Digital Building Performance Lead

Job Title

Digital Building Performance Lead

Job Description Summary

The Data Performance Engineer (DPE) will guide operational teams on the Client account through leveraging a newly deployed operational data and analytics technology platform. The position will have primary responsibility for the administration and day-to-day operation of the OT platform, analyzing portfolio and building-level data and trends, and helping account leadership and building-level teams maximize the operational benefit of the technology and associated processes. In depth OT platform training will ensure a successful transition into the role for the right candidate.

Job Description

System management – The DPE will ensure the platform operates as designed, identifies potential gaps in the system configuration, and works with end-users and the vendor to introduce additional functionality and capabilities as they are identified. The DPE will:

* Troubleshoot day-to-day issues that may arise within the platform and initiate corrective action with the vendor and end-users as required.

* Coordinate with the System Administrator to ensure end-users and accounts are configured correctly, and users are assigned to the correct roles and access levels.

* Work with account leadership and other resources to develop required analytics and reporting capabilities.

Building performance – The power of the data platform centers around building and system performance and the ability to monitor, measure, analyze, visualize, and manage data trends or specific instances. The DPE role will be central to helping transition Client into a more data-centric approach to managing and maintaining its buildings. In this role, the DPE will:

* Coordinate with on-site building engineers, facility managers, and regional teams as a subject matter expert on data and building system performance, preventative maintenance schedules and capital project planning in a collaborative environment.

* Support the operational and technical functionality of building systems and infrastructure, including managing KPIs, monitoring data and analytics outputs accordingly.

* Execute retro-commissioning (RCx) studies of buildings and systems: primarily data-based remote monitoring and MBCx activities.

* Analyze data from building systems to identify and prioritize optimization opportunities and potential issues (faults). Initiative and route work orders accordingly.

* Support energy management, sustainability, and facility/property management teams as required to develop ROI calculations, secure budgets, and support projects resulting from RCx/MBCx activities.

* Measure and verify (M&V) key metrics in areas such as energy or other operating expense reductions where supporting system data is available. Identify additional data sources that may be integrated into the platform that support key metrics.

* Triage incoming issues, submit and manage work orders, and coordinate with vendors and C&W personnel in the field to verify resolution of issues.

* Contribute to implementing and ongoing management of fault detection & diagnostics (FDD) rules and capabilities.

* Identify opportunities for projects for building hardware integrations (meters, control systems, gateways, etc.) and software implementation that support the growth of a data-driven building management environment.

* Monitor critical systems for emergency response and route/escalate as appropriate during normal building operating hours.

Required qualifications:

* Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Architectural Engineering (or similar technical degree with directly applicable experience in building systems)

* Minimum of three years of experience in building systems (ideally HVAC/mechanical or controls) design, commissioning, retro-commissioning, optimization, and analysis

* Strong knowledge of large commercial HVAC systems, how their components work and interact, and how they are automated, controlled, monitored, and measured

* Expertise with HVAC, building controls, system commissioning, or energy optimization projects

* Ability to use building data to identify performance improvement opportunities down to the root cause, develop specific action plans or projects, manage those projects, and verify results

* Strong empirical analysis skills: ability to quickly process and understand data

* Experience, to a level of comfort, with time-series data and standard tools to work with data, i.e., some combination of spreadsheets (Google Sheets or Excel), B.I. applications (Tableau, Power BI, Google Data Studio), SQL, RStudio, etc.

* Ability to create client-ready materials, reports, and visualizations

* Strong communication and presentation skills targeting various roles and audience types (mechanical technicians to executives). Clear, concise, collaborative, and engaging communication skills

* Ability to master a new software product quickly

* Comfortable working autonomously and driving results without continuous supervision

* (Probably most important): a strong and unwavering desire to make things work properly–even when there are obstacles

Ability to quickly define problems, gather and assess relevant data and information, establish facts, and draw valid conclusion.

Cushman & Wakefield also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health, vision, and dental insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life, and disability insurance programs, and paid and unpaid time away from work. In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, Cushman and Wakefield provide eligible employees with competitive pay, which may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, total hours worked, job type, business line, and applicability of collective bargaining agreements.The compensation that will be offered to the successful candidate will depend on factors such as whether the position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement, the geographic area in which the work will be performed, market pay rates in that area, and the candidate’s experience and qualifications.The company will not pay less than minimum wage for this role.The compensation for the position is: $97,750.00 – $115,000.00Cushman & Wakefield provides equal employment opportunity. Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated. Cushman & Wakefield is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by state, federal, or local law.In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position at Cushman & Wakefield, email HRServices@cushwake.com or HRServices@cwservices.com. All inquiries not related to accommodations will go unanswered.