and sustainable design practices and how they intersect and/or reconcile with client-driven design standards and sustainability certifications.
- Guide and mentor RMF teams on sustainable design practices, promoting collaboration and knowledge sharing, to maintain high standards of work quality.
- Strengthen client relationships through effective communication and project management, identify new business opportunities, and network at industry events to drive business growth.
- Collaborate with the Director of Sustainability and company leadership to develop and implement building MEP aspects of corporate sustainability strategy, training, and initiatives.
- Travel and perform field work in boiler rooms, mechanical rooms, tunnels, and other mechanical spaces that may require climbing ladders and stairways.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Building Science, Architecture, or a related field.
- Experience with energy modeling software such as IESVE or similar tools.
Benefits
- RMF offers a balanced benefits package that centers on a stable and professional working environment which includes above standard health and dental insurance, paid holidays, paid vacation, and 401K plan.
Company info
- We are passionate about growing our people and our business through these exciting, new opportunities.
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