Job Description

At Williams Engineering Canada, we brighten the lives of people in our community.

Knowing what we do reaches beyond a single project, we believe it\'s not only our responsibility but our core purpose to engineer cities that are safe, inclusive, and resilient.

We believe in the value of shared knowledge to better consult, create, and encourage diverse perspectives, to provide innovative solutions across the busiest cities and the most remote regions of Western and Northern Canada. We recognize that our people do much more than engineer solutions and solve our clients\' greatest challenges; they have the opportunity to impact the communities in which they live, work, and build relationships in. In order to make a positive impact on our communities, we must start by positively impacting our own people. To us, this means providing fair compensation, training, advancement opportunities, and an open-door team environment. This also means maintaining a healthy work-life balance, which is why we offer a flexible work environment to support the unique and busy lives that our people lead.

There are many reasons why remote working helps people have more control over their work and balance their lives, that\'s why at Williams Engineering, we believe a remote work strategy makes business sense and helps us achieve our purpose of brightening the lives of people in our communities by reducing our carbon footprint. We operate on a fully remote option for any teammate who wants to when deemed appropriate by their manager.

If you join us, you have an opportunity to be a part of the impact that we create. We are looking for teammates who want to have an impact on the community though their work and are interested in taking on initiative to live out your Purpose though your work every day.

Building Performance Analyst

Reports to: Team Lead, Building Performance and Sustainability

Based at: Calgary Office

Position Purpose:

An opportunity exists with our integrated team of building engineers including sustainability, building science, electrical, mechanical, and structural team that works towards achieving sustainable community developments providing building performance practice on each of our energy, environmental and sustainable building projects.

We are looking for a Building Performance Analyst to support our Sustainability Service Line throughout Alberta. The candidate\xe2\x80\x99s role will include technical support and project coordination for our Sustainability and Building Performance projects.

Are you passionate about creating a sustainable future? Believe that our collective efforts and our passion for sustainable design can have a positive impact on the environment and the future of our communities? Do you believe in the Sustainability goals to reduce, minimize and ultimately eliminate the carbon footprint of vertical infrastructures by providing clients with integrated performance solutions for new and existing buildings while implementing responsible solutions that take into account economic, social and environmental issues?

If so, this is the role for you.

Specific Responsibilities will include many of the following:

• Perform building performance modeling, analysis and reporting for various project types such as (but not limited to) Energy Studies, Feasibility Studies, Condition Assessments, and Audits within the Energy, Property, Social Infrastructure sectors.
• Prepare building analysis reports to present results such as energy and thermal modeling, greenhouse gas emissions analysis, and research findings.
• Develop relationships with clients, industry leaders and regulatory personnel via active participation in various relevant associations, meetings and professional events.
• Collaborate with our integrated and multi-discipline teams to identify appropriate strategies geared towards improving energy performance, indoor air quality, and thermal comfort throughout building project duration.
• Support various project staff including project manager/engineer/designer in energy and thermal modeling and research of new building design strategies.
• Conduct business development, opportunity research and preparation of Proposals to achieve service line goals and growth.
• Perform financial analysis of alternatives.
• Conduct site visits to collect project specific data collection
• Coordinate multiple projects, working with various disciplines, timelines and deliverables to meet client expectations.

General Responsibilities Include:

• Store and retrieve documents appropriately on the WEC Network
• Coordinate data and information collected in useful form for the project team
• Work with the Team Lead and Project Managers to provide our clients with finished projects in a timely manner
• Communicate effectively with the Team Lead and Project Manager; this includes collecting and coordinating useful information
• Maintain a strong working relationship with other Services Lines and Teammates
• Facilitate and participate in client meetings
• Understand and follow WEC Internal Quality Assurance and Control Processes
• Perpetuate, clarify and embody WEC Purpose and Core Values
• Adhere to the company policies and guidelines as well as company and client safety policies and practices in effect at any given time.

Education & Experience:

• May be working toward a P.Eng., P.Tech., or P.L.Eng.
• Registration with APEGA or hold E.I.T., AScT, or C.E.T. designation would be an asset
• Experience or knowledge in Energy Modeling and Consulting Engineering or related field would be an asset

Skills & Capabilities that would be Assets:

• Excellent interpersonal skills; a person who listens well, respects diversity of perspectives and has an open, clear and succinct communication style.
• Effective organizational and time management skills in handling multiple priorities, performing a variety of tasks, and meeting required deadlines.
• Ability to represent the company to other WEC teammates, clients and community by ensuring the best image is presented.
• Knowledge and experience in various energy standards and codes including building codes, model national energy code, ASTM standards, CGSB standards, CSA standards, ASHRAE 90.1 and LEED will be considered an asset.
• Proven capability in engineering problem solving methodology.
• Capability in technical writing of routine proposals and project summaries.
• Understanding of ethical application of technical work.
• Experience in building mechanical, electrical and building envelope systems.
• Experience in various energy modeling software such as Design Builder, IES, EQuest, EE4, etc. will be considered an asset.
• Experience in project management processes.

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