Green Building Consultant and Simulation Engineer

Integrated Environmental Solutions (IES) Ltd. is an international company (headquarters in Glasgow, Scotland with 7 global locations) providing unique solutions to our customers. In addition to offering sustainability consulting services, IES is the developer of the innovative building performance analysis software, The Virtual Environment (The ). The demand for new and existing projects to perform detailed thermal and energy analysis is growing rapidly and our goal is to provide this service to our clients, or teach them to use the as part of their building design process.

IES is one of 100 European companies listed in The Guardian Library House 2008 Cleantech 100, in recognition of its beneficial environmental impact and potential for future growth.

Position Overview: 

IES  is looking for motivated candidates to join their team in San Francisco, CA for a full-time position to provide creative simulation analysis for sustainable building designs, and advise clients on the implementation of innovative, high efficiency strategies.

Responsibilities:

Play an integral role in IES's expanding international consulting team (in our San Francisco office). Provide creative simulation analysis for sustainable building designs, and advise clients on the implementation of innovative, high efficiency strategies. You will be assisting to redefine the industry during these exciting times, and we guarantee you will not be bored! Specific tasks include:

• Participation in consulting project teams
• Working with our software customers to successfully implement the Virtual Environment by participating in training and offering troubleshooting assistance
• Research on relevant software development issues
• Software testing
• Developing case study content

Performance analysis capabilities of the and services provided by IES's consulting group:

• Carbon analysis/tracking
• Daylighting
• Energy Analysis (early stage and detailed)
• Thermal Comfort Analysis
• Airflows (CFD) - External/Internal
• Water Calculations
• The trade-offs and synergies associated with all the above.

Some travel may be required for face-to-face training, though this will not represent a significant proportion of the candidate's time.

Qualifications:

• Mechanical (HVAC) Engineer with a minimum of 3 years professional experience.
• Experience with building simulation software is a plus (daylighting, thermal, computational fluid dynamics, etc.), however experience using the it not an explicit requirement. IES will provide full training to the right candidate(s).
• Strong communicators with an interest in diverse experiences who can work directly with our clients to inform sustainable design.
• LEED accredited professionals or a candidate with experience on LEED projects is a plus.

Compensation: IES offers unparalleled opportunities in which to build and progress a career in integrative design process facilitation and LEED, and the evolving landscape of BIM + Performance Analysis with the ability to develop both personally and professionally. Benefits include a competitive salary; private health care; potential travel; a contributory pension scheme (401k), life insurance, opportunity to practice internationally, and an exciting and supportive working environment.

To Apply:

Please send a cover letter and your resume.

We are an equal opportunity employer, dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, age, sex, religion or national origin.