Year One - Junior Designer - Sustainable Engineering

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM); London; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking firm as a Junior Designer in Sustainable Engineering, where you'll engage in hands-on projects and creative initiatives. This role offers the unique opportunity to blend your formal education with real-world experience, contributing to impactful design solutions. You'll collaborate with interdisciplinary teams, focusing on sustainable practices and innovative strategies that shape a better future for clients and communities. If you are passionate about excellence and eager to learn, this is your chance to make a difference in the world of design and engineering.

Benefits

Private GP service

Private Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Critical Illness Coverage

Death in Service Benefit

Group Income Protection

Group Travel Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Gym Discounts

Professional Development Reimbursement

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in architecture or engineering required; Master’s preferred.
• Strong collaborative skills and knowledge of sustainable design essential.
• LEED accreditation and experience with building simulation tools preferred.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with engineering studios on green building technologies.
• Perform energy simulations and analyze daylighting for projects.
• Prepare sustainability presentations and written reports.

Skills

Collaborative Ability

Research Skills

Written Communication

Verbal Communication

Knowledge of Sustainable Design

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture

Master’s Degree in Architecture

Tools

EnergyPlus

Radiance

Diva

Ecotect

Virtual Environment

AutoCAD

Rhino

Adobe Creative Suite

Excel

Job description

Year One - Junior Designer - Sustainable Engineering

Year One - Junior Designer - Sustainable Engineering

Join SOM’s Year One Program as a Junior Designer - Sustainable Engineering. Our Year One program picks up where your formal education leaves off, with a suite of events and creative initiatives to help you get the most out of your first year at SOM. Alongside your day-to-day project responsibilities, we’ll encourage you to expand your learning and to propose bold ideas for the future of design. SOM offers the best of both worlds: the hands-on experience of small, dynamic studios, and the resources and diversity of a global organization.

At SOM, we are a collective committed to shaping a better future for our clients, communities and planet. We aspire to create the most sustainable, impactful work through creative, interdisciplinary teams with all the resources and diversity of a global firm. We value those who are passionate about excellence, innovation, integrity, inclusivity, and collaboration.

Special Instructions for Year One Applicants:

Complete applications must include Resume or CV. Work samples not required.

SOM is a global collective of talented and passionate people―help us understand what you would bring to the table. Applications that do not meet this criteria will not be reviewed.

Success at SOM Means

• Ideas: We believe in a meritocracy of ideas. We look to everyone to actively contribute to the discourse in the firm.
• Knowledge: We believe that expertise is the result of lifelong learning. We are not expected to know everything, but rather to passionately pursue answers, develop new skills and deepen our knowledge.
• Product: We strive for excellence in the concept, quality, and delivery of our work.
• Individual: We value individuals who bring the highest standards of professionalism and personal integrity in the way they work.
• Team: We value the power of interdisciplinary integration. A positive team culture in which everyone collaborates openly towards common goals is essential.
• Firm: We have a history of making transformative contributions to the profession and our communities.

Position Responsibilities

• Collaborates with the MEP engineering studio and other design studios in delivering/documenting green building technologies and strategies for their projects.
• Performs analysis of day lighting and solar radiation for building and master planning projects.
• Performs energy simulations to assess overall building energy performance.
• Understands the basics of heat transfer and how it impacts envelope design.
• Performs basic calculation to assess applicability of renewable technologies and relative energy yields.
• Remains current on issues related to sustainable and green building design, US Green Building activities and various versions of the LEED Green Building Rating System.
• Remains current on the development of new sustainability rating systems.
• Remains current on energy savings and renewable technologies.
• Performs graphic tasks as required.
• Prepares sustainability presentations and written reports.

Minimum Qualifications

• Recent completion of Bachelor’s Degree in architecture, engineering, environmental engineering or other related field is required; Master’s Degree in architecture, engineering, environmental engineering or other related field is preferred.
• Strong collaborative ability.
• LEED accreditation preferred.
• Demonstrated knowledge of sustainable and green building design and/or construction.
• Demonstrated knowledge and use of the LEED Green Building Rating System and/or other green building rating systems.
• Demonstrated ability to perform independent research.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and commitment to work within the integrated design team structure.
• Demonstrated experience with building simulation tools such as EnergyPlus, Radiance, Diva, Ecotect, Virtual Environment, and/or computational fluid dynamics software programs.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD, Rhino, PowerPoint, Excel, and the Adobe Creative Suite.
• BIM experience preferable (Revit Digital Projects and Rhino).

Are you ready to join a team of creative professionals working on transformational projects around the world? Take advantage of this exciting opportunity to build a better future with SOM.

Our London Office Benefits

• Private GP service
• Private Medical Insurance
• Dental
• Critical Illness
• Death in Service (Salary x4)
• Group Income Protection
• Group Travel Insurance (both business and personal travel)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Back-up Child & Adult Care
• Gym Discounts
• Eyecare Vouchers
• Zip Car Discounts
• Pension matched at 4%
• Hybrid/Flexible schedules
• 20 days holiday (depending on seniority) plus all public holidays
• Professional Development: Reimbursement for professional licenses, associated renewals, and exam fees as well as specialised in-house career development

Our Culture:

Our creative, interdisciplinary teams work like small, dynamic studios, with all the resources and diversity of a global firm. Here, you’ll collaborate with industry experts on some of the most exciting and transformative architecture, engineering, and planning projects in the world.

We believe an inclusive environment improves our teams, our firm, and our communities and are passionate about Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.