Sustainability Engineer - Building Performance & Energy Modelling

Sustainability Engineer - "High-rise & Complex Buildings" - Chennai / Noida

Company Description

About Ramboll

Founded in Denmark, Ramboll is a foundation-owned people company. We have more than 18,000 experts working across our global operations in 35 countries. Our experts are leaders in their fields, developing and delivering innovative solutions in diverse markets including Buildings, Transport, Planning & Urban Design, Water, Environment & Health, Energy, and Management Consulting. We invite you to contribute to a more sustainable future working in an open, collaborative, and empowering company. Combining local experience with global knowledge, we together shape the societies of tomorrow.

Welcome to our Buildings division

As one of the top 10 building designers in the world, Ramboll provides sustainable design engineering solutions in residential, commercial, office, hospital, stadium, industrial and Infrastructure projects. 4,000 experts across the world specialise in creating more innovative, sustainable and liveable buildings. We place particular emphasis on our liveable buildings concept where we balance the cultural, social and physical values of buildings, to improve the quality of life for building users.

We invite you to demonstrate best practice in sustainable design, early-stage passive analysis, building performance modelling, life cycle assessment and decarbonisation as we look for an enthusiastic and suitably experienced Sustainability Consultant for the Ramboll Engineering Centre located in Gurugram. The role will support concept design, competition projects and multidisciplinary design teams by translating sustainability ambitions into clear, evidence-based strategies and performance-led design recommendations.

You will join our Sustainability Team

Our Sustainability teams have an in-depth focus on technical delivery and an excellent understanding of client care, focused on Low and Net Zero Carbon building design. You will be an essential part of a close-knit team working on a wide variety of projects across the UK and internationally. We have a supporting and collaborative culture and enjoy what we do! We are looking for like-minded and personable colleagues to strengthen the capabilities of our global team and lead our REC team.  Career progression is guaranteed for talented candidates.

You will be expected to manage your own project work and support multidisciplinary teams during early design stages, including feasibility studies, competitions and concept design. You should have a strong interest in the overall sustainability scope, including passive design, certification, embodied carbon and operational energy, supported by practical energy simulation experience to assist project teams. Proficiency in Rhino and Grasshopper for parametric design support, working knowledge of IES VE for building performance analysis, and the ability to develop clear outputs that inform design decisions will be important for this role.

We offer a highly supportive environment in which you can develop and grow in your role. For the right candidate there is the opportunity to progress, with increasing management and mentoring responsibilities as you grow in your role.

Job Description

Your key attributes and responsibilities will be:

• Be Educated to Masters/ bachelor’s level in Engineering, Architecture or Built Environment and having gained relevant practical experience in a similar role, you have demonstrable knowledge and experience of building physics, particularly in relation to heat transfer, energy, comfort criteria, ASHRAE Guidance and other industry standards.
• Highly technically proficient in IES VE with the ability to perform modelling tasks to a high quality and with minimal supervision
• Have in depth-knowledge of dynamic simulation software’s including an understanding of climate-based daylighting analysis, operational energy calculation and life cycle analysis and life cycle costing is highly desirable.
• Check and quality assure the work of others in all technical aspects of building performance modelling in IES VE
• Mentor and assist with the development of fresh engineers within the Ramboll Engineering Centre in building performance modelling and building physics
• Be responsible for the day-to-day running of projects, workload planning and delivery, and providing technical input as required
• Produce energy strategies for planning applications, carrying out both Domestic and Non-Domestic compliance assessments for Middle east, UK using IES VE
• Complete thermal comfort assessments following e.g. ASHRAE ,CIBSE TM52, CIBSE TM59, BB101 and UK Buildings Regulations Part O
• Produce Passive Design and Low and Zero Carbon Reports and Knowledge on ESTIDAMA/ MOSTERDAM/ LEED/WELL Certifications.

Personal qualities that will help you succeed in this role include:

• Passionate about engineering with an attitude of absolute intolerance for non-compliance in relation to people safety, environment or product quality.
• Should have a flexible attitude, in an environment with frequently changing deadlines and can be relied on to meet deadlines.
• Should be committed to both work and personal development, with a willingness to widen experience and knowledge base.
• Must possess professional English language skills (written and verbal).
• Should be able to communicate clearly and able to work in a team and support, mentor and develop junior engineers  

Qualifications

Your starting point for constant growth

From the moment you join Ramboll, we will support your personal and professional development so that you grow with the company. For this role, we believe your starting point is:

• Being a qualified Engineer having a proven and demonstrable track record in their discipline
• Proven experience in all aspects of building physics, including building energy modelling and compliance analysis using IES or SAP
• Have a good knowledge of passive design, LZC technologies and ‘net zero’, and use this to influence all aspects of building design
• Demonstrate good attention to detail and show pride in the work produced
• Have an ability to manage and educate more junior engineers on modelling best practices in IES VE as well as industry best practices around UK Building Regulations and BREEAM Requirements

Qualifications

A Master’s/Bachelor’s degree qualification in an Mechanical Engineering/Sustainable Architecture/ Building Performance or allied subjects

Mandatory Skills required : IES VE software experience, ESTIDAMA PQP Certified, LEED Certified

thermal assessment for Middle east projects, Middle east codes knowledge preferred

Experience : 2-4 years

Additional Information

What we can offer you

• Investment in your development
• Leaders you can count on, guided by our Leadership Principles
• Be valued for the unique person you are.
• Never be short of inspiration from colleagues, clients, and projects.
• The long-term thinking of a foundation-owned company

We offer:

• A challenging and interesting workday characterized by continuous learning, in an environment where you have many to spar with and learn from.
• Opportunity to work with varied work tasks, across the organization.
• Opportunity to develop and influence your own area of responsibility.

Work at the heart of sustainable change

Ramboll is a global architecture, engineering, and consultancy company. We believe that the purpose of sustainable change is to create a thriving world for both nature and people. So, that’s where we start – and how we work. At Ramboll, our core strength is our people, and our history is rooted in a clear vision of how a responsible company should act. Being open and curious is a cornerstone of our culture. We embrace an inclusive mindset that looks for fresh, diverse, and innovative perspectives. We respect, embrace, and invite diversity in all forms to actively cultivate an environment where everyone can flourish and realize their full potential.

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