KTP Associate - Building Energy Performance Simulation

About the role

The role will be based at Lichfield Cathedral

We have an exciting opportunity to work on a collaborative project between Lichfield Cathedral and the University of Staffordshire. Lichfield Cathedral is looking to become an exemplar in decarbonisation, with wider aims to help the historic building sector rise to the challenge of climate change and make informed decisions for green investments.

This project, funded by Innovate UK and The Church Commissioners, seeks a KTP Associate to assist Lichfield Cathedral in reaching their ambition as an environmental leader through a programme of building simulation and the development of a holistic decarbonisation toolkit.

Working closely with Lichfield Cathedral and academics at the University of Staffordshire, the successful candidate will lead all aspects of the project to develop a comprehensive toolkit to inform and enable technical and financial decision-making for the decarbonisation of Lichfield Cathedral with relevance to the wider Cathedral sector and heritage building sector more generally.

A suite of methods centred around digital twinning and building simulation techniques will be developed to determine 'best available technologies' for the decarbonisation of complex and sensitive historic buildings.

The project, driven by a strong social and environmental ethos, will also examine the context in which the decarbonisation is taking place seeking to share best practice, raise awareness of climate change and minimize the social and non-technical barriers to climate change mitigation activities.

Main Responsibilities

This project will use a suite of innovative techniques to help resolve issues faced by the historic building sector.

The main responsibilities for our KTP Associate - Building Energy Performance Simulation will be to:

• Research decarbonisation in the wider historic building sector gaining familiarity in heating/cooling and energy decarbonisation solutions.
• Gain familiarity with the building - working closely with Cathedral staff to understand the complexities and nuances of the building in regard to the project. 
• Engage with Cathedral and heritage building sector stakeholders.
• Work as part of a collaborative team to tackle the delivery challenges.
• Digital twinning and building simulation.
• Model of net-zero solutions.
• Map and help to overcome non-technical barriers to decarbonization.
• Provide technical leadership in team meetings and contributing to design ideas. 
• Lead the design, creation and delivery of an innovative decarbonisation tool kit with wider applicability to the historic building sector.
• Package as a toolkit for estate staff – accessible for a variety of users with differing technical expertise.
• Disseminate project results through events and demonstrations.
• To undertake appropriate professional development and mandatory training activities as identified or required (See Professional Development section).
• The role holder is required to minimise environmental impact in the performance of their role and to actively contribute to the delivery of the University’s Environmental Sustainability Policy.
• Contribute to peer reviewed academic journal articles.

For a more informal discussion about the vacancy please contact islam.abohela@staffs.ac.uk

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