Building Control, Operations and Commissioning ResearcherLawrence Berkeley National Lab's (LBNL) Building Technology Urban Systems Division has an opening for a Building Control, Operations and Commissioning Researcher to join the team.
In this exciting role, you will be working in the energy management and information systems (EMIS) team within the Whole Building Systems (WBS) Department of the Building Technology and Urban Systems Division. The employee will be a key member of the team and will report to the team lead.
The purpose of this position is to conduct complex applied research, demonstration and deployment related to improving the operational performance of commercial buildings. This includes smart technologies and best practices for existing building commissioning, fault diagnostics, specification of advanced/optimal control sequences for demand flexibility, and building decarbonization.
What You Will Do: In collaboration with commercial building domain scientists, engineers, and stakeholders, create methods, initiatives, and new knowledge to advance the state of the art and market adoption of commissioning, demand flexibility, optimal control, and fault detection and diagnostic tools.Partner with industry stakeholders to evolve technology and service offerings and business models, utility programs, and building operational practices.Direct the development of complex analytical methods to test, and transfer to industry innovative operational practices and smart building technology advances.Design protocols to evaluate the as-operated performance of new control, analytics, and demand flexibility technologies.Help develop new approaches to advance fault detection and diagnostics, and integrated building control.Write or oversee the writing of technical papers, guidance documents, presentations, and outreach materials for internal and external audiences.Supervise and provide guidance to exempt and non-exempt staff.Develop scopes of complex technical work and contribute to proposals for new funding for the EMIS team priority R&D topics.Resolve complex issues in creative and effective ways.Significantly contribute to the development of specific organization goals and objectives.What is Required: Bachelor's degree (or equivalent knowledge) in engineering, computer science, architecture, physics or a related field and a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience in commercial building operations.Technical knowledge and experience in commercial building HVAC design, control, operation and fault diagnostics.Demonstrated ability and desire to quickly learn new concepts and technologies.Demonstrated ability to work independently, uncover problems, and identify and initiate appropriate actions for resolution.Effective ability to manage time across concurrent tasks within specified budgets.Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.Strong attention to detail.Demonstrated ability to meet tight deliverable deadlines with high-quality results and adapt to rapidly changing work demands.Berkeley Lab is committed to Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accountability (IDEA) and strives to continue building community with these shared values and commitments. Berkeley Lab is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer.
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