Senior Building Performance Engineer.

TN United Kingdom; London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering consultancy in London seeks a Senior Building Performance Engineer to enhance building energy performance. You will develop energy models, conduct audits, and collaborate with diverse teams to implement energy-efficient strategies. The role offers hybrid working and a comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

Life Assurance

Private Medical Cover

Flexible Holiday Arrangements

Generous Pension Scheme

Cycle Scheme

Dental Insurance

Travel Insurance

Enhanced Parenthood Leave

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years expertise in building energy performance.
• Recognized professional qualification and chartership/membership.

Responsibilities

• Develop detailed energy models for buildings using advanced simulation software.
• Conduct comprehensive energy audits for various building types.
• Prepare detailed reports outlining findings and recommendations.

Skills

Building Energy Modelling

Data Analysis

Energy Auditing

Education

Degree in Engineering

MSc/MEng in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering

Tools

IES VE

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Client:

BuroHappold

Location:

London, United Kingdom

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Other

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Posted:

17.05.2025

Expiry Date:

01.07.2025

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Job Description:

Senior Building Performance Engineer. Want to work with the most sought-after minds and most-talked-about projects? Your skills and experience in building energy performance might just make you our new Senior Building Performance Engineer. Here at Buro Happold, expect the exceptional.

For over years, Buro Happold has been at the forefront of appraising building performance and identifying energy-saving opportunities for clients. An example of our work for the Science Museum Group to develop their Heat Decarbonisation Plan for their whole estate has been published on the SALIX website as an . Using our expertise in Net Zero Carbon and the design of Life Sciences facilities, we helped the Francis Crick Institute - The Crick to define their preferred net zero pathway for scope and emissions based on balancing factors such as technical feasibility, level of disruption, and whole life cost impacts. This was all underpinned by data that the Crick’s Estate team had already been monitoring as well as an array of carbon reduction projects that had previously been implemented.

Buro Happold is ahead of the competition when it comes to NABERS UK and advanced operational energy modelling. We currently have two projects underway classified as ‘Pioneer projects’ for Design for Performance: Angel Square and Statesman House. We are also undertaking advanced modelling for an, sqft speculative lab in Canary Wharf, the Earnshaw building, and Worship Street. Our Post-occupancy evaluation and soft-landing team are involved with University College London delivering POE for various buildings and decarbonisation plans.

We are also active members of UK Green Building Council and World Green Building Council, including advisory groups on Delivering Social Value, Circular Economy, and Advancing Net Zero Renewables and Offsetting. Many staff globally are members of boards, organizations, and/or visiting lecturers at universities.

Your next role

• Building Energy Modelling: Develop detailed energy models for new and existing buildings using advanced simulation software (preferably IES VE) following relevant industry frameworks such as NABERS-UK DfP, CIBSE TM, and ASHRAE.
• Setting out metering strategies for existing and new building projects.
• Coordination of building metering and control strategies with specialist BMS & FMs teams.
• Collaborate with architects, designers, and other engineering disciplines to integrate energy-efficient strategies into building designs.

Energy Auditing

• Conduct comprehensive energy audits for commercial, industrial, and residential buildings.
• Identify energy-saving opportunities and recommend cost-effective solutions (experience with ESOS, Salix, and similar assessments is highly appreciated).
• Evaluate HVAC, lighting, and other building systems to ensure compliance with energy efficiency standards.
• On-site experience and ability to interact with contractors, FMs, and operational staff on site.
• Ability to carry out energy audits for ESOS, ISO, and Post Occupancy Evaluation (POE) and Building Performance Evaluation (BPE) studies.

Data Analysis and Reporting

• Collect, analyze, and interpret meter data from energy audits and building performance simulations.
• Prepare detailed reports outlining findings, recommendations, and potential cost savings.
• Present findings to clients, stakeholders, and project teams in a clear and concise manner.

Your skills & experience

• Recognized engineering academic qualifications, Degree, electrical or mechanical MSc/MEng preferable.
• Recognized professional qualification and chartership/membership of appropriate professional bodies (CIBSE, IE/IMechE, or equivalent).
• CIBSE Certified Low Carbon Consultant/Assessor (LCC/LCEA/ESOS) or NABERS-UK Assessor.
• Possess a minimum of years of expertise in the field.
• Deep understanding of building energy performance.
• Proven record in delivering energy audits, analyzing energy data, post-occupancy evaluations, and providing energy modelling predictions and recommendations to enhance energy efficiency and building performance working closely with building management and design teams.

What we offer you

• Hybrid working arrangements.
• Attractive salary and benefits package including life assurance, income protection, and private medical cover.
• Holiday entitlement of days per annum (exclusive of bank holidays) and flexible holiday arrangements.
• Generous company pension scheme.
• Flexible benefits including cycle scheme, dental insurance, optical cover, travel insurance, season ticket loans, and corporate discounts.
• Enhanced parenthood leave policies.
• pm finish on the last Friday of the month.
• A strong commitment to your continuous development. Whatever stage in your career, we have a learning and development programme that will enable and empower you.
• Entitlement to two memberships to professional bodies or subscriptions.
• A commitment to your wellbeing through a comprehensive employee assistance programme and wellbeing activities. A supportive and inclusive environment that will welcome you through social and outreach activities from the Young Employees Forum to mentoring.
• An international culture that wherever your career takes you at Buro Happold, you won’t be far from the exceptional.

Ready for something a little less ordinary?

Apply now to start your career journey with us.

A place for everyone

Buro Happold values individuals' flexible approaches to working patterns as an important part of the way you work and achieve balance. We welcome applications from those seeking flexibility in their careers.

Our exceptional portfolio of projects is the result of the diversity of thought, identities, backgrounds, and experiences that shape us. Appreciating each other’s differences is key; we want employees to feel they don’t have to mask elements of their identity to thrive.

We are working to change the lack of representation of marginalized groups in the built environment and are particularly keen to hear from anyone who feels they are underrepresented in the industry. We have much to learn from one another. Embracing difference allows us to develop the most innovative and elegant solutions.

Please let us know if there are any adjustments we could make to the application process to make it easier and more comfortable for you. Contact so we can work with you to support you throughout your application.