Senior Building Performance Leader - Regenerative Design

Pae-Consulting-Engineers; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 122,000 - 151,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401k profit sharing

Professional development reimburse

Commuter/parking stipend

Cell phone stipend

Life insurance and disability benefits

Hybrid work schedule

Paid time off

Holidays and extra day

Just Pay equity initiatives

Job summary

PAE, a leading sustainable engineering firm, seeks a visionary Lead Building Performance Engineer to drive regenerative design from concept through construction. You will serve as the primary technical contact for clients, coordinating energy, water, carbon, daylighting, and resilience studies while guiding project teams.

You will mentor staff, shape project plans, and review analyses to ensure quality. The role integrates performance strategies into design, with hybrid work and a strong focus

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Architecture, Building Science, or related field.
• Professional licensure (PE, RA, or equivalent) preferred.
• 5–10 years of experience leading building performance projects.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams and building client relationships.
• Strong technical leadership and project management skills.
• Excellent client relationship and communication skills.
• Ability to lead multidisciplinary project teams.
• Broad understanding of building performance areas: energy, enclosure, daylighting, comfort, and carbon.
• Experience with integrated design workshops and proposals.
• Experience supporting business development and proposals.

Responsibilities

• Lead multidisciplinary building performance projects from concept through construction.
• Serve as the primary technical contact for clients and develop long-term client relationships.
• Lead project planning, staffing, scope, schedule, and budget and deliverables.
• Coordinate technical assignments across the project team.
• Guide staff in energy, water, carbon, daylighting, enclosure, resilience, and life cycle assessment studies.
• Integrate building performance strategies into the architectural and engineering design process.
• Lead project meetings with owners, architects, consultants, and contractors.
• Review analyses and provide engineering guidance across multiple building performance disciplines.
• Prepare and oversee reports, presentations, narratives, and technical recommendations.
• Support proposals, interviews, scope development, and business development efforts.
• Mentor and develop junior staff while improving standards and workflows.
• Perform site visits and construction support as required.

Skills

Multidisciplinary leadership

Client relationships

Energy modeling

Life cycle assessment

Enclosure performance

Water and carbon analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Architecture, Building Science, or related field

Tools

IESVE

EnergyPlus

Rhino

Grasshopper

Ladybug Tools

Honeybee

ClimateStudio

Radiance

DIVA

One Click LCA

EC3

Athena

Tally

Power BI

SketchUp

Adobe InDesign

Revit

Job description

PAE, a leading sustainable engineering firm, seeks a visionary Lead Building Performance Engineer to drive regenerative design from concept through construction. You will serve as the primary technical contact for clients, coordinating energy, water, carbon, daylighting, and resilience studies while guiding project teams.

You will mentor staff, shape project plans, and review analyses to ensure quality. The role integrates performance strategies into design, with hybrid work and a strong focus