Building Energy Modeler Researcher
Posting Title
Building Energy Modeler Researcher .
Location
AK - Fairbanks .
Position Type
Regular .
Hours Per Week
40 .
Working at NREL
NREL’s Alaska Campus in Fairbanks, Alaska is one of the farthest-north LEED Platinum buildings in the world. Using a mix of solar, geothermal, biomass, and thermal storage, it is a living laboratory for clean energy technologies in the subarctic. NREL's Alaska Campus is in the heart of Interior Alaska, surrounded by mountains, trails, and rivers, as well as vibrant music, culture, and community. With 22 hours of sunlight in the summer and cold, snowy winters, Fairbanks is an outdoor-lovers' paradise. From day one at NREL, you’ll connect with coworkers driven by the same mission to save the planet. By joining an organization that values a supportive, inclusive, and flexible work environment, you’ll have the opportunity to engage through our ten employee resource groups, numerous employee-driven clubs, and learning and professional development classes.
NREL supports inclusive, diverse, and unbiased hiring practices that promote creativity and innovation. By collaborating with organizations that focus on diverse talent pools, reaching out to underrepresented demographics, and providing an inclusive application and interview process, our Talent Acquisition team aims to hear all voices equally. We strive to attract a highly diverse workforce and create a culture where every employee feels welcomed and respected and they can be their authentic selves.
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Note: Research suggests that potential job seekers may self-select out of opportunities if they don't meet 100% of the job requirements. We encourage anyone who is interested in this opportunity to apply. We seek dedicated people who believe they have the skills and ambition to succeed at NREL to apply for this role.
Job Description
From day one at NREL, you’ll connect with coworkers driven by the same mission to save the planet. By joining an organization that values a supportive, inclusive, and flexible work environment, you’ll have the opportunity to engage through our eight employee resource groups, numerous employee-driven clubs, and learning and professional development classes.
NREL supports inclusive, diverse, and unbiased hiring practices that promote creativity and innovation. By collaborating with organizations that focus on diverse talent pools, reaching out to underrepresented demographics, and providing an inclusive application and interview process, our Talent Acquisition team aims to hear all voices equally. We strive to attract a highly diverse workforce and create a culture where every employee feels welcomed and respected and they can be their authentic selves. Our planet needs us! Learn about NREL’s critical objectives, and see how NREL is focused on saving the planet.
Note: Research suggests that potential job seekers may self-select out of opportunities if they don't meet 100% of the job requirements. We encourage anyone who is interested in this opportunity to apply. We seek dedicated people who believe they have the skills and ambition to succeed at NREL to apply for this role.
The NREL Applied Research for Communities in Extreme Environments team is transforming energy through applied building science. We are expanding the frontier of scientific knowledge that enables optimized energy use, electrification, renewable generation, and energy storage in the built environment. Our research significantly enhances the resiliency, efficiency, affordability, and decarbonization of energy systems across the United States and the world. Modeling and data analytics are core to our research, which often requires the generation of energy data at scale via both sensor infrastructure and physics-based simulation engines.
We seek a creative engineer with experience and thorough understanding of building energy systems and controls, building energy modeling software (such as EnergyPlus, OpenStudio, ResStock, ComStock, and URBANopt), and carbon emissions data. The candidate should also be familiar with developing and reviewing analysis plans and conducting analyses on building energy data. Candidates with clear communication skills and interest and experience in working with external stakeholders are preferred.
The successful applicant will work collaboratively with other NREL research teams to identify successful strategies that enable buildings to operate as efficient, grid-integrated resources. The successful candidate will be expected to publish relevant research outcomes in peer-reviewed scientific journals and must be comfortable working across teams to clarify project requirements, address uncertainties, and establish consensus on desired outcomes.
The ideal applicant will be responsible for:
- Research-level energy analyses focused on the built environment
- Stakeholder engagement activities such as managing working groups, conducting round-table discussions, and one-on-one engagement with external stakeholders
- The successful applicant applies engineering technical expertise and has working knowledge of other related disciplines. Considered a technical resource.
- Demonstrates leadership in team, task or project lead responsibilities.
- Demonstrated experience in management of projects.
- Excellent writing, interpersonal and communication skills.
- Must meet educational requirements prior to employment start date.
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Basic Qualifications
For a Researcher III: Relevant PhD. Or, relevant Master's Degree and 3 or more years of experience. Or, relevant Bachelor's Degree and 5 or more years of experience. Demonstrates broad understanding and wide application of engineering technical procedures, principles, theories and concepts in the field. General knowledge of other related disciplines. Demonstrates leadership in one or more areas of team, task or project lead responsibilities. Demonstrated experience in management of projects. Very good writing, interpersonal and communication skills.
For a Researcher II:
Relevant Master's Degree. Or, relevant Bachelor's Degree and 2 or more years of experience. General knowledge and application of engineering technical standards, principles, theories, concepts and techniques. Training in team, task or project leadership responsibilities. Intermediate abilities and knowledge of practices and techniques. Beginning experience in project management. Good writing, interpersonal and communication skills.
- Must meet educational requirements prior to employment start date.
Additional Required Qualifications
Researcher III:
- Strong knowledge base of building science principles, theories, and concepts, including thermodynamics and heat transfer.
- Strong knowledge base of energy efficiency, renewable energy generation, energy storage, building electrification, and decarbonization practices in our built environment.
- Strong communication skills.
Researcher II:
- Knowledge base of building science principles, theories, and concepts, including thermodynamics and heat transfer.
- Knowledge base of energy efficiency, renewable energy generation, energy storage, building electrification, and decarbonization practices in our built environment.
- Strong communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Knowledge of utility electrical transmission and distribution systems, and a general understanding of utility program and rate design.
- Expert knowledge of OpenStudio, including a demonstrable history of writing unique OpenStudio measures.
- Strong knowledge base with respect to building science principles, theories, and concepts, including thermodynamics and heat transfer.
- Advanced Ruby programming proficiency.
- Experience with software development in multiple scientific/engineering environments using Python, R, SAS, or C++.
- Knowledge of utility electrical transmission and distribution systems, and a general understanding of utility program and rate design.
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Job Application Submission Window
The anticipated closing window for application submission is up to 30 days and may be extended as needed.
Annual Salary Range (based on full-time 40 hours per week)
Job Profile: Researcher III ARCEE / Annual Salary Range: $71,600 - $128,800 Job Profile: Researcher II ARCEE / Annual Salary Range: $65,800 - $108,700 NREL takes into consideration a candidate’s education, training, and experience, expected quality and quantity of work, required travel (if any), external market and internal value, including seniority and merit systems, and internal pay alignment when determining the salary level for potential new employees. In compliance with the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act, a potential new employee’s salary history will not be used in compensation decisions.
Benefits Summary
Benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance; short*- and long-term disability insurance; pension benefits*; 403(b) Employee Savings Plan with employer match*; life and accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance; personal time off (PTO) and sick leave; paid holidays; and tuition reimbursement*. NREL employees may be eligible for, but are not guaranteed, performance-, merit-, and achievement- based awards that include a monetary component. Some positions may be eligible for relocation expense reimbursement. Limited-term positions are not eligible for long-term disability or tuition reimbursement. - Based on eligibility rules
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