Serve as a leader within the firm for sustainable design initiatives, collaborating with project teams to integrate sustainability goals across all phases of design in alignment with frameworks; lead the integration of sustainability strategies into project workflows, including participation in project kickoffs and design reviews to ensure alignment with measurable performance benchmarks; support junior staff in sustainable design strategies and best practices, supporting knowledge sharing across the firm; mentor junior staff to ensure that performative design from an environmental, economic and social standpoint is considered at all stages of design and by all staff within the firm; collaborate with project teams to support business development efforts, including preparation of proposals for competitions and participation in client interviews to position sustainable design as a key differentiator for the firm; support business development efforts by contributing technical sustainability narratives, performance metrics, and visualizations for RFQs, RFPs, and design competitions; participate in client meetings and design workshops to communicate complex sustainability strategies, translate performance data into actionable design decisions, and position sustainability as a core project driver; represent the firm in external sustainability forums, conferences, and industry events to advance thought leadership and maintain alignment with evolving industry practices; set project sustainability vision and associated goals related to reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, sustainable water use, sustainable waste and construction waste management, materials, construction technology and buildability, health, well-being, and sustainable lifestyle, and smart and connected buildings; lead firmwide integration of advanced sustainable design strategies across multiple concurrent projects, ensuring alignment with performance-based frameworks such as AIA 2030, LEED, WELL, and CALGreen requirements; initiate and lead research and development initiatives focused on testing innovative design strategies with broad applicability, and mentor staff in developing and advancing similar efforts; support the preparation and submission of sustainability focused awards and recognition programs to promote firm achievements in high-performance and regenerative design; contribute to the development of firmwide internal resources, tools and knowledge sharing platforms to support design excellence and continuous improvement in sustainable design practices; develop innovative tools to allow the firm to better communicate performance from an embodied carbon standpoint; oversee and validate whole building life cycle assessment (WBLCA) and embodied carbon analysis using tools including Tally and EC3, guiding material selection and construction strategies to achieve measurable carbon reductions; lead interdisciplinary coordination with MEP/FP, structural, landscape, and specialty consultants to ensure full integration of high-performance building systems and compliance with sustainability certification requirements; review construction submittals and coordinate with project teams during construction administration to ensure implementation of sustainability requirements and performance goals; oversee sustainability certification processes (LEED, WELL, CHPS), including documentation strategy, coordination with reviewers, and compliance verification through all project phases; identify and analyze sustainability issues related to various architectural projects with the end goal of reducing amount of resources needed to sustain each system; evaluate and implement passive design strategies including solar control, natural ventilation, and envelope optimization based on climate-specific analysis; evaluate and implement passive design strategies including solar control, natural ventilation, and envelope optimization based on climate-specific analysis.
Job Requirements:
Bachelor of Architecture (5 year) or foreign equivalent, CA Architect License, plus 5 years of progressive experience to include supporting an integrated practice where architects and engineers engage early on projects to ensure full integration of all systems for optimized resource conservation design strategies; assisting in sustainable design and concept development for competitions requiring expedited concept development and document production; conducting and supporting shareholder client meetings to extract and develop design excellence and sustainable design goals for projects; participating in sustainability conferences to enhance the knowledge pool and to ensure that the firm is up to date on sustainability developments in the A+E industry; supporting the alignment of design decisions and sustainability concepts by implementing the AIA framework for design excellence on projects, prompting team members to consider all aspects of sustainable design; supporting the research for minimizing material use by identifying the carbon impact of various design decisions and by facilitating discussions about material reduction with all disciplines; analyzing the cost impacts of low carbon construction methods at a rough order of magnitude level; conducting research into sustainable, low carbon, and healthy materials and evaluating appropriateness for construction use; conducting in-house presentations with staff and firm leadership to propagate knowledge in sustainable design; conducting ongoing software testing to evaluate other tools like Athena for LCA studies and evaluate practicality from EPIC and CAREtool to Kaleidoscope and Cove Tool with the goal of assessing the usability for implementation at firm; conducting LCA studies to calculate the carbon footprint of projects using Tally and EC3 built over Autodesk Revit to identify areas for carbon reduction and embodied carbon reduction for both whole building and interior design projects; coordinating various disciplines from mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection (MEP/FP), structural, A/V, food service/kitchen, site, landscape, code, acoustical, sustainability, and lighting consultants to incorporate engineering systems into architectural designs and ensure compliance with LEED requirements throughout all design phases; coordinating process of submitting design and construction documentation for LEED certification, and supporting review process to final certification; assisting the construction administration of projects by reviewing submittals in regard to compliance with sustainability requirements; conducting preliminary analysis to assess the feasibility of achieving LEED, WELL, or other sustainability programs certifications; coordinating and supporting interactions with WELL reviewers to ensure final WELL certification; conducting early site analysis with a focus on climatic aspects using climate consultant; testing early design strategies with Rhino 3D and specialized plug-ins like Ladybug, Honeybee, and Grasshopper scripts; testing comfort levels around buildings in early design phases using IES VE for CFD analysis; creating graphics to visually demonstrate the findings of the analysis using Adobe Suite from Photoshop to Illustrator to InDesign; running daylight analysis for LEED documentation and best practice design with IES VE or Climate Studio modeling; exploring possibilities for passive strategies using Climate Studio and continuing monitoring energy performance; supporting the setup and creation of Revit models so that they can be seamlessly used for plug-in software programs that analyze sustainability measures; supporting design team Revit modeling and employing Insight 360 for early energy analysis.
Salary:
$95,098 to $114,712 per year Please send resumes to careers at hed dot co with the job title in the subject line.
