Sustainable Design Specialist

HOK • Full-time • Houston, Texas • 1d ago

Sustainability is ingrained into our culture and design processes. The resilient buildings we create contribute to the business success of our clients and to the health and wellness of their people. We track the projected energy performance of every project and have committed to achieving a carbon-neutral design portfolio by 2030. But don’t just take our word for it. We have won 10 AIA COTE awards for sustainable design excellence and ENR’s recent survey ranked HOK as the No. 1 green building architecture/engineering firm.

We are currently seeking a Sustainable Design Specialist to join our team in the Texas region – Houston, Dallas or Austin. As a Sustainable Design Specialist, you are responsible for providing holistic sustainable design leadership and coordination, energy and environmental analysis for planning, architecture, and interiors projects, integration of low-carbon as well as human health and well-being strategies on projects and consulting for various certifications under sustainability, health, and wellness standards such as LEED, WELL and Fitwel. You will also contribute to marketing pursuits and participate in a broad range of sustainable consulting services.

You can learn more about HOK's Sustainability practice here: https://www.hok.com/projects/discipline/sustainable-design.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Provide Sustainable Design analysis, conceptual Energy Modeling, Sustainable consulting services, including certification consulting such as LEED, WELL and Fitwel.
Consult with multiple internal design teams on sustainable design integration, energy and carbon reduction, LEED, WELL, Fitwel and/or other sustainable standards.
Assist clients, engineers, and contractors with sustainable design implementation.
Support consulting with exterior clients on building and non-building projects and collaborating on firm wide sustainable design and consulting projects. Projects will also include development of sustainable design and operations guidelines, policies, and procedures.
Support operational and embodied carbon goal setting and benchmarking for AIA 2030, SE 2050 and other equivalent firmwide commitments.
Support implementing office green operations plan.
Support sustainable design education program, LEED AP and WELL AP credential maintenance for the Texas region.
Take personal responsibility for fostering a green workplace through sustainable work practices.
Mentor team members.
Foster a commitment to external and internal client service.

Required Skills

Thorough knowledge of sustainability, building science, integrated design and third-party certification processes.
Proven presentation and communication skills to both team and client. Strong graphic representation skills desired.
Experience with management of team/resources to undertake multiple projects or facets of various projects.
Familiarity with ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) strategies related to the built environment.
Strong organizational skills to manage documentation and information and meet deadlines.
Ability to work in a team environment and work on multiple projects simultaneously.
Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook) and the Adobe Creative Suite.
Familiarity with Revit, Rhino, Grasshopper AutoCAD Architecture, SketchUp, and/or related software.
Experience and skills relating to energy and environmental performance: Conceptual Energy Modeling, Outdoor Comfort Analysis, Daylight Analysis, Renewable Energy Systems, Life Cycle Analysis, and Carbon Feasibility Analysis preferred.
Proficiency in use of Conceptual Design Analysis software: ClimateStudio, Autodesk Insight 360, Ladybug, Honeybee preferred.
Proficiency in use of Energy Analysis software: IES VE (preferred), EnergyPlus, and EnergyPro.
Conceptual Energy modeling and Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) skills preferred but not required.
Ability to read, understand and interpret energy model and LCA reports.