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This role is integral to the success of our commissioning projects and requires self-directed responsibility for conducting independent field work to verify proper system installation and performance.

Cx Professionals deliver industry standard commissioning services according to the following guidelines: Washington State Energy Code (WSEC); Building Commissioning Association (BCA); AABC Commissioning Group (ACG); and local Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ). Commissioning Technicians responsibilities may also include Testing, Adjusting, and the Balancing (TAB) of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) equipment and systems.

This role requires a high attention to technical detail, the ability to document, organize, and communicate extensive technical documentation. The physical ability to climb ladders for roof access of mechanical systems and to collect data in active zones of construction and occupied spaces without disruption to others is also another important requirement.

This role is responsible for clear, concise communication of technical deficiencies in a manner that is non-accusatory and non-inflammatory, but rather collaborative in both verbal and written forms. This is a service-oriented position that also requires poise and confidence and the curiosity and passion for trouble shooting and root cause analysis. In addition to delivering our commissioning services this role will also participate in the delivery of other services, including but not limited to: value engineering; constructability review; facility condition assessments; and clean energy solutions.

• Provide commissioning services requiring advanced knowledge of plumbing, HVAC. building automation systems, electrical distribution, lighting controls, power monitoring, and more from concept design to post-occupancy verification, with the goal of ensuring that building systems perform as designed.
• Organize, lead and facilitate commissioning meetings comprised of multi-disciplinary teams of contractors, subcontractors, architects, engineers and building owners throughout the design and construction and post-occupancy of facilities.
• Provide intellectual guidance to project teams relative to building science performance in general and for mechanical, electrical systems and HVAC equipment in particular.
• Verify that design parameters, equipment submittals, and measured performance are consistent with the specification and Client's operational requirements.
• Review design and construction documents for compliance with WSEC and other applicable energy codes, as well as OPR and basis of design.
• Perform site visits of projects under various stages of construction and document items which do not meet the requirements of the design documents.
• Proactively identify project design, quality, or operational limitation discrepancies which conflict with design intent or owner requirement.
• Identify energy conservation and system optimization measures.
• Monitor construction progress and advise on planned vs. actual percent completion.
• Oversee functional testing procedures, in order to verify that system operations meet complete design intent and owner requirements.
• Develop the system training for building owners to operate and maintain their facilities.
• Inspect HVAC, plumbing, electrical, and DDC/PLC control systems and sequences to verify compliance with plans, specifications, and equipment operating requirements. Provide recommendations for corrective adjustment or balancing
• Ensure that projects are brought to their successful conclusion.
• Support other project managers as directed.
• Travel to and from jobs, walking on roofs, climbing ladders, and other strenuous body movements will be required to obtain building survey data is required for this role.
• Document observations and collate commissioning reports.
• Develop commissioning plan and lead the commissioning team on projects.
• Provide responsive and helpful assistance to clients and other team members throughout the course of contract completion.
• Work and coordinate among a diverse project team of owners, consultants, and contractors on varied projects outside of commissioning.
• Desire to help grow and expand the commissioning and consulting department

• 4-year college degree; or equivalent trade/vocational degree and work experience
• Advanced, intellectual knowledge in a field of science or learning
• Advanced knowledge acquired by a prolonged course of specialized, intellectual instruction
• Effective verbal and written technical communication skills and the consistent exercise of discretion and judgement
• Demonstrate advanced knowledge in building sciences, energy efficiency and HVAC systems

Salary Range: Exempt $75,000 - 120,000

Seattle, WA

This is a design and production role assisting engineering, project management, and other design staff to ensure that production is completed on time and within budget. Incumbents will be specialized in electrical design/production. Dependent on experience, this role operates under limited supervision and can have significant independent discretion within the established scope of the project. While incumbents do not supervise employees, they will occasionally serve as Project Leads and mentors for junior team members.

