Associate Project Manager, Green Building Certifications Team

~ LORD Green Real Estate Strategies, Inc. is a highly successful global sustainability consulting firm specializing in sustainability consulting services for commercial real estate owners. ~

Our clients hold some of the largest commercial portfolios in the country, and LORD Green provides them with green building certification assessments and consulting for third-party certification schemes such as LEED, Green Globes, BREEAM, IREM CSP and Green Key among others.

Additionally, we provide portfolio-wide sustainability strategy development, monitoring and reporting. Our sustainability reporting services include Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB), United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI), Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) reporting. With a highly skilled and diverse team, LORD Green has established itself as a LEED Proven Provider and ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager Partner and Top Certifier.                                                           

Position Overview

We have an immediate opening for a highly motivated individual who is passionate about sustainability and has a degree in engineering, architecture, or other field related to buildings and/or sustainability. All employees work in our Dallas, TX office.

Responsibilities

About the Job:

• Prepare LEED Gap Analyses
• Work with property vendors and suppliers to verify LEED compliance
• Prepare for tenant and vendor meetings
• Ensure each project stays within a set budget
• Direct communication with property teams
• Benchmark and optimize properties using ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager
• Review utility bills and input data into Portfolio Manager
• Analyze transportation/occupant survey results
• Review tenant purchases for LEED compliance
• Measure square footages in building site plans and drawings using PDF editor software
• Complete LEED forms and calculations
• Collaborate with team members on cross functional projects
• Travel several times throughout the year to project sites

Qualifications

• The ideal associate project manager not only understands the high quality of the work provided by LORD Green to its clients but also has a passion for sustainability in the commercial real estate industry.
• This detail-oriented and analytical individual assists the Senior Project Manager with green building certification consulting relating to tenant and vendor correspondence, data analysis and building system performance calculations. With excellent written and verbal communication skills, this associate project manager is in direct communication with property teams, vendors and internal team members.
• This associate project manager is comfortable traveling several times throughout the year to meet with property teams, tenants and vendors at the project sites.
• This organized person is able to remain flexible with changing priorities and is able to multitask efficiently.
• The ideal candidate is a true team player who supports the senior project manager and other team members.
• This associate project manager is a self-starter and takes the initiative to complete tasks on his/her own with the help and guidance from the senior project manager. This person understands the importance of meeting deadlines and being respectful, honest, organized, detail-oriented, and driven to provide quality work.

Specifications

Required:

• Passion for sustainability and green buildings
• 4 year college degree
• Degree in engineering, architecture, or other field related to buildings and/or sustainability
• Proven track record of managing projects independently
• Proficient in Microsoft Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint and PDF editor software
• Work in our Dallas, TX office

Preferred:

• Knowledge and experience in the commercial real estate industry
• Knowledge of the green building industry
• Experience using ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager
• 3 years of experience in a similar field

Desired:

• LEED Accredited Professional

Why work for LORD Green Real Estate Strategies?

Due to the nature of our industry, and the small size of our company, each team member’s contribution at LORD Green has a large impact on our clients we work with every day, on the properties we work on, on the environment, and on each other. We work together to make positive, measurable differences at each property with which we work. We help develop and support the portfolio-wide sustainability strategy and policies of the major corporations that have entrusted us to make the right decisions in all aspects of sustainability.

At LORD Green, we are excited about and value the work we do every day. We respect each other’s abilities and dedication, which is crucial when we depend so much on one another to produce industry-leading products and services. We enjoy the challenge of coming up with new solutions to problems in an ever-changing industry.

We are a small, but growing team, composed of high-caliber individuals that learn from and encourage each other. We are driven to produce high quality work in an extremely rewarding field of sustainability. Additionally, we get to work in an office environment that is highly supportive of personal and professional growth. All employees work in our Dallas, TX office.

Benefits

• Salary commensurate with experience
• 401(k) with employer contribution
• Profit Sharing Plan
• Pension Plan
• Health Insurance; some plans have $0 monthly cost to employee
• Dog-friendly workplace
• Kitchen fully stocked with healthy snacks
• Team-building volunteering opportunities

To Apply

• Please click "Apply" below to email your resume and cover letter.  
• No visa sponsorship is available for this position