About Us:

Steven Winter Associates, Inc. (SWA) provides research, consulting, and advisory services to improve commercial, residential, and multifamily built environments for private and public sector clients. We specialize in energy, sustainability, and accessibility consulting as well as certification, research & development and compliance services. Our team of professionals has led the way since 1972 in the development of best practices to achieve high performance buildings.

For further information on Steven Winter Associates, please visit www.swinter.com.

About the Role:

This is a Building Systems Intern position within our Building Operations, Decarbonization & Efficiency (BODE) team. The successful candidate will conduct onsite inspections of newly installed HVAC equipment, contribute to energy audits and whole building decarbonization studies, and accurately communicate technical information across internal and external project stakeholders.

This is an hourly, paid internship (<2 years’ experience). The proposed hourly range for this position is $20.00 to $20.00 based on a 40-hour work schedule.

How to Apply:

• This internship is open to undergraduate and graduate students, as well as recent graduates; Undergraduate applicants must be currently enrolled in a college or university and be graduating in the Spring/Summer semester of 2024 or by Spring/Summer of 2025.
• To be considered for this position, candidates must submit a cover letter and resume directed to Steven Winter Associates Recruiting.
• Applications will be accepted through March 1st, 2024.
• We will be conducting one round of hour-long interviews for this position.
• If you have 75% of the required skills and experience with a willingness to learn, we encourage you to apply.
• Steven Winter Associates is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. In keeping with our commitment, SWA will take the steps to assure that people with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Complete tasks related to utility benchmarking, energy auditing, and retro-commissioning for existing buildings.
• With guidance from Senior Engineers, identify energy- or carbon-saving strategies in existing buildings and develop savings calculations supporting recommendations.
• Inspect installations of building equipment, which may include performing or reviewing terminal unit function testing and commissioning newly installed equipment.
• Provide written technical and non-technical reports for program compliance and ownership review.
• Work collaboratively with internal and external project stakeholders, such as building owners, developers, architects, engineers, and contractors, project managers, energy modelers, sustainability consultants, accessibility consultants, and supervisors.

**Duties, responsibilities, and activities will likely change but changes to role will be discussed as they are desired / needed.

YOUR QUALIFICATIONS:

• Pursuing or completed bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related science discipline.
• 0-2 years of related work experience.
• Prior experience with building HVAC systems. Examples of prior experience may include a past internship (preferred, but not required), school coursework, or a college/university project.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Programs (in order of importance Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint).
• Familiarity with Energy Code and/or ASHRAE standards.

Required Dates – Qualified candidates MUST be available for a full-time (40 hour) work week from May 20^th, 2024, through August 9^th, 2024, for 12 weeks.

Office Location – New York, NY

PERSONAL QUALITIES:

• Excellent communicator and presenter, able to explain complex concepts to a variety of stakeholders.
• Attention to detail.
• Strong written communication skills.
• Well-developed interpersonal skills, maturity, credibility, confidence and integrity.
• Strong time-management skills and experience managing multiple priorities at once.
• Collaborative with strong focus on teamwork.
• Excellent work ethic.
• Self-motivated.
• Passionate about optimizing building systems and improving the built environment.
• Desire to love what you do.

Physical Demands:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit. The employee frequently is required to walk; use hands to type, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand. When in the field the employee must frequently lift or move objects up to 20 pounds; must be able to climb stairs and endure typical construction site conditions. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision and ability to adjust focus.

Travel Required:

Overnight travel may be required (Less than 10%). Local field visits throughout NY Metro may be necessary (estimated at 40%).

Working Environment:

Approximately half of the duties will be performed in an office environment. The remainder of the duties will be performed virtually or in the field which will involve trips to projects sites for observation and training.

Performance Standards:

Performance will be evaluated against this job description, competencies for this level, and mutually agreed goals.

SWA is an Equal Opportunity Employer – all qualified applicants will be afforded equal employment opportunities without discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability, or marital status.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI): SWA is a workplace where we are aware and welcoming of the ways in which we are all diverse as evidenced by a culture of listening and understanding. We endeavor to create a workplace where people feel empowered to act; a safe place where people are open to discussing different views; ongoing education opportunities around diversity, equity, and inclusion; and to build a culture of belonging and accountability.