Building Performance Specialist II
BGIS
- Ottawa, ON
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Receives guidance and support
- Is responsible for: Less complex facilities
- Less complex and/or smaller building equipment and systems, and/or smaller number of building equipment and systems
- Reviews current state of building equipment and identifies energy savings opportunities
- Conducts analysis to determine project costs and expected energy savings
- Prepares proposals summarizing project costs, expected energy savings and rationale for energy retrofit projects
- Provides technical guidance to project managers for building energy retrofit projects
- Reviews and/or develops scope of work in collaboration with project managers
- Provides recommendations for new product selections and current product upgrade opportunities
- Assists in the development of measurement, verification and monitoring methodologies to verify energy savings
- Reviews current state of building operations to identify opportunities to improve occupant comfort and energy savings
- Provides recommendations for in-scope activities for re-commissioning projects
- Assists in the development of procedures to perform re-commissioning activities
- Performs re-commissioning activities such as making operational and system programming changes
- Develops documentations outlining findings, operational and system programming changes performed
- Provides subject matter guidance to clients to assist in the attainment of LEED certification for facilities
- Conducts building operations and equipment audit and documents findings
- Prepares reports providing descriptions of building systems and structural conditions as well as maintenance procedures that affect energy consumption
- Provides recommendations for energy conservation projects to support LEED certification attainment
- Other duties assigned
- University degree (mechanical, building science or building engineering) or professional certification (e.g. P. Eng, CMA, CGA or equivalent courses)
- 1 to 3 years of building engineering work experience which may be attained through a formal engineering degree co-op program
- Theoretical knowledge and ability to apply principles and practices of building performance engineering as well as energy efficient building operations
- Developing knowledge of building equipment and systems as well as operations in order to investigate and identify deficiencies, energy conservation opportunities as well as potential solutions
- Developing knowledge of ASHRAE standards
- Strong analytical skills
- Ability to estimate costs
- Understanding of the interconnection of building design, construction and operations with building equipment and systems and how it affects energy consumption
- Knowledge of building automation systems, an asset
- Ability to review building plans, specifications, design, bid and construction documents
- Computer proficiency in MS Excel and Word along with the ability to quickly learn proprietary software applications
- Professional Engineering Designation
- LEED Certification from Canada Green Building Council, an asset
- Certified Energy Manager from Association of Energy Engineers, an asset
- Certified Measurement & Verification Professional from Association of Energy Engineers, an asset
- Certified Commissioning Process Management Professional from ASHRAE, an asset