Steven Winter Associates, Inc. (SWA) is seeking qualified professionals with a strong passion for improving the built environment to support our Building Operations, Decarbonization, and Efficiency team.

This role will be an integral part of our expanding team, which is leveraging SWA’s 48-year track record to provide commissioning, energy auditing, and retrofit services to multifamily, commercial, institutional, cultural/art center, and community center buildings in the NYC Metropolitan area and beyond.  We are looking for qualified individuals for our New York City office. The successful candidate will demonstrate the ability to complete the following tasks with the technical and interpersonal skills outlined below that will help him or her excel at SWA. This posting is for an entry-level position (<2 years experience). Mid-level candidates, please see our mid-level position posting here.

SWA’s NYC office is not open due to COVID-19. These positions will require site visits but will otherwise be a work from home position, initially.

These positions report to a Senior Building Systems Consultant / Engineer. 

Primary Responsibilities will include:

1. Understand common HVAC systems and emerging high-performance alternatives
2. Work on commissioning projects for new construction and existing building retrofits
3. Work on benchmarking, energy auditing, and retro-commissioning for existing buildings
4. With guidance from Senior Engineers, identify energy- or carbon-saving strategies in existing buildings and develop savings calculations supporting recommendations
5. Review construction documents and provide recommendations to improve constructability, indoor air quality, energy efficiency, and operations
6. Review submittals, code requirements, and develop testing plans
7. Inspect installations of building equipment
8. Review and perform terminal unit functional testing
9. Document review comments and inspection findings in issues logs and memos
10. Perform trend analysis
11. Provide written technical and non-technical reports for program compliance and ownership review
12. Work together with building owners, developers, architects, engineers and contractors
13. Work with internal stakeholders including project managers, energy modelers, sustainability consultants, accessibility consultants, etc.

Below is a list of the minimum requirements for the position.

Required industry knowledge, and skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering
• 0 – 2 years of relevant and consecutive work experience. Mid-level candidates (2-4+ years experience), please see our mid-level posting here
• Prior experience with building HVAC systems. Examples of prior experience may include a past internship, school coursework, or a college/university project.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Programs (in order of importance Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint)

Preferred knowledge, and skills

• Familiarity with LEED Rating Systems
• Familiarity with utility billing analysis and energy savings spreadsheet calculations
• Familiarity with Energy Code and/or ASHRAE standards
• Familiarity with NYC Local Laws related to energy and climate (Local Laws 84, 87, 95, and 97)

Personal qualities

• Excellent communicator and presenter able to explain complex concepts to a variety of stakeholders
• Attention to detail
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Well-developed interpersonal skills, maturity, credibility, confidence and integrity.
• Strong time-management skills and experience managing multiple priorities at once
• Collaborative with strong focus on teamwork
• Excellent work ethic
• Self-motivated
• Passionate about optimizing MEP systems and improving the built environment
• Desire to love what you do

Other duties:

Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without prior notice.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit. The employee frequently is required to walk; use hands to type, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand.

When in the field the employee must frequently lift or move objects up to 40 pounds; must be able to climb stairs and endure typical construction site conditions. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision and ability to adjust focus.

Travel Required

Occasional overnight travel may be required (Less than 10%). Frequent local field visits in the NYC Metro area will be necessary (estimated at 40-50%). A valid and clean driving license is required.

Working Environment

Approximately half of the duties will be performed in an office environment. The remainder of the duties will be performed in the field which will involve trips to projects sites for observation and training.

Performance Standards

Performance will be evaluated against this job description, competencies for this level, and mutually agreed goals.

About Steven Winter Associates, Inc.

Steven Winter Associates, Inc. (SWA) provides research, consulting and advisory services to improve commercial, residential and multifamily built environments for private and public-sector clients. We specialize in energy, sustainability and accessibility consulting as well as certification, research & development and compliance services. Our team of professionals has led the way since 1972 in the development of best practices to achieve high performance buildings.

SWA is an Equal Opportunity Employer – all qualified applicants will be afforded equal employment opportunities without discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability, or marital status.

We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package.

Applications submitted without a cover letter will not be reviewed.

For further information on Steven Winter Associates, please visit www.swinter.com.

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