Building Performance Intern (Summer 2023)

Description

At our core, we’re a community. Together, we exercise creative thought, developing engineering and designs as individual as the people and projects we touch. From approval and permitting to design and construction management services, we put the goals of our clients and their communities at the center of everything we create. Join us as we assist our clients in delivering high performance building designs.

Your Opportunity

Our Carbon Impact team has a need for a Building Performance Intern based out of our office in Edmonton, Alberta for a term of May to Sept 2023. You would work within our Carbon Impact team in support of various clients in completing exciting projects supporting our Buildings group through building performance and sustainable initiatives. In this role you can grow alongside the best in the industry to enrich your career path by making a positive impact. Your role will be to assist the building performance team including sustainability leaders, project managers, technical staff and multi-discipline specialists through energy modeling of new construction building projects.

Your Key Responsibilities

Health and Safety

• Understanding and working per the requirements of the Stantec Safety Culture. As a Stantec employee you are expected to make a personal commitment towards preserving the health and safety of all our employees. Your personal commitment to safety will help us achieve our goal of zero harm within our operations.
• Working in compliance with all Health and Safety rules and regulations for Stantec and its Clients.
• Developing an understanding of applicable safety codes, regulations and guidelines.

Role and Tasks

• Performs a variety of tasks which may include design takeoffs, setting up energy models and analyzing energy performance of new construction projects.
• Investigating new sustainable building policies and present findings to team.
• Performs other duties as assigned by the senior building performance staff. Control project tasks cost, schedule, and quality of work

Qualifications

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.
• Technically minded and comfortable learning new software to support deliverables.
• Ability to work independently or as part of a team.
• Strong analytical skills, and attention to detail with the ability to recognize discrepancies.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills, with both clients and project team members.
• Ability to manage multiple projects at once and meet strict project deadlines.

Education And Experience

• Graduated high school with intent to work towards a degree or diploma in Sustainability, Building Science, Engineering, Alternative Energy Studies, or related field.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office

This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.

Stantec is a place where the best and brightest come to build on each other's talents, do exciting work, and make an impact on the world around us. Join us and redefine your personal best. #FeelingEnergized

Benefits Summary: Full-time and part-time employees will have access to health, dental, and vision plans, a well-being program, health care spending account, wellness spending accounts, group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, group tax-free savings account, life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, short-term/long-term disability plans, emergency travel benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional membership fee coverage, and paid time off.

Temporary/casual employees will have access to group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, and group tax-free savings account.

Primary Location : Canada-Alberta-Edmonton

Organization : BC-1153 Buildings-CA Alberta

Employee Status : Temporary

Job Level : Individual Contributor

Travel : Yes, 10 % of the Time

Schedule : Full-time

Job Posting : May 1, 2023, 6:34:24 AM

Req ID: 230001X7

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