Organizational Description

The CUNY Building Performance Lab (CUNY BPL) provides mission-critical support to the Department of Citywide Administrative Services Division of Energy Management (DEM) and its client agencies for implementing New York City s ambitious climate and clean energy policies. CUNY BPL staff have expertise in a wide range of areas related to building systems, operations and data, and the design and construction process. This includes energy data analytics (monthly and real-time meter data); building energy modeling (EnergyPlus and others); measurement and verification (IPMVP and ASHRAE protocols); HVAC systems; building controls; data acquisition (via BAS or field equipment); and operational improvements via Pacific Northwest National Lab s Building Re-tuning protocol. The organization works collaboratively with industry professionals, other research institutions, and several of the US DOE s National Labs; and is a participating member of the Center for Building Energy Smart Technologies (BEST), an Industry-University Cooperative Research Center funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) in city-scale building energy systems and informatics. CUNY BPL also runs an extensive internship program for CUNY students that provides real world experience and hands-on work in each of the organization s program areas.

General Description

CUNY BPL is hiring a UI/UX Designer to play a pivotal role in the development and refinement of applications tailored for the building energy efficiency sector. CUNY BPL s applications are built for the building energy efficiency space and, as such, they deal with building energy and asset data from a range of sources. The UI/UX Designer will be assigned work on one or more applications with the goal of gathering client requirements using them to design a seamless user experience. The ideal candidate will be passionate about understanding user needs and translating them into intuitive, visually appealing designs with a strong eye for detail and proficiency in design tools and methodologies.

Duties

The UI/UX Designer s responsibilities will include the following:

• Gather user requirements through research, surveys, and interviews and documenting responses in platforms such as Notion.
• Translate user feedback into feature requests, user stories, and product workflows.
• Create wireframes, mockups, or prototypes of the application(s) using Miro and/or Figma.
• Organize and conduct usability testing using prototypes or developed applications, making note of implementation errors (QA/QC) and usability issues.
• Participate in regular progress updates and other team meetings.

Qualifications

The ideal candidate will bring the following education, skills, and experience to this position:

• Required: 1-3 years of proven UI/UX design experience, demonstrated through a strong design portfolio
• Required: Proficiency in Figma or other standard UI/UX software
• Preferred: Bachelor s or master s degree in graphic design, interaction design, HCI, UX design, or a related field
• Preferred: Experience conducting user research activities such as interviews, surveys, usability testing, and persona development to inform design decisions.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, including product managers, developers, and stakeholders to translate user needs into intuitive design solutions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail and a desire to continuously improve application usability.