LEED Project Specialist

JOB SUMMARY: The LEED Project Specialist will be responbile for managing the LEED process from registration through certification. Perform/support the completion of LEED documentation and calculations and coordinate with consultants and the client. Effectively communicate LEED requirements to the design team, contractor, and client and track progress to certification goal through design and construction. Assist teams in incorporating LEED requirements into specifications and drawings. Conduct LEED meetings with design team, contractor and client. Providing technical consulting on overlapping green building ordinances/codes. JOB SPECIFICATIONS: Field questions from potential clients, both residential and commercial. Write proposals, follow-up on proposals and signed contracts. Facilitate LEED preliminary rating meetings. Review plans and specs at various stages throughout the design process. Track construction progress and review meeting minutes. Research and disseminate LEED program updates. Coordinate with LEED Green Raters. Help to review documentation submitted by design/construction teams. Interact with USGBC inquiries, data collection, and reporting as needed. Other tasks, as needed QUALIFICATIONS: Qualifications: The ideal candidate will have a passion for green building issues and a comprehensive understanding of green building strategies, systems, and materials and be both willing and eager to help project teams towards selecting appropriate green building strategies and performance goals. Candidates should have at minimum: Experience managing the LEED certification process for projects. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Excellent research and problem solving skills. Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite [Excel, Word, Outlook, Powerpoint]. Additional experience and technical knowledge of interest: Graphic representation skills. Research background in sustainable materials, green building systems, energy efficiency etc. Renewable energy technology sizing and analysis. Lighting design experience. Life cycle analysis. Energy Modeling. Facility management. HOURS: Full-time