Building Physics Engineer

Location/s: Leeds, Sheffield, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Bristol, Brighton, London; UK

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The Buildings Unit (BLD) has a major presence in Mott Mac Donald's regional offices throughout the UK and mainland Europe, providing a wide range of diverse and transferable cross‑sector skills across five key Sectors;
Advisory, Built Environment, Energy, Transportation and Water. We also provide local services to customers and technical leadership to the rest of the Group in these sectors.

Our Building Sciences team is growing rapidly, and we are delighted to be seeking highly motivated individuals to join our team of building physics specialists in our division. The team is all about applying the principles of physics to deliver masterplans, buildings and public realms that feel good, are resilient to climate change, operate efficiently and are kind to the environment.

Our specialist team has a track record of collaborating closely with stake holders and design teams to deliver a wide variety of projects, both in terms of types and scale, from the iconic Royal College of Art Battersea South building, to devising net zero carbon strategies for the NHS and supporting Cities, Regional and National governments on the pathway to net zero carbon within the built environment.

The role will be based in our Buildings and Infrastructure business unit, with offices located across the UK, should the preferred locations of Brighton and London not be ideal for the successful candidate.

Key responsibilities and duties include:

• Carrying out thermal modelling of buildings at different scales to determine thermal comfort, visual comfort, energy performance, climate resilience, impacts on climate, carbon assessments etc to guide and assist the design team in implementing the most appropriate design solutions
• Preparing qualitative assessments to provide early‑stage design advice and guidance to the design team and stakeholder, supported by a thorough understanding of building physics behaviour of buildings
• Developing parametric modelling studies to suit the level of detail required to guide design decisions at building stock level
• Supporting and coaching junior teammates in delivering projects and upskilling
• Assisting senior teammates in delivering projects
• Preparing fee proposals, scope of services and resource programmes
• Leading programme and resource management

Essential:

• Master's Degree in Building Physics related subjects such as Mechanical Engineering, Environmental Design Engineering, Modern Building Design, Sustainable building design etc
• Bachelor's Degree in mechanical engineering, building architecture or similar
• Working towards MCIBSE or similar
• Competency in IES VE and EDSL Tas Engineering modelling packages, on regulatory and design modelling exercises
• Experience in IES APACHE HVAC and/or EDSL Tas Systems

Additional:

• Ability to deliver projects using SAP, PHPP and Grasshopper
• Python coding skills
• VBA or similar coding skills
• Competency in delivering projects using one or more of:
  • Revit or similar BIM related tool
  • Energy Plus, jEPlus or similar
• Competency in delivering projects using one or more of:
  • SketchUP
  • S…