• Prepare layouts; provide input for design proposals and drawings; and analyze and resolve design and production issues.
• Incorporate design concepts from schematic design into design development and final construction drawings; determine scale, and prepare layouts for detailing.
• Apply accepted design/drafting methods and concepts, engineering and design principles, terminology, and manufacturing materials.
• Provide recommendations for design adaptations and modifications.
• With approval from the Project Manager, incorporate decision recommendations; make decisions regarding design suitability using knowledge of specified product materials and production process.
• Stay current on and apply codes; identify alternatives allowed by code exceptions to devise engineering solutions to design challenges.
• Perform mathematical calculations using engineering formulas and analysis tools.
• Lead or participate in project coordination meetings with clients and internal project teams; initiate meetings when appropriate; plan, schedule and/or coordinate detailed phases of assigned project work; deliver presentation of project status, when appropriate.
• Coordinate as necessary Coordinate as necessary across a variety of building design disciplines, including mechanical, electrical, architectural, and structural.
• Ensure that work is completed on time and within budget.
• Identify and communicate changes to design and/or scope that may impact deadlines, workloads, or assignments of the project and project budget; ensure that Project Manager/Project Lead is informed immediately of those changes.
• When assigned as Project Lead, provide timely communication and correspondence with the client.
• Contribute to the financial and logistical management of multiple projects through all design and construction phases.
• Provide technical support to other staff in areas of expertise as a trainer and mentor.
• Where project requirements dictate, determine life cycle costing, construction cost estimating, cost indexing, and project scheduling; develop fee proposals and requests for additional services when appropriate.
• Proactively pursue continued education, training, certifications, and opportunities to network within our industry; stay updated on code changes, industry trends, and technical tools that can be utilized in work.
• Represent the firm in a professional manner, enhancing client confidence and respect, and furthering relationships for the goal of repeat work or referrals; clients should think of you highly enough to request you, specifically, for future work.
• When opportunities arise, promote the opportunity for new work.

• Preferred: a bachelor’s degree in a related discipline and 6-15 years of relevant experience; alternatively, an associate degree in a related discipline with 8-15 years of experience, or no applicable education with 10-15 years of relevant experience; experience should be in a professional engineering environment.
• Engineer-in-Training (EIT) status strongly preferred.
• Proficiency with AutoCAD, Revit MEP, and other specialty-critical software, or the ability to learn those programs quickly.
• Proficiency with MS Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Strong verbal and written organizational and communication skills.
• Ability to work on multiple projects and/or in multiple project phases simultaneously.

Job Type: Full-time
Salary Range: $70,000 - $140,000

Seattle, WA

This is a design and production role assisting engineering, project management, and other design staff to ensure that production is completed on time and within budget. Incumbents can be specialized in electrical design/production. Depending on experience level, this role operates under limited supervision and can have significant independent discretion within the established scope of the project. This role also has significant responsibility for project quality control. While incumbents do not supervise employees, they will frequently serve as Project Leads and mentors for junior team members.

• Prepare layouts; provide input for design proposals and drawings; and analyze and resolve design and production issues.
• Incorporate design concepts from schematic design into design development and final construction drawings; determine scale, and prepare layouts for detailing.
• Apply accepted design/drafting methods and concepts, engineering and design principles, terminology, and manufacturing materials.
• Provide recommendations for design adaptations and modifications.
• With approval from the Project Manager, incorporate decision recommendations; make decisions regarding design suitability using knowledge of specified product materials and production process.
• Stay current on and apply codes; identify alternatives allowed by code exceptions to devise engineering solutions to design challenges.
• Perform mathematical calculations using engineering formulas and analysis tools.
• Lead or participate in project coordination meetings with clients and internal project teams; initiate meetings when appropriate; plan, schedule and/or coordinate detailed phases of assigned project work; deliver presentation of project status, when appropriate.
• Coordinate as necessary across a variety of building design disciplines, including mechanical, electrical, architectural, and structural.
• Ensure that work is completed on time and within budget.
• Identify and communicate changes to design and/or scope that may impact deadlines, workloads, or assignments of the project and project budget; ensure that Project Manager/Project Lead is informed immediately of those changes.
• When assigned as Project Lead, provide timely communication and correspondence with the client.
• Lead or contribute to the financial and logistical management of multiple projects through all design and construction phases.
• Provide technical support to other staff in areas of expertise as a trainer and mentor.
• Where project requirements dictate, determine life cycle costing, construction cost estimating, cost indexing, and project scheduling; develop fee proposals and requests for additional services when appropriate.
• Proactively pursue continued education, training, certifications, and opportunities to network within our industry; stay updated on code changes, industry trends, and technical tools that can be utilized in work.
• When required, review, stamp, and sign design documents.
• Represent the firm in a professional manner, enhancing client confidence and respect, and furthering relationships for the goal of repeat work or referrals; clients should think of you highly enough to request you, specifically, for future work.
• When opportunities arise, promote the opportunity for new work.

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or closely related discipline
• Professional Engineer (PE) License
• Relevant professional or technical background with generally 15 or more years of design experience in a professional engineering environment.
• At least limited proficiency with AutoCAD, Revit MEP, and other specialty-critical software preferred.
• Proficiency with MS Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Strong verbal and written organizational and communication skills.
• Ability to work on multiple projects and/or in multiple project phases simultaneously.

Job Type: Full-time
Salary Range: $90,000 - $150,000

Seattle, WA

This is a design and production role assisting engineering, project management, and other design staff to ensure that production is completed on time and within budget. Incumbents will be specialized in mechanical design/production. Dependent on experience, this role operates under limited supervision and can have significant independent discretion within the established scope of the project. While incumbents do not supervise employees, they will occasionally serve as Project Leads and mentors for junior team members.

• Prepare layouts; provide input for design proposals and drawings; and analyze and resolve design and production issues.
• Incorporate design concepts from schematic design into design development and final construction drawings; determine scale, and prepare layouts for detailing.
• Apply accepted design/drafting methods and concepts, engineering and design principles, terminology, and manufacturing materials.
• Provide recommendations for design adaptations and modifications.
• With approval from the Project Manager, incorporate decision recommendations; make decisions regarding design suitability using knowledge of specified product materials and production process.
• Stay current on and apply codes; identify alternatives allowed by code exceptions to devise engineering solutions to design challenges.
• Perform mathematical calculations using engineering formulas and analysis tools.
• Lead or participate in project coordination meetings with clients and internal project teams; initiate meetings when appropriate; plan, schedule and/or coordinate detailed phases of assigned project work; deliver presentation of project status, when appropriate.
• Coordinate as necessary across a variety of building design disciplines, including mechanical, electrical, architectural, and structural.
• Ensure that work is completed on time and within budget.
• Identify and communicate changes to design and/or scope that may impact deadlines, workloads, or assignments of the project and project budget; ensure that Project Manager/Project Lead is informed immediately of those changes.
• When assigned as Project Lead, provide timely communication and correspondence with the client.
• Contribute to the financial and logistical management of multiple projects through all design and construction phases.
• Provide technical support to other staff in areas of expertise as a trainer and mentor.
• Where project requirements dictate, determine life cycle costing, construction cost estimating, cost indexing, and project scheduling; develop fee proposals and requests for additional services when appropriate.
• Proactively pursue continued education, training, certifications, and opportunities to network within our industry; stay updated on code changes, industry trends, and technical tools that can be utilized in work.
• Represent the firm in a professional manner, enhancing client confidence and respect, and furthering relationships for the goal of repeat work or referrals; clients should think of you highly enough to request you, specifically, for future work.
• When opportunities arise, promote the opportunity for new work.

• Preferred: a bachelor’s degree in a related discipline and 3-15 years of relevant experience; alternatively, an associate degree in a related discipline with 8-15 years of experience, or no applicable education with 10-15 years of relevant experience; experience should be in a professional engineering environment.
• Engineer-in-Training (EIT) status strongly preferred.
• Proficiency with AutoCAD, Revit MEP, and other specialty-critical software, or the ability to learn those programs quickly.
• Proficiency with MS Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Strong verbal and written organizational and communication skills.
• Ability to work on multiple projects and/or in multiple project phases simultaneously.

Job Type: Full-time
Salary Range: $70,000 - $140,000

Seattle, WA

This is a design and production role assisting engineering, project management, and other design staff to ensure that production is completed on time and within budget. Incumbents will be specialized in mechanical design/production. Depending on experience level, this role operates under limited supervision and can have significant independent discretion within the established scope of the project. This role also has significant responsibility for project quality control. While incumbents do not supervise employees, they will frequently serve as Project Leads and mentors for junior team members.

