We are Hiring______
______Passivhaus Consultant
As the impacts of the climate emergency and the fuel crisis become ever more apparent in daily life, the need to design homes and buildings that minimise energy demand has never been more critical. This growing awareness is driving an increase in developments targeting the Certified Passivhaus standard, alongside a rising demand to model non-Passivhaus projects in PHPP to better understand and manage operational energy demand.
Our Certified Passivhaus Consultancy service supports project design teams from early concept through to project completion, ensuring developments achieve Passivhaus Certification in a cost-effective and efficient manner. We provide expert guidance and reassurance at every stage of the Passivhaus compliance process. At present, we are delivering several Certified Passivhaus developments, including a new-build education campus and new-build residential projects totalling over 200+ homes.
We are seeking a motivated and passionate individual to join the Carbon Futures team, delivering detailed building energy modelling across a wide range of projects. This is an excellent opportunity to work on Passivhaus projects at scale within a progressive company that values collaboration and professional development.
The role requires a strong working knowledge of the Passivhaus Planning Package (PHPP), DesignPH and PHribbon, alongside other relevant calculation tools and methodologies. We also regularly undertake TM54 Operational Energy modelling using PHPP for non-Passivhaus projects.
If you are looking for an exciting new challenge, we would love to hear from you.
______Who You’ll Be Working For
At Carbon Futures, we are a team of energy and sustainability consultants operating across the UK, dedicated to tackling the climate emergency.
We are passionate about building performance and driven by a commitment to support the decarbonisation of the built environment at every opportunity.
We are data-driven. Our team of industry experts undertake detailed modelling and analysis to optimise building performance and promote best-practice solutions across a wide range of sectors.
We actively support the transition to net zero, working across new-build developments and deep retrofit projects. Our breadth of knowledge and technical expertise enables us to deliver valuable and efficient solutions for projects throughout the UK.
______The Role Profile
We are looking for a passionate and experienced Certified Passivhaus Consultant to join our team in either Edinburgh or Glasgow. The Passivhaus Consultant role is ideally suited to an individual with a technical background in architecture and/or engineering, with experience in the delivery of both education and residential buildings to Certified Passivhaus standard.
The successful candidate will demonstrate strong background in building physics and have experience of producing PHPP calculations, ideally utilising designPH and PHribbon. It would also be beneficial if they have experience of calculating operation energy demand in line with CIBSE TM54 methodology.
The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of the key factors influencing building energy performance, including fabric design, thermal bridging, airtightness, hygrothermal performance, overheating risk, ventilation, heating and domestic hot water systems, and renewable technologies.
The candidate should also have a very good understanding of Climate Change / Net Zero guidance produced by organisations such as AECB, LETI, Passivhaus Trust, RIBA and UKGBC and how to apply this guidance to building performance.
Key responsibilities will include:
- Deliver new-build and/or retrofit projects to a certified Passivhaus / EnerPHit standard
- Manage Passivhaus workflows across multi-disciplinary project teams
- Undertake Passive House Planning Package (PHPP) Calculations
- Model using ‘designPH’ to efficiently account for shading and building geometry
- Model buildings within ‘PHribbon’ to assess the impact of embodied carbon
- Undertake and review thermal bridging calculations
- Review hygrothermal risk of design proposals
- Analyse and report on the energy performance of buildings
- Promote the principles of Passivhaus on behalf of the company
- Promote collaboration within the company and project design teams
- Understand and support the delivery of client requirements and project briefs
- Produce presentation material and lead design team workshops
- Produce high-quality reports and communicate effectively
- Support the growth and development of less experienced team members
- Help to maintain and improve the technical knowledge of the team
- Clear and effective communication with staff, clients, design team members and stakeholders
______Job Specifications
Experience/Qualifications
Key experience and academic qualifications will ideally include:
- Proven experience of working on the delivery of Certified Passivhaus projects, ideally with 3-5 years’ experience
- Knowledge of the construction industry in Scotland and/or the UK.
- Bachelor’s degree within an architectural or engineering discipline
Professional qualifications will include:
- Certified Passivhaus Designer/Consultant
Skills
Strong proficiency in the following areas:
- Architecture and/or building performance
- Passivhaus standard
- Understanding of building physics and hygrothermal performance
- Understanding detailed construction drawings
- Understanding of U-value performance and thermal bridging analysis
- Mechanical & electrical building services design
- Low and zero carbon generating technologies
General skills will include:
- Excellent project management skills
- Excellent work ethic and ability to work under pressure
- Proficient SketchUp modelling ability
- Proficient Autodesk AutoCAD ability
- Proficient Microsoft Office and/or Adobe InDesign skills
- Ability to work to tight deadlines and communicate effectively
- Ability to produce high-quality reports and communicate effectively
- Strong presentation skills
- Fluent spoken and written English is essential, as is your eligibility to work in the UK
Company Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Private health insurance
- Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
- Company pension contribution
- 33 days annual leave (including Bank / Public Holidays)
- Company training programme
- Employee development plan
- Long-term career opportunities
- Hybrid working policy
- Team building away days
Direct applicants only, we are not accepting agency assistance for this role.
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