Sustainability Analyst

RG Vanderweil.com; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Vanderweil Engineers invites a Sustainability Analyst to join the Building Performance Group in Boston, MA. This full-time, hybrid role offers involvement in world-class projects across sectors and geographies, focusing on sustainability analyses, energy systems, and certification goals.

The position emphasizes collaboration with owners, architects, and engineers, along with opportunities to develop new tools and educational content on emerging sustainability trends.

Qualifications

• 0-3 years of professional experience in building sustainable design analysis, architectural design, or design engineering in a consulting environment.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in architecture, mechanical engineering, energy systems, architectural engineering, or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with owners, architects, project managers, mechanical/electrical/plumbing engineers, contractors, and other design professionals from early design through construction and closeout.
• Perform and document renewables, carbon, wellness, water, daylight analyses for project goals and certifications (LEED, WELL, etc.).
• Organize, advise, and track design activities toward sustainable performance goals such as certification or client standards.
• Develop in-house tools and educational content for new sustainability trends and design approaches.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Written/visual communication

Growth mindset

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in architecture or engineering

Tools

Revit

Grasshopper

Radiance

eQuest

Rhino

Ladybug Suite

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

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Sustainability Analyst

Full Time Regular Boston, MA, US

About Us:

Vanderweil Engineers is one of the largest and most respected privately held MEP engineering firms in the United States. Sustainability is at the core of what we do. Vanderweil is a founding signatory of both the AIA 2030 and the MEP 2040 Challenges. Over 300 of our projects — a combined $24 billion in construction — have achieved certification under frameworks such as LEED®, WELL, Fitwel, Living Building Challenge Core, SITES, and Green Globes. Recent projects include the largest solar photovoltaic array in New York City, multiple net-zero designs, a research facility designed to be the world’s most sustainable lab, and a district-scale zero-carbon steam-generating heat pump which will reduce the emissions of millions of square feet in Greater Boston.

About This Opportunity:

If you’re looking for an opportunity to grow your career on world-class projects across sectors & geographies, with some of the best minds in the industry, we’re looking for you. Join us to do the best work of your career as a Sustainability Analyst in our growing Building Performance Group in Boston, MA. (Hybrid role)

Some of your responsibilities will include the following:

• Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams including owners, architects, project managers, mechanical engineers, electrical engineers, plumbing engineers, contractors, and other design professionals from early design through construction and project closeout.
• Perform and document renewable energy, carbon, wellness, water, daylight, etc. analyses for project goals and certifications (LEED, Living Building Challenge, WELL, etc.).
• Organize, advise, and track design and construction activities toward a sustainable performance goal such as a certification or client standard
• Develop in-house tools and educational content for new sustainability trends and design approaches.
• 0-3 years of professional experience in building sustainable design analysis, architectural design, or design engineering in a consulting environment.
• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in architecture, mechanical engineering, energy systems, architectural engineering, or related field.
• Strong interpersonal, organizational, and written/visual communication skills.
• Eagerness to grow professionally and develop new skills.
• LEED AP BD+C and/or ID+C accreditation, or willingness to obtain within six months of hire.

Additional skills considered a plus

• LEED GA, CEM, CPHC, WELL AP, and/or Fitwel Ambassador accreditation
• Sustainability analysis, graphic design, and/or data visualization experience including software such as Revit, Grasshopper, Radiance, eQuest, Rhino, Ladybug Suite, Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, InDesign), etc.

Our Flexible & Hybrid Work Culture

At Vanderweil Engineers, we believe our best work is done when flexibility is offered. We know that work/life synergy is crucial to our employees. Our flexible and hybrid work style allows team members to have the freedom to be innovative, driving results their way.

We are an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity in the workplace.

This is a high visibility role and the total compensation that we expect to pay for this position is dependent on years of experience, licensure, education and project portfolio but expected to be in the $60,000 to $90,000 range.