Sustainability Associate - Energy

Job description / Role

KEO is a creative enterprise, where innovation is a way of life. We are uniquely resourced with end-to-end services to take clients from inspiration, through conceptualization, to realization of design or project delivery in the built and natural environments.

For over 50 years we’ve led with vision, contributing to many of the world’s most ambitious projects, iconic places, remarkable experiences and prosperous communities. As a highly integrated and agile AEP/PMCM firm, KEO is ranked by ENR in the Top 200 International Design Firms; a Top 20 International PM firm; and 44th largest global architecture firm.

We draw from the expertise from over 60 nations, bringing experience from every major market of the globe. With over 2,500 multidisciplinary professionals and staff, we are an international professional consulting services firm.

We are now seeking an exceptional Sustainability Associate - Energy to join our award winning team based within our Doha Office.

This critical role will be responsible for sustainability compliance and energy modeling activities, researching scientific materials for application in built environment design and participating in sustainable development project management tasks with a focus on energy modeling.

Paramount to success within this varied role will include but not limited to;
• Conducting full building/project energy efficiency analysis, recommending energy conservation measures, and demonstrating international energy standards compliance using dynamic simulation modeling software.
• Conducting dynamic simulation models to comply with LEED and Estidama.
• Undertaking thermal and daylighting simulations.
• Preparing sustainability reports on energy, water for Estidama templates, GSAS and LEED templates, Al Saf'at documentation and any other relevant rating to the KEO Sustainability business.
• Conducting design review for sustainability as related to energy and water use in design as well as energy audits.
• Providing expertise in detailed mechanical systems analysis for HVAC, 3D dynamic thermal modeling using the latest simulation programs, airflow analysis, systems peak load reduction, CFD, solar control, thermal comfort, daylighting and glare analysis.

Requirements

To be successful in this role we envision that you will bring a minimum of 2 - 5 years' career experience, partnered with either a Bachelor of Mechanical or Electrical Engineering with demonstrable energy modeling experience.

Preferential consideration will also be given to candidates whom possess a Master Degree qualification (MEng or MSc), are a Chartered Engineer (CEng) / Professional Engineer (PE) and have LEED Accredited Professional (LEED AP), Estidama Pearl Qualified Professional (PQP) and / or GSAS Certified Green Professional (CGP) certification.

Experience with IES VE, Sefaira and Hap software applications will be viewed favorably.

About the Company

KEO is a creative enterprise, where innovation is a way of life. We are uniquely resourced with end-to-end services to take clients from inspiration – through conceptualization – to realization of planning, design or project delivery in the built and natural environments. For over 57 years we’ve led with vision, contributing to many of the world’s most ambitious projects, iconic places, remarkable experiences and prosperous communities.

As a highly integrated and agile AEP/PMCM firm, KEO is ranked by ENR in the Top 225 International Design Firms; in the Top 20 International PM/CM Firms; and by World Architecture as 50th largest global architecture firm and #1 Firm in the Middle East Region in their 2021 WAS 100 Survey.

We invite you to join us.