Sustainability Project Manager

Salas O’Brien is hiring a Sustainability Project Manager to provide technical expertise and manage projects pursuing green building and sustainability certifications. The role guides project teams through certification processes, prepares and reviews compliance documentation, supports technical quality assurance, and contributes to business development and team development.

Responsibilities:

• Educate and directly engage the marketplace by effectively communicating through written, verbal, and in-person meetings with project teams and owners
• Provide technical customer service support to project teams
• Contribute to the continued development and increased technical knowledge of fellow Specialists through collaborative teamwork
• Understanding of the building-related sustainability rating systems including forms, calculations, and documentation requirements for LEED
• Opportunity to work with and learn more about the LEED, SITES, TRUE, GRESB, WELL, Fitwel, Parksmart, Living Building Challenge rating systems, including forms, calculations, documentation requirements, and how to apply the criteria to a project or the review of documentation for verification
• Opportunity to work with ESG-related forms, calculations, and documentation necessary for any clients also seeking third-party verification
• Work closely with our Decarbonization and Performance Testing teams involved with Life Cycle Assessments and IAQ testing
• Work closely with our Commissioning Team
• Contribute to a project’s pursuit of LEED-related certification by working as the Project Manager, guiding the project team through the entire certification process, from Strategic Development through Certification Award, possibly beyond Award for Recertification
• Complete all necessary forms, annotations, and documentation required to document fulfilment of the rating system requirements. NOTE: Our Project Managers and Team Members complete all documentation requirements for certifications, apart from a few engineering-related calculations. This candidate must have experience documenting compliance with rating systems.
• Wherever necessary, EGI Project Managers may rely on the documentation to be completed by other project team members, with obvious exceptions in the form of project drawings or engineering calculations
• Perform quality control (QC) and quality assurance (QA) review of work done by other Specialists
• Participate in Business Development activities such as conference appearances, networking, speaking engagements, and written content for marketing purposes
• Track performance metrics and career development goals towards achieving Associate distinction within the company for all eligible employees
• Opportunity to participate in the Social or Wellness Committee for EGI’s Atlanta Office
• Oversight of at least 15 projects as the Project Manager, including scheduling, training, documentation creation, and project delivery
• Manage small group of employees who work with various rating systems. Management activities include reviewing project health, scheduling work, performing quality control (QC) and quality assurance (QA) checks on work completed by the group, career development for group members, and annual evaluations
• Train new employees (or new to the group) in consulting-related work that involves third-party certifications, including process and documentation requirements
• Train new Project Managers, as necessary
• Work closely with the Senior Managers and Managers of Certifications, Consulting, Development, and ESG to balance workloads for the department
• Participation in Business Development activities, including acquiring new clients

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree or higher in a field of study related to one or more of the following specialties: Architecture (architecture, construction, landscape architecture, interior design) Engineering (mechanical, civil, structural), Policy, or Environmental Studies
• LEED AP with specialty required
• Ability to read, understand and interpret building floor plans, sections, site plans, construction specifications, mechanical schedules, commissioning reports and operational policies required
• Professional experience in reviewing, consulting, and/or conducting performance verification for projects pursuing LEED certification required
• Project Management experience for 5 or more projects required
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English, including technical writing
• Ability to clearly explain advanced technical issues in manner that is easily understood
• Strong interpersonal and customer service skills
• Strong sense of personal responsibility and accountability for delivering high quality work
• Ability to work well both independently and in groups
• Excellent judgment, analytical thinking, and problem-solving skills
• Detail-oriented and able to prioritize
• Willingness to self-initiate
• Strong computer skills, with high proficiency in MS Office suite, including Excel
• Detailed technical understanding of and experience with one or more of the following building operations topics: common construction methods, materials specification, fenestration, HVAC systems, plumbing systems, electrical systems, landscape design, master planning, land use, zoning, urban development preferred
• Professional accreditation in additional rating systems a plus: LEED AP with Specialty, SITES AP, TRUE Advisor, Parksmart Advisor, LFA, or Fitwel Ambassador
• Bi-lingual fluency in Portuguese, Spanish, French or German a plus
• Background with people-management a plus