Sustainability Analyst-Hybrid

Vanderweil Engineers; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm is seeking a Sustainability Analyst to join their Building Performance Group in Boston. In this hybrid role, you will work closely with project managers and engineers to drive sustainability goals and ensure project certification success. Candidates should possess relevant degrees and have a strong interest in sustainable design.

Qualifications

• 0-2 years of experience in sustainable design analysis or engineering.
• Strong skills in communication and team collaboration.
• Literacy in sustainable building design techniques.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams on sustainability projects.
• Perform analyses for certifications like LEED and WELL.
• Develop tools and content for sustainability trends.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Written communication

Visual communication

Education

Bachelor's or master’s degree in architecture, mechanical engineering, energy systems, or similar

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About Us

Vanderweil Engineers is a top ranked national full-service engineering firm specializing in MEP/FP, and technology services. Working in multiple sectors including Science & Technology, Mission Critical, Academic, Healthcare, Government and Commercial buildings. In our 75 th year in operation with a staff of 500 + located across nine offices, we are proud to be one of the leading independently owned engineering firms in the country.

About Us

Vanderweil Engineers is a top ranked national full-service engineering firm specializing in MEP/FP, and technology services. Working in multiple sectors including Science & Technology, Mission Critical, Academic, Healthcare, Government and Commercial buildings. In our 75 th year in operation with a staff of 500 + located across nine offices, we are proud to be one of the leading independently owned engineering firms in the country.

We are 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; 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 zero-carbon steam-generating heat pump which will reduce the emissions of millions of square feet in Greater Boston.

More than 280 of our projects — a combined total of $24 billion in construction — have achieved certification under frameworks such as LEED, WELL, Fitwel, SITES, and Green Globes, and over 100 of our projects in design now are actively pursuing these certifications and others including Living Building Challenge. Vanderweil is a founding signatory of both the AIA2030 and the MEP 2040 Challenges, pledging to reduce and ultimately eliminate both the operational and embodied carbon in our infrastructure. We’ve also been reporting our design energy performance to AIA 2030 for a decade and a half as we work toward achieving net-zero across our portfolio.

About This Opportunity

If you’re looking for an opportunity to grow your career with some of the best minds in the industry on world-class projects, we’re looking for you. We offer stable career growth via our expanding book of services and geographic footprint across a diversified project mix. 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)

As a Sustainability Analyst, you will collaborate internally with our sustainability project managers, project managers, and engineers as well as externally with our design & construction partners to help clients reach and exceed their sustainability goals. You will help clients to maximize the full potential of each project through our design experience; energy, daylight, water, and carbon analyses; and certification achievements.

Responsibilities

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.
  
  

Essential Skills & Requirements

• 0-2 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.
• Literacy in sustainable building design techniques and technologies.
• Experience reading architectural drawings and specifications.
• Eagerness to grow professionally and develop new skills.
• LEED AP BD+C accreditation, LEED AP ID+C accreditation, or willingness to obtain within six months of hire.
  
  

Additional Skills Considered a Plus

• CPHC, WELL AP, and/or Fitwel Ambassador accreditation
• Graphic design and/or data visualization experience including software such as Revit, Grasshopper, Radiance, eQuest, Rhino, Ladybug Suite, Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, InDesign), etc.
• Familiarity with daylight modeling and/or building energy analysis
• Familiarity with alternative/renewable energy estimation techniques
  
  

Our Flexible & Hybrid Work Culture

We know that work/life integration is important to our employees. Our hybrid work style (up to 2 days remote per week) allows team members to have flexibility while building their skills through in-person exposure to industry experts.

Our wellness programs prioritize our team members' physical and behavioral health.

We are an equal opportunity employer committed to equity and inclusion in the workplace.

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