Join SOM’s Year One Program as a Junior Designer - Sustainable Engineering.
Our Year One program picks up where your formal education leaves off, with a suite of events and creative initiatives to help you get the most out of your first year at SOM. Alongside your day-to-day project responsibilities, we’ll encourage you to expand your learning and to propose bold ideas for the future of design. SOM offers the best of both worlds: the hands-on experience of small, dynamic studios, and the resources and diversity of a global organization. Our interdisciplinary firm affords a wealth of opportunities for emerging designers; our collaborative approach means that your ideas and creativity will be valued and recognized from day one. In keeping with SOM’s reputation for innovation, our Year One program invites you to shape the future of the practice with us. Start here to dive into the profession, chart your path forward, and make your mark.
At SOM, we are a collective committed to shaping a better future for our clients, communities and planet. We aspire to create the most sustainable, impactful work through creative, interdisciplinary teams with all the resources and diversity of a global firm. We value those who are passionate about excellence, innovation, integrity, inclusivity, and collaboration. Together we can achieve great things.
Special instructions for year one applicants
Complete applications must include Resume or CV. Work samples not required.
SOM is a global collective of talented and passionate people―help us understand what you would bring to the table. Applications that do not meet this criteria will not be reviewed.
Success at SOM means
- Ideas: We believe in a meritocracy of ideas. We look to everyone to actively contribute to the discourse in the firm.
- Knowledge: We believe that expertise is the result of lifelong learning. We are not expected to know everything, but rather to passionately pursue answers, develop new skills and deepen our knowledge.
- Product: We strive for excellence in the concept, quality, and delivery of our work.
- Individual: We value individuals who bring the highest standards of professionalism and personal integrity in the way they work. Each person can develop and contribute their wealth of attributes, skills and knowledge to support the overall health of the firm.
- Team: We value the power of interdisciplinary integration. A positive team culture in which everyone collaborates openly towards common goals is essential.
- Firm: We have a history of making transformative contributions to the profession and our communities. We are constantly innovating and attempting to bring new approaches, solutions and processes to our work.
Position responsibilities
- Collaborates with the MEP engineering studio and other design studios in delivering/documenting green building technologies and strategies for their projects.
- Performs analysis of day lighting and solar radiation for building and master planning projects.
- Performs energy simulations to assess overall building energy performance.
- Understands the basics of heat transfer and how it impacts envelope design.
- Performs basic calculation to assess applicability of renewable technologies and relative energy yields.
- Remains current on issues related to sustainable and green building design, US Green Building activities and various versions of the LEED Green Building Rating System.
- Remains current on the development of new sustainability rating systems.
- Remains current on energy savings and renewable technologies.
- Performs graphic tasks as required.
- Prepares sustainability presentations and written reports.
Minimum qualifications
- Recent completion of Bachelor’s Degree in architecture, engineering, environmental engineering or other related field is required; Master’s Degree in architecture, engineering, environmental engineering or other related field is preferred.
- Strong collaborative ability.
- LEED accreditation preferred.
- Demonstrated knowledge of sustainable and green building design and/or construction.
- Demonstrated knowledge and use of the LEED Green Building Rating System and/or other green building rating systems.
- Demonstrated ability to perform independent research.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills and commitment to work within the integrated design team structure.
- Demonstrated experience with building simulation tools such as EnergyPlus, Radiance, Diva, Ecotect, Virtual Environment, and/or computational fluid dynamics software programs.
- Proficiency in AutoCAD, Rhino, PowerPoint, Excel, and the Adobe Creative Suite.
- BIM experience preferable (Revit Digital Projects and Rhino).
Are you ready to join a team of creative professionals working on transformational projects around the world? Take advantage of this exciting opportunity to build a better future with SOM.
Our london office benefits
- Private GP service
- Private Medical Insurance
- Dental
- Critical Illness
- Death in Service (Salary x4)
- Group Income Protection
- Group Travel Insurance (both business and personal travel)
- Employee Assistance Program
- Back-up Child & Adult Care
- Gym Discounts
- Eyecare Vouchers
- Zip Car Discounts
- Pension matched at 4%
- Hybrid/Flexible schedules
- 20 days holiday (depending on seniority) plus all public holidays
- Professional Development: Reimbursement for professional licenses, associated renewals, and exam fees as well as specialised in-house career development
Our culture
Our creative, interdisciplinary teams work like small, dynamic studios, with all the resources and diversity of a global firm. Here, you’ll collaborate with industry experts on some of the most exciting and transformative architecture, engineering, and planning projects in the world.
We believe an inclusive environment improves our teams, our firm, and our communities and are passionate about Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Our DEI Action Plan was created to bring meaningful change to our profession, starting with our own culture and practices.
