Building Performance Specialist I - Montréal, Canada - BGIS

BGIS

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Montréal, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Who We Are
BGIS is a leading provider of customized facility management and real estate services.

With our combined team of over 6, 500 globally, we relentlessly focus on enabling innovation through the services we deliver, while actively looking for new opportunities that will enable innovation for our clients' businesses.

Globally, we manage over 320 million square feet of client portfolios across 30,000+ locations in North America, Europe, Middle East, Australia and Asia.

SUMMARY

The
Building Performance Specialist I provides building energy engineering and re-commissioning services to optimize building systems and operations for the purpose of achieving greater energy savings for assigned buildings.

The building performance specialist will carry out technical surveys on mechanical and electrical systems.

They will investigate these various systems in order to propose solutions and improvements to standard HVAC equipment with a goal of optimizing building performance.

They will also perform savings calculations to evaluate and enumerate the benefits of the proposed solutions.

KEY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Energy Retrofit Project

Reviews current state of building equipment and identifies energy savings opportunities
Conducts analysis to determine project costs and expected energy savings
Prepares proposals summarizing project costs, expected energy savings and rationale for energy retrofit projects
Provides technical guidance to project managers/property managers for building energy retrofit projects
Reviews and/or develops scope of work in collaboration with project managers/ property managers
Provides recommendations for new product selections and current product upgrade opportunities
Assists in the development of measurement, verification and monitoring methodologies to verify energy savings

Re-commissioning Projects

Reviews current state of building operations to identify opportunities to improve occupant comfort and energy savings
Provides recommendations for inscope activities for recommissioning projects
Assists in the development of procedures to perform recommissioning activities
Performs recommissioning activities such as making operational and system programming changes
Develops documentations outlining findings, operational and system programming changes performed.
Provide training and awareness programs to property managers/ buildings operators

Green Buildings Certification

Conducts building operations and equipment audit and documents findings
Prepares reports providing descriptions of building systems and structural conditions as well as maintenance procedures that affect energy consumption
Provides recommendations for energy conservation projects to support green buildings certification attainment

KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS

Minimum of 35 years relevant work experience with a university degree or professional certification (e.g. P. Eng, CET or equivalent courses etc )
Excellent knowledge of Construction Health & Safety Law and excellent knowledge of expectations from Ministry of Labour (MOL) inspectors. A good history/working relationship with MOL is highly desired.
Bilingualism in French and English (written and spoken)
Ability to read and interpret construction drawings, details and specifications
Knowledge of current construction practices
Solid understanding of all construction trades
Computer literate (MS Office)
Trade background an asset
A proven ability to coach, direct, and mentor a team of site employees and subtrades while liaising with clients.
Demonstrated creative problemsolving skills
Demonstrated organizational and leadership skills
Ability to maintain composure while under high pressure, time sensitive project decisions while maintaining a sense of urgency
An ability to build and maintain exceptional relationships with both internal and external networks, including regulators
Exemplary work ethic
A construction related degree or diploma as well as plenty of field experience in order to take on a leadership role; and/or an equivalent combination of technical training and experience

Licenses and/or Professional Accreditation

CEM, CVMP, RCx Agent or equivalent certifications are an asset

At BGIS we believe that diversity and inclusion is a key business driver, such that we never lose sight of its importance as it is woven into the fabric of our organization.

We are committed to maintaining a barrier-free recruitment process by providing equal employment opportunities through recruiting and retention of individuals of all backgrounds.

We recognize that promoting diversity is an essential component of our continuing pursuit for organizational success