Assistant Project Manager

McDonough Braungart Design Chemistry (MBDC) is a product and process design firm in Charlottesville, VA dedicated to revolutionizing the design of products and services worldwide. William McDonough and Dr. Michael Braungart founded MBDC in 1995 to promote and shape what they call the "Next Industrial Revolution" through the introduction of a new design paradigm called Cradle to Cradle Design, and the implementation of eco-effective design principles.

Job Overview: Primary role will be to assist Vice President of Technical Operations with maintenance of client accounts for MBDC's Cradle to CradleSM Certification program. Research tasks may also be assigned as needed.

Typical Responsibilities include:

• Help prepare proposals and contracts for new clients; secure Non-disclosure agreements with clients and suppliers as needed
• Organize project deliverables and help VP to maintain agreed tasks and timelines
• Interact with clients and their supply chain partners to collect and enter material information into MBDC's information management system. Interact with technical team to complete material evaluations. If skilled, perform material assessments for review by VP or senior environmental chemist
• Educate clients, suppliers and general public about the goal of our work and processes used
• Write certification summary reports
• Conduct research on a wide variety of topics to support certification services or as directed by VP
• Prepare slides and other materials for client presentations
• Help write white papers, briefs, summary of findings based on research conducted
• Participate in technical staff meetings
• Administrative support when needed

Minimum Qualifications:

Undergraduate degