Senior Building Performance Engineer

Senior Building Performance Engineer

**Type of contract:** Permanent **Grade:** Senior **Area of Expertise:** Building Environment **Region:** UK **Office:** Project Location London **Ref No:** 8173

Here at Buro Happold expect the exceptional. For over 30 years, Buro Happold has been at the forefront of appraising building performance and identifying energy-saving opportunities for clients. An example of our work for the Science Museum Group to develop their Heat Decarbonisation Plan for their whole estate has been published on the SALIX website as an exemplar plan. Using our expertise in Net Zero Carbon and the design of Life Sciences facilities, we helped the Francis Crick Institute (The Crick) to define their preferred net zero pathway for scope 1 and 2 emissions based on balancing factors such as technical feasibility, level of disruption, and whole life cost impacts. This was all underpinned by data that the Crick's Estate team had already been monitoring, as well as an array of carbon reduction projects that had previously been implemented.

Buro Happold is ahead of the competition when it comes to NABERS UK and advanced operational energy modeling. We currently have two projects underway classified as Pioneer projects for Design for Performance, these are 4 Angel Square and Statesman House.

We are also undertaking advanced modeling for an 800,000 sqft speculative lab in Canary Wharf, the Earnshaw building, and Worship Street. Our Post-occupancy evaluation and soft landing team are involved with University College of London, delivering POE for various buildings and decarbonization plans. We are also active members of UK Green Building Council and World Green Building Council, including advisory groups on Delivering Social Value, Circular Economy, and Advancing Net Zero Renewables and Offsetting. Many staff globally are members of boards, organizations, and/or visiting lecturers at universities.

Your next role:

**Building Energy Modelling**

• Develop detailed energy models for new and existing buildings using advanced simulation software, preferably IES VE, using relevant industry framework NABERS UK, DfP, CIBSE TM54, and ASHRE 90.1.
• Setting out metering strategies for existing and new building projects.
• Coordination of building metering and control strategies with specialist BMS FM teams.
• Collaborate with architects, designers, and other engineering disciplines to integrate energy-efficient strategies into building designs.

**Energy Auditing**

• Conduct comprehensive energy audits for commercial, industrial, and residential buildings.
• Identify energy-saving opportunities and recommend cost-effective solutions; experience with ESOS, Salix, and similar assessments is highly appreciated.
• Evaluate HVAC, lighting, and other building systems to ensure compliance with energy efficiency standards.
• On-site experience and ability to interact with contractors, FM's, and operational staff on-site.
• Ability to carry out energy audits for ESOS, ISO 50001, and Post Occupancy Evaluation (POE) and Building Performance Evaluation (BPE) Studies.

**Data Analysis and Reporting**

• Collect, analyze, and interpret meter data from energy audits and building performance simulations.
• Prepare detailed reports outlining findings, recommendations, and potential cost savings.
• Present findings to clients, stakeholders, and project teams in a clear and concise manner.

Your skills & experience:

• Recognized engineering academic qualifications; Degree electrical or mechanical, MSc, MEng preferable.
• Recognized professional qualification and chartership; membership of appropriate professional bodies CIBSE, IE, I Mech E, or equal; CIBSE Certified Low Carbon Consultant Assessor (LCC/LCEA), ESOS, or NABERS UK Assessor.
• Possess a minimum of 4 years of expertise in the field.
• Have a deep understanding of building energy performance.
• A proven record in delivering energy audits, analyzing energy data, post-occupancy evaluations, and providing energy modeling predictions and recommendations to enhance energy efficiency and building performance, working closely with building management and design teams.

What we offer you:

• Hybrid working arrangements.
• Attractive salary and benefits package including life assurance, income protection, and private medical cover.
• Holiday entitlement of 25 days per annum exclusive of bank holidays and flexible holiday arrangements.
• Generous company pension scheme.
• Flexible benefits including cycle scheme, dental insurance, optical cover, travel insurance, season ticket loans, and corporate discounts.
• Enhanced parenthood leave policies.
• 3 pm finish on the last Friday of the month.
• A strong commitment to your continuous development. Whatever stage in your career, we have a learning and development programme that will enable and empower you.
• Entitlement to two memberships to professional bodies or subscriptions.
• A commitment to your wellbeing through a comprehensive employee assistance program and wellbeing activities.
• A supportive and inclusive environment that will welcome you through social and outreach activities from the Young Employees Forum to mentoring.
• An international culture that wherever your career takes you at Buro Happold, you won't be far from the exceptional.

Ready for something a little less ordinary? Apply now to start your career journey with us.