Senior or Principal Building Physics Consultant - (1810)
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Buildings Physics - Senior or Principal Consultant.
London.
About us
A career opportunity has arisen for a creative and driven Senior or Principal Building Physics Consultant to join our Sustainability Group. The role is based in London and will be part of our broader Sustainability group which has a presence in every Hoare Lea office across the country.
We provide a diverse sustainability consultancy service promoting sustainable development for a range of projects, across all sectors. Our Sustainability Group is an industry leader in its approach to sustainability design, construction and building operation. Focused on achieving ever greater standards of environmental sustainability, the Group thrives on its dynamic, innovative, and ambitious working culture.
This is a rare opportunity to grow not only your own career, but the industry approach to your field of expertise as a whole.
What You'll Be Doing
You'll collaborate with the industry's best, working in the UK's largest service engineering firm with a range of specialist groups.
Work on a diverse range of projects in sectors including workplace, science & research, healthcare, mission critical, culture, education, sport, and residential.
As a Building Physics Senior/Principal Consultant, you will play a crucial role in helping design energy efficient buildings by delivering complex simulations.
You will:
* Provide technical leadership in your area of expertise.
* Provide project leadership and support the operations of the team.
* Have excellent organisational skills and be capable of prioritising tasks and deadlines efficiently.
* Possess good interpersonal skills and be able to work independently and as part of a team.
* Be self-motivated and able to take responsibility.
* Work under pressure and to tight deadlines.
* Undertake research and development.
* Have the opportunity for involvement in national design commissions and influential industry bodies; this aspect of the role will allow those keen to have a direct influence on the industry to contribute to their career development and to grow the team's capabilities.
What We Are Looking For
You will be expected to perform at a senior or principal level and be competent in most of the following fields:
* Indoor CFD modelling for thermal comfort and design optimisation of mechanical ventilation systems.
* Wind Microclimate modelling and external Thermal Comfort studies.
* Odour and chemical pollution dispersion analysis.
* Natural ventilation in buildings.
* Indoor thermal and airflow analysis.
* Dynamic Thermal Modelling (e.g., IES, TAS, etc.).
* Parametric analysis (e.g., grasshopper and ladybug tools, etc).
* 3D modelling for simulations (ideally Rhino3D or SpaceClaim).
* Programming and scripting.
* Thermal bridging calculations.
Skills
Familiar with CFD packages such as ANSYS CFX, FLUENT, Star-CCM, Open Foam, Helyx, or other CFD packages including Reality DC Design Advanced software (ex 6Sigma data centre tool).
Competent in the use of DTM software packages such as IESve or TAS.
Some experience incorporating programming languages such as Visual Basic and/or Python to make work-streams more efficient.
Excellent communication skills and able to convey complex building physics concepts in a simple, effective, and elegant way both graphically and orally.
About You
You will have a Master's degree or PhD in Engineering or a Science-related field.
You will have experience working within the built environment sector and looking to grow as a leader in the building performance simulation field.
Already working within a sustainability or engineering consultancy, you will be looking for a new challenge within a practice at the very forefront of our field.
You will bring expertise (with a degree in engineering / science, and experience in the field) and a passion for creating sustainable solutions).
You will relish being part of a dynamic team within a progressive and well-respected firm.
We require good communication skills and an enthusiasm for working within a team environment.
You will be in the process of being affiliated to a chartered institution or already affiliated.
We are as serious about sustainability as we are about valuing talents.
To reward your hard work and commitment we offer both core and flexible benefits, a competitive salary and industry-leading training and development to support you throughout your career.
Core benefits
Life Assurance, Income protection, Travel Allowance (principal) - electric car scheme (senior), 25 days annual leave, increasing to 30 with length of service, Contributory pension scheme, Employee Assistance Programme, Enhanced Paternity, Maternity & Shared Parental Leave, Season Ticket Loans, Professional membership subscription, Flexitime.
Flexible working
* 9-day fortnight - the firm offers all employees the option to work a 9-day fortnight.
* Hybrid Working - activity-based approach.
* Employee stock purchase plan - a voluntary program which allows eligible employees to purchase Tetra Tech common stock at a 15% discount.
* Holiday buy & sell up to 5 days.
* Study Assistance.
* Cycle to work scheme.
* Employee Referral Scheme.
* Sabbatical Leave.
* Other flexible benefits include gym and retail discounts, travel & dental insurance and GAYE (Give as you Earn).
* Flexible working - We're happy to discuss flexible working. There is no obligation to raise this at the application stage but if you wish to do so, you are welcome to. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.
We are committed to being a place where underrepresented individuals and communities are not just included, but where marginalised knowledge and experience is valued, amplified, and harnessed. So, we strongly encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds, including women, people of the Global Majority, LGBTQ+ individuals, disabled people, neurodivergent people, and those from all other underrepresented or marginalised groups.
Adjustments and accommodations
If there are adjustments or accommodations that we can put in place to ensure you can participate and give your best at any stage of the recruitment process (whether relating to disability, neurodivergence, or anything else) please let us know.
We are committed to enabling a healthy work-life balance for all employees. So, we welcome applications from candidates seeking flexible working arrangements to suit their particular needs and lifestyle, including part-time, term-time-only, and remote working.
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