EastPoint is seeking a Sustainable Building Envelope Consultant for our Halifax office. Reporting to the Sustainability Manager, you will be an integral part of our Sustainability and Energy Engineering team, providing technical support to our engineers and architects to deliver assignments. You will play a crucial role in promoting sustainable building practices and optimizing the energy efficiency of buildings envelopes. You will work closely with architects, engineers, contractors, and building owners to ensure that buildings are designed and constructed in an environmentally responsible manner.

We consider sustainability a core component of overall engineering and architectural approach to projects—and integrate sustainability and energy strategies within all our buildings. We’re involved in all types of projects including building condition assessments, carbon neutral studies, energy audits, LEED/Green Globes facilitation, renewable energy, energy modeling, design and production of construction documents, as well as building commissioning, envelope commissioning, recommissioning, and functional testing.

Key Responsibilities

• Sustainable Building Design: Collaborate with architects and design teams to develop sustainable building envelope strategies that align with energy efficiency goals, sustainable design principles, and local building codes and regulations.
• Material Selection: Evaluate and recommend environmentally friendly and sustainable materials for building envelope construction, considering factors such as durability, thermal resistance, air and moisture control, and life cycle analysis.
• Building Envelope Commissioning: Participate in the commissioning process to ensure that the building envelope systems are designed, installed, and function as intended. Conduct inspections and coordinate envelope testing to verify compliance with sustainable design specifications.
• Sustainability Standards and Certifications: Stay updated on sustainable building standards and certifications (such as LEED, Green Globes, Zero Carbon, Net Zero, or Passive House) and provide guidance to clients in achieving and maintaining these certifications.
• Client Engagement and Consultation: Work closely with clients to understand their sustainability goals, provide technical advice, and deliver presentations and reports on sustainable building envelope strategies, benefits, and best practices.
  Research and Development: Stay abreast of emerging trends, technologies, and innovations in sustainable building envelope design and construction. Conduct research, pilot projects, and case studies to explore new approaches and contribute to industry knowledge.
• Interdisciplinary Collaboration: Participate in internal meetings with Project and Operations staff to discuss project strategies and deliverable deadlines. Work with the Quality Manager to establish quality and document control procedures related to specification documents.

Skills / Training Requirements

• Post-secondary degree or diploma in a related discipline from an accredited university or college. Advanced degrees or certifications in sustainable design or energy management are an asset.
• Minimum of five (5) years of applicable experience in the architectural field or building science.
• Knowledge of building materials and constructions processes for design/repairs of roofs and building envelopes.
• Strong knowledge of sustainable design principles, energy efficiency strategies, and building science.
• Proficiency in reading engineering and architectural plan sets including National Master Specification (NMS), Word and Bluebeam Revu documents.
• Familiarity with sustainability certifications and standards such as LEED, Green Globes, Zero Carbon, Net Zero, or Passive House.
• Knowledge of Canadian building codes a strong asset.
• Experience working with multi-disciplined architecture and engineering teams.
• Superior communicator, with strong verbal, written and presentation skills.