Sustainable Building Performance Intern

BuroHappold; Saudi Arabia; Hybrid; SAR 33,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Salary & benefits

Development program

Professional memberships

International culture

Job summary

Buro Happold's Middle East Buildings Environment team offers a Building Performance Engineering Intern role focused on sustainable design and energy efficiency. You will gain hands-on experience and work with senior engineers to understand how buildings can perform better while delivering real project impact.

You will develop practical skills in energy modelling, daylighting, and carbon reduction, collaborating with engineers, architects and sustainability consultants across projects.

Qualifications

• Currently a student or recent graduate in engineering or related discipline.
• Genuine interest in building performance, sustainability and energy efficiency.
• Basic understanding of building services, HVAC and energy systems.
• Interest in energy modelling and data-led design decisions.
• Strong written and verbal English communication.
• Ability to work effectively in a collaborative team.
• Awareness of Health & Safety in office and site environments.

Responsibilities

• Support delivery of low-carbon building services and environmental design solutions.
• Gain exposure to energy modelling, building simulation and performance analysis.
• Assist with energy and carbon modelling using IES-VE.
• Contribute to thermal comfort assessments and façade optimisation studies.
• Help analyze daylight and natural ventilation strategies.
• Participate in sustainability assessments (LEED, WELL, Estidama, Passivhaus).
• Support occupancy evaluations, energy audits and post-occupancy reviews.
• Prepare calculations, presentations and project documentation under supervision.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams including engineers, architects and managers.

Skills

Building performance

Sustainability interest

Energy modelling

Analytical skills

Team collaboration

English communication

Education

Relevant engineering discipline

Tools

IES-VE

Rhino

Grasshopper

Energy modelling tools

Job description

Buro Happold's Middle East Buildings Environment team offers a Building Performance Engineering Intern role focused on sustainable design and energy efficiency. You will gain hands-on experience and work with senior engineers to understand how buildings can perform better while delivering real project impact.

You will develop practical skills in energy modelling, daylighting, and carbon reduction, collaborating with engineers, architects and sustainability consultants across projects.