Job Title: Computational Staff Scientist/Program Manager III
Job No. EE/017753
*Responsibilities:*
Berkeley Lab's Environmental Energy Technologies Division
seeks an experienced professional to lead the research and
development activities of the Simulation Research Group
within the Building Technologies Department. This building
science modeling group is developer or co-developer of
widely used building energy analysis software tools,
including EnergyPlus, DOE-2, SPARK, and GenOpt and this is
an opportunity to help define and implement the next
generation of advanced energy simulation tools to enhance
the design and operation of energy efficient buildings.
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As a member of the national EnergyPlus team, you will guide
current EnergyPlus development; define, prioritize and
implement new modeling capabilities in future versions of
EnergyPlus; maintain quality assurance, and enhance
deployment of the tools. We'll rely on you to develop and
coordinate overall group technical contributions, personally
contribute to the addition of new EnergyPlus calculation
features, and work with other groups to coordinate tool
development activity, extend EnergyPlus applicability to
include building operations as well as design and analysis,
identify new cross-cutting simulation-based initiatives and
seek funding for new projects. You will also supervise
maintenance and support of new and existing tools, play an
active role in key technical, scientific and professional
societies, represent the work of the group and results in a
variety of technical and professional forums, and publish
technical results in peer-reviewed journals. Additional
duties include working with the DOE Program Manager to
update annual operating plans and the DOE multiyear program
plan, obtaining outside sources of funding, working with
procurement to subcontract tasks, technically managing the
subcontracts and overseeing financial management of the
group activities.
*Requirements:*
Requirements include an advanced degree or equivalent
experience in Computational Science, Engineering,
Architectural Engineering or related building science field
and 3+ years experience in developing mathematical models
for state-of-the-art building energy simulation models,
preferably in the HVAC area, and implementing these models
in computer code. Demonstrated experience with management
of successful software development efforts, including
quality assurance and documentation of computer code for
building energy analysis, strong working knowledge of one or
more programming language, preferably Fortran90 and/or
C/C++, and excellent project management, financial,
administrative, communication and presentation skills are
also necessary. Experience in one or more areas of
architectural and/or engineering practice, building design
process, building controls, facilities operations and
management is preferred.
For consideration, submit a letter of interest and resume
to, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, MS 937-600, 1
Cyclotron Road, Berkeley CA 94720, email to sdjobs@xxxxxxx
or fax to (510) 486-5870. When applying, please reference
EE/017753/code. Berkeley Lab is an Affirmative Action/Equal
Opportunity Employer committed to the development of a
diverse workforce.