Program Associate

~ Enterprise's New York-based Technical Service team provides high-quality, low-volume building science and construction monitoring services to affordable housing projects in New York City. ~

These services range from providing energy audits, capital needs assessments, construction scopes & specifications, and construction monitoring services for individual buildings, to broad-scale planning & implementation of energy efficient retrofits for large owners of affordable housing portfolios.

We're located in NYC's financial district. Check out our website to learn more about Enterprise Community Partners.

Position Overview

The Enterprise Green Communities Certification Program Associate position conducts technical reviews of PreBuild and PostBuild Certification applications, serves as a liaison with Certification stakeholders, and plays an active role as the Enterprise Green Communities program seeks to create high performance affordable housing.

The successful candidate will be a highly motivated, enthusiastic, effective team player eager to support both the Enterprise team and external partners. The position requires excellent project management and communication skills and the ability to perform a wide array of detail-oriented tasks in a fast paced environment with light supervision.

The position represents an opportunity to more fully integrate green building strategies within the affordable housing sector and to gain technical and programmatic knowledge/skills related to operating a national green building program.

This position will be based in Washington, D.C. and report to the Director of Enterprise Green Communities.

Responsibilities 

• Efficiently shepherd projects through the Enterprise Green Communities Certification process while demonstrating professionalism, excellent customer service, technical accuracy, and allegiance to the intent of the Enterprise Green Communities Criteria. 
• Process full technical reviews of incoming Enterprise Green Communities PreBuild and PostBuild applications. 
• Manage the queue of technical questions, process-based questions, waiver requests, and the Certification e-mailbox. Evaluate questions and requests in coordination with the Enterprise Green Communities technical team. 
• Serve as a liaison between Enterprise Green Communities, Enterprise Community Asset Management, and Enterprise Community Investment's LIHTC team in order to streamline and accelerate organizational sustainability priorities. 
• Track and report on key Certification performance indicators and complete special projects as assigned, relevant to Enterprise Green Communities Criteria and Certification. 
• Maintain an accurate record of Certification processes. 
• Demonstrate strong ethics in interpersonal relations; work as an effective and collaborative team member; continually improve systems and procedures within own job, office, and organization; treat internal and external customers with respect, honesty, and professionalism. 

Qualifications 

• Undergraduate degree and experience focused on sustainability or residential development. 
• Working knowledge of residential construction, affordable housing, healthy housing, and sustainability/green building. 
• Thorough knowledge and proficiency with MS Word, MS Excel, MS Power Point, and Outlook. Thorough knowledge and proficiency with SalesForce strongly preferred. 
• Strong organizational skills and ability to coordinate complex activities, prioritize conflicting demands and meet deadlines. 
• Demonstrated professionalism, diplomacy, composure, flexibility, and ability to adapt to a variety of situations. 
• Exemplary communication skills, with ability to clearly express ideas, thoughts, and concepts verbally and in writing. 
• Excellent grammar, editing, and proofreading skills to produce complete, correct correspondence, proposals and reports. 
• Ability to work independently, solve problems, and take responsibility for moving tasks forward with minimal supervision. 
• Strong initiative with ability to seek out relevant information prior to making timely decisions. 
• Ability to work as an effective, collaborative team member across Enterprise.