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Environmental Performance Specialist

  • Location New York
  • Job Type Full Time

Environmental Performance Specialist

 

KPF is seeking an Environmental Performance Specialist, passionate about sustainable design, to join the Environmental Performance (KPFep) team in London and bring their expertise to the design of high-performance, climate responsive buildings. KPFep is a specialised global team focused on environmental design, building performance simulation, and tool development.

 

The ideal candidate for this position will work within KPFep, supporting project design teams, participating in thought leadership efforts around KPF’s commitments to decarbonisation, climate action and sustainable design, and contributing to external marketing and business development pursuits. They will work closely with designers, providing early conceptual environmental studies, developing detailed energy, thermal, daylight, and lifecycle carbon simulations, and participating in the oversight of sustainability and wellness certifications for projects, such as BREAAM, LEED or WELL. In addition, they will be tasked to develop and implement training and thought leadership programs for KPF’s London office, with an especial focus on decarbonisation, expanding the team’s reach and commercial offerings. This role will provide opportunities to collaborate with other Design Technology teams (e.g. Urban Interface, Data Science, Computation) and contribute to a broad range of research and educational activities.

 

Job Responsibilities:

 

Project Design and Coordination (65%)

  • Assist KPF design teams by leading the development of design strategies and metrics regarding sustainability, resilience, and wellbeing

  • Prepare, run and interpret analysis and simulations for: Climate data, solar radiation, daylight availability and glare, energy use for early design models, outdoor/indoor thermal comfort, and embodied carbon of construction systems

  • Develop presentation materials to communicate building performance and sustainable design concepts to KPF design teams, consultants and clients

  • Research and document environmental design solutions and precedent projects, and prepare best practice case studies for internal/external use

  • Assist in the certification (BREEAM, NABERS, LEED, WELL) of projects

  • Assist in developing energy/carbon targets and benchmarks for RIBA 2030

 

New Business Development (10%)

  • Assist KPF leadership in pursuing business opportunities regarding environmental design services, including competitions, proposals, and new digital services

 

Firmwide Resources and Training (15%)

  • Develop training resources for junior and senior KPF design staff, supporting the use of KPFep developed tools and workflows and expanding staff capabilities

  • Lead the implementation of energy benchmarking, modelling and tracking firm wide workflows, in the context of KPF’s RIBA 2030, AIA 2030 and material commitments

 

Development and Innovation (10%)

  • Support the research and development of new building modelling workflows and tools, working with other KPF technology teams

  • Participate in the research and development of new environmental modelling and design workflows for KPFep, regarding LCA and energy modelling

  • Represent KPFep at professional and academic conferences, advancing thought leadership initiatives, especially within London’s design community

 

 

Qualifications Required:

  • Degree in Architecture or Engineering

  • Master’s Degree with focus on Sustainable Design, Building Science or Engineering

  • 3-7 years of applicable professional experience or equivalent academic work

  • Knowledge of fundamentals in building technology and environmental modelling

  • Proficiency with Rhino and Grasshopper, and related energy, thermal and daylight simulation tools, including Climate Studio and Ladybug tools (LB, HB, BF, etc.)

  • Experience working with UK Part L, Part O and BREAAM requirements

  • Experience working on and/or coordinating energy models and LCA models

  • Passion for designing sustainable and high-performance buildings

  • Good communication skills to collaborate with design teams and partners

  • Effective organisational skills to juggle multiple tasks and work towards deadlines

  • BREAAM, LEED or WELL accreditation (Highly valued but not required)

  • Experience with additional sustainability specialties, such as LCA modelling, HVAC design, CFD modelling or water systems modelling (Highly valued but not required)

  • Proficiency developing C# and/or Python applications (Valued but not required)

 

 

Work Environment

This position requires you to be in person in our London office 5 days per week, 9am – 6pm.

 

Why KPF?

KPF’s mission is to elevate cities through impactful design, collaborating closely with the world’s most forward-thinking clients to create high performing, carefully crafted buildings that are unique to their physical, social, and environmental contexts.

 

  • Career Growth: Opportunities for training, development, and career progression.

  • Company Culture: Collaborative, high-performance environment with a focus on innovation and excellence.

  • Benefits: Comprehensive health insurance including medical and dental, pension scheme with generous company-matching contributions, enhanced paid family leave and other benefits.

 

This position requires you to be in-person 5 days per week.

 

Applications submitted without a resume will not be considered.

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    Senior Rhino & Computational Specialist

    • Location Barcelona
    • Job Type Full Time

    BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group) is an international architectural company characterized by an entrepreneurial spirit, true teamwork across expertise areas and new ways of approaching conventional tasks. We have an informal work environment where camaraderie and collegial support are highly valued and where ambition, very high work morale and dedication to being the innovators of our field unify our staff. Our office culture is characterized by creativity, high energy, and a strong team spirit. We are dedicated to creating and maintaining a workplace where we want to be and work continuously at becoming better and better at what we do.
     
    We are a company experiencing steady growth and, as we grow, we also strive to mature. Over the past 15 years as a group, we have developed from being 10 to 750 people in the organization in Copenhagen, New York, London, Barcelona, Shenzhen and Los Angeles. 

    At this moment, we are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Rhino & Computational Specialist to lead and advance our modelling and computational design expertise across the office. This role combines technical leadership with hands-on problem-solving, bridging digital innovation and design excellence. The role should be fulfilled in our BIG Barcelona office.

    While remaining engaged in day-to-day project workflows, the ideal candidate is someone who can define and implement strategic directions for computational design at BIG, by writing code, developing tools, discovering and deploying new workflows and collaborating with project teams to meet real deadlines.

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    • Develop, document, and maintain in-house Rhino and Grasshopper tools, plugins, and digital assets.
    • Lead the development and implementation of computational design strategies for projects.
    • Collaborate closely with design teams to integrate parametric, data-driven, and generative design processes into active project workflows.
    • Mentor and guide junior specialists and architects on computational best practices.
    • Work with leadership to define long-term digital innovation goals and implementation plans.
    • Collaborate with the Design Technology team to maintain and evolve BIG’s computational infrastructure.
    • Contribute to the integration of machine learning and AI-based workflows in design and analysis.


    Job requirements:

    • 8+ years of professional experience in architecture or design technology roles.
    • Proven expertise in Rhino, Grasshopper, and Python/C# scripting.
    • Experience leading computational workflows on large-scale, complex projects.
    • Strong understanding of geometry, data management, and interoperability with BIM (Rhino.Inside.Revit, IFC, etc).
    • Excellent communication and collaboration skills with both designers and technical teams.
    • Excellent command of English, both written and spoken. Spanish is a plus.
    • Strategic mindset: ability to design digital frameworks and roadmaps while remaining hands-on.
    • Demonstrated leadership in cross-disciplinary collaboration and mentoring.
    • Experience with version control systems (Git), cloud workflows, and APIs.
    • Familiarity with machine learning, AI-assisted design, or data analytics is a strong plus.


    BIG offers:

    • A young and social environment with many social events.
    • Diverse group of people with many different nationalities.
    • Salary scheme based on experience and qualifications.
    • Flexible lunch options.


    Application:
    Please submit your CV, portfolio, and motivation letter. If your profile aligns with our current recruitment needs, we will be in touch. If not, we still sincerely thank you for your time and interest in BIG.


    Diversity has been part of our DNA since BIG’s foundation. A multitude of cultures and backgrounds creates a new point of reference which leads to amazing insights. At BIG, we celebrate and support diversity because it makes our team, work and the built environment better. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and take affirmative action to employ equally regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability or gender identity.

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