• Prepare layouts; provide input for design proposals and drawings; and analyze and resolve design and production issues.
• Incorporate design concepts from schematic design into design development and final construction drawings; determine scale, and prepare layouts for detailing.
• Apply accepted design/drafting methods and concepts, engineering and design principles, terminology, and manufacturing materials.
• Provide recommendations for design adaptations and modifications.
• With approval from the Project Manager, incorporate decision recommendations; make decisions regarding design suitability using knowledge of specified product materials and production process.
• Stay current on and apply codes; identify alternatives allowed by code exceptions to devise engineering solutions to design challenges.
• Perform mathematical calculations using engineering formulas and analysis tools.
• Lead or participate in project coordination meetings with clients and internal project teams; initiate meetings when appropriate; plan, schedule and/or coordinate detailed phases of assigned project work; deliver presentation of project status, when appropriate.
• Coordinate as necessary across a variety of building design disciplines, including mechanical, electrical, architectural, and structural.
• Ensure that work is completed on time and within budget.
• Identify and communicate changes to design and/or scope that may impact deadlines, workloads, or assignments of the project and project budget; ensure that Project Manager/Project Lead is informed immediately of those changes.
• When assigned as Project Lead, provide timely communication and correspondence with the client.
• Lead or contribute to the financial and logistical management of multiple projects through all design and construction phases.
• Provide technical support to other staff in areas of expertise as a trainer and mentor.
• Where project requirements dictate, determine life cycle costing, construction cost estimating, cost indexing, and project scheduling; develop fee proposals and requests for additional services when appropriate.
• Proactively pursue continued education, training, certifications, and opportunities to network within our industry; stay updated on code changes, industry trends, and technical tools that can be utilized in work.
• When required, review, stamp, and sign design documents.
• Represent the firm in a professional manner, enhancing client confidence and respect, and furthering relationships for the goal of repeat work or referrals; clients should think of you highly enough to request you, specifically, for future work.
• When opportunities arise, promote the opportunity for new work.

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or closely related discipline
• Professional Engineer (PE) License
• Relevant professional or technical background with 5 – 15 years of design experience in a professional engineering environment.
• At least limited proficiency with AutoCAD, Revit MEP, and other specialty-critical software preferred.
• Proficiency with MS Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Strong verbal and written organizational and communication skills.
• Ability to work on multiple projects and/or in multiple project phases simultaneously.

Job Type: Full-time
Salary Range: Exempt $90,000 - $150,000

Seattle, WA

This is a support role designed to facilitate the efficient execution of engineering project administrative functions. The Project Coordinator will undertake both routine and ad hoc activities that promote team and project organization, communications, compliance, analysis, and reporting. The Project Coordinator will likely support more than one team and numerous projects simultaneously.

• Provide full project life cycle administration.
• Coordinate as necessary with Marketing to ensure project proposals are accurate and thorough.
• Assist team leaders and project managers with initial project planning and scheduling, and build and maintain appropriate project tracking mechanisms (calendars, spreadsheets, etc.); create to-do lists and calendar reminders for team members from the Project Planning meeting through Quality Control.
• Log Requests for Information and Submittals and establish necessary reminders.
• Set up conference rooms for meetings as needed.
• Ensure attendance at scheduled meetings and take minutes.
• Serve as a communications hub for projects, especially to alleviate e-mail volumes placed on the team leaders and project managers.
• Enter and update project manpower projections in Deltek and spreadsheets.
• Monitor project budgets and financial performance, and report anomalies along with recommendations for correction.
• Create project presentations and other supporting materials.
• Oversee and/or coordinate physical and electronic file maintenance.
• Take other measures necessary to ensure timely project progress and quality control.
• Assess project, team, and organizational process flows and communications, and recommend positive changes.
• Assist with maintenance and expansion of the training library.
• Coordinate proper orientation of new staff and team members.
• Track engineering licenses, certificates, and participation in trainings, seminars, lunch and learns; work with Marketing to enter this information into Deltek.

• 2 years of successful experience in a project administration or coordination
• Professional experience in either an engineering or architectural environment is preferred.
• A bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, or architecture would be helpful but is not required.
• Project management certification would be strongly preferred.
• Proficiency with MS Office suite and MS Project or similar software.
• Familiarity with building codes and standards.
• Outstanding communication and people skills.
• Detail oriented

Salary Range: Nonexempt $65,000 - $80,000

Seattle, WA