Energy Modeler / Building Performance Strategist
High-Performance Design | Decarbonization | Regenerative Practice
Little, one of the nation's most progressive design firms, is looking for a design-oriented building performance professional who understands energy modeling as more than compliance, calculation, or post-rationalization. We are looking for someone who can help project teams ask better questions earlier, test bold ideas with rigor, and use data to move our integrated process toward higher-performing, lower-carbon, regenerative outcomes.
This role is ideal for an electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, architectural engineer, building scientist, energy modeler, or performance strategist who is comfortable working at the edge of performance driven design. We are looking for a self-led individual who deeply understands systems thinking and the greater opportunities toward integrating our work with living places through better design decisions; challenging assumptions, quantifying risk, and translating technical analysis into clear direction for architects, engineers, designers, clients, and consultants.
This person may be located in any of Little's office location’s however Orlando, FL is preferred.
Our culture is grounded in Care, Stretch, and Spark:
Care: Care passionately about your clients, your work, and the people working beside you.
Stretch: Stretch your imagination, your ambition, and your potential.
Spark: Spark a spirit of excitement, discovery, and possibility in everyone around you.
This role lives at the intersection of all three. It requires care for the consequences of design, the willingness to stretch conventional thinking, and the spark to help teams see performance as a creative force. Curious what it’s like to work at Little? Life at Little: Our Core Values on Vimeo
You are curious, analytical, and persuasive. You know that data matters, but you also know that data only creates impact when people understand it and act on it.
You bring a strong foundation in building science and a desire to improve building performance through thoughtful, data-driven analysis. You are comfortable developing energy models for early-stage exploration as well as more detailed design-phase studies, and you know how to document assumptions clearly so teams can trust the results.
You have a deep level of experience understanding building systems performance, commissioning outcomes, and tracking operations and their impacts on energy use and can translate that into credible energy models that reflect real-world operational scenarios and can show confirmed data showing energy model results track through actual building perf romance within +/- 1-2 EUI on average. Better yet, you are able to show an understanding of skewed results, the reasons behind the variances, and how your work translated into more accurate results moving forward based on incorporating that learned experience.
You are willing to question default approaches. You can evaluate unconventional strategies without being reckless. You understand that innovation in design requires both imagination and evidence.
You will be asked to bring insight to the table early, often, and clearly. You will help design teams see possibilities they may not have considered. You will help Little push beyond conventional sustainability checklists toward work that is more responsive, resilient, and regenerative. We are looking for someone who can balance rigor with imagination - someone who believes that better data can support regenerative outcomes
To be considered for this opportunity, please submit your resume and portfolio for review.
Little is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with anti-discrimination law, Little prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by lawLittle is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request reasonable accommodation, contact careers@littleonline.com or a member of our HR Team
At Little, we deliver results far beyond architecture—results you wouldn’t expect from an architectural firm. We deliver measurable outcomes that invigorate people, maximize efficiency, minimize energy costs, magnify visibility, stimulate sales, reduce construction expenses and enhance profitability—to name a few. That’s what we mean by results beyond architecture.
How do we do it? By understanding your goals and probing even more deeply to uncover the hidden opportunities in each project. And then by impacting your performance through high-quality, measurable design solutions.
Our holistic, integrated expertise spans an array of services: from architecture and interior architecture, engineering to land planning, facilities planning and space management to 3D visualization, and more. We collaborate with you to create efficient, sustainable, high-performance design and innovative solutions that fit your budget, boost your bottom line and advance your organization's goals.
