Current Openings

Working at Rumsey Engineers

Want to Help Design the Next Generation of Green Buildings?

Are you doing your best for the planet in your current job? If you've got passion, wisdom, expertise, and the willingness to constantly learn about and design highly resource-efficient buildings, we'd like you to be part of our team.

We're a steadily growing mechanical design firm with LEED Platinum, zero-carbon, award winning projects, working with the greenest local and national architects and clients. We're leaders in the design of energy and water efficient buildings, and we compete and win against the largest firms in the industry. Our team is dedicated to creativity and innovation in resource-efficient design. We're located in the epicenter for Green Design, the San Francisco Bay Area, with its healthy lifestyle and access to world-class cultural institutions, as well as the redwoods, beaches, the Sierra, and the rich diversity of ecosystems that Northern California has to offer. We offer highly competitive compensation and a relaxed, high-performance office environment that fosters collaboration and design excellence. We're an equal opportunity employer and encourage diversity in our office.

To contact us about open positions, please send cover letter and resume to mbriggs@rumseyengineers.com. If you don't see a position below that fits your qualifications exactly and you're interested in being part of our team, please contact us anyway: we're always willing to talk to motivated, talented people who share our vision.

We have these positions currently: Energy Analyst, Mid Level/Senior Commissioning Agent; Entry Level Commisioning Agent; Mid Level/Senior HVAC Engineer. See below for more detail.

Mid Level/Senior Commissioning Agent
Commissioning Agent will serve as the project lead throughout the commissioning process and be responsible for all aspects of the commissioning phases of all mechanical, electrical, and plumbing projects in office. Local and out-of-town travel to job sites on a regular basis is required.

Responsibilities

• Perform building commissioning, including CX plan, installation checks, testing, and reporting
• Review documents for constructability issues during design development and construction documents phases
• Coordinate responses to RFIs and contractor questions with design team
• Review submittals
• Work with design team to resolve design issues that arise during the commissioning process
• Attend project meetings as required

• LEED AP
• 3+ years of green building commissioning experience
• Experience with and understanding of LEED commissioning requirements
• Knowledge and understanding of a variety of construction and engineering practices
• B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
• Project management skills

• HVAC design experience
• Experience with HVAC systems and/or HVAC controls
• Experience with LEED certified projects
• Environmentally minded with an understanding of energy and climate change issues

Entry Level Commissioning Agent
Entry Level Commissioning Agent will assist the Project Manager throughout the commissioning process and be responsible for all day-to-day aspects of the commissioning phases of all mechanical, electrical, and plumbing projects in office. Local and occasional out of town travel to job sites on a regular basis is required.

Responsibilities

• Assist in performing building commissioning, including CX plan, installation checks, testing, and reporting
• Review documents during design development and commissioning document phase
• Coordinate responses to RFI’s, as well as Client, Contractor questions with design team
• Assist in review of submittals
• Work with the Project Manager and design team to resolve design issues that arise during the commissioning process
• Attend project meetings as required

• LEED AP
• 1+ years of green building commissioning
• Knowledge and understanding of a variety of construction and engineering practices
• B.S. in Mechanical Engineering

• HVAC design experience
• Experience with HVAC systems and/or HVAC controls
• Environmentally minded with an understanding of energy and climate change issues

Mid/Senior Level HVAC Engineer
HVAC Engineer with 3+ years of experience in sustainable design, willing and able to take on project management responsibility. Design energy efficient HVAC systems, build strong client relationships, and manage project schedules and budgets.

Required

• Strong knowledge of Autocad
• Creative thinker with effective communication and teamwork skills
• BS degree in Mechanical Engineering
• Project management experience
• Good client skills
• Experience w/ sustainable design

• P.E.
• LEED AP
• Experience with BIM
• Environmentally minded with an understanding of energy and climate change issues

Energy Analyst
Energy analyst with 2 + years experience with comprehensive analyses of buildings and development of recommended energy efficiency measures. Data collection, analysis, recommendations and technical assistance on a wide range of facilities. Design review of new construction and retrofit projects; develop and maintain spreadsheet models; develop reports on energy efficiency measures; perform energy audits and site measurements; review and analysis of energy use data.

Required

• Excellent abilities with MS Excel
• Creative thinker with effective communication and teamwork skills
• Experience with HVAC systems and/or HVAC controls
• BS degree in Mechanical Engineering or energy related fields

• Familiarity with Visual Basic
• Experience with other programming languages
• Environmentally minded with an understanding of energy and climate change issues
• Experience with energy modeling
• LEED AP

Send general inquiries to: mbriggs@rumseyengineers.com