Director - Electronics Hardware
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
Building Performance Manager – Architectural
Cuningham
full-time
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Origin: • 🇺🇸 United States • Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida
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💰 $93,000 - $145,000 per year
Job Level
SeniorLead
About the role
- Lead building performance simulations, including energy, daylighting, thermal comfort, embodied carbon, and water use, across all project phases.
- Utilize advanced tools such as DesignBuilder, Tally, One Click LCA, WUFI, Cove Tool, Forma, and Revit to perform modeling and analysis.
- Conduct life-cycle cost analysis (LCCA) and benchmarking to inform early design decisions.
- Ensure compliance with codes and readiness for certifications such as LEED, WELL, and Living Building Challenge.
- Research emerging technologies, materials, and regenerative strategies to enhance building performance.
- Develop white papers, case studies, and internal best-practice guides to share knowledge firm-wide.
- Present performance findings at conferences, webinars, client workshops, and internal forums.
- Partner with architects, engineers and consultants to define measurable performance goals at project outset.
- Facilitate design charrettes and integrate performance strategies into project workflows.
- Provide continuous oversight of performance integration throughout all project phases.
- Develop, document, and refine sustainable design standards, tools, and workflows for firm-wide application.
- Mentor design team members in performance modeling, analysis interpretation, and application of strategies.
- Support business development efforts with performance-driven storytelling and proposal input.
- Communicate technical outputs effectively to designers and clients, providing high-level insights early and actionable recommendations later.
- Create compelling visualizations of performance data for diverse audiences.
- Serve as a subject-matter expert representing the firm in the marketplace.
- Stay current on evolving codes, policies, and incentives related to building performance.
- Contribute to the firm's reputation for innovation and leadership in regenerative design.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in architecture, Architectural Engineering, Building Science, Environmental Design, or a related field.
- 8-10+ years of relevant professional experience in building performance simulation and sustainable design
- Proven experience integrating performance strategies into design workflows across all project phases.
- Proficiency with tools such as DesignBuilder, IES-VE, EnergyPlus, WUFI, Radiance, Ladybug/Honeybee, OpenStudio, or similar.
- Ability to create compelling visualizations and communicate performance outcomes clearly to varied audiences.
- Strong communicator with the ability to translate technical results into design insights and client narratives.
- Collaborative team player able to work seamlessly with architects, engineers, and consultants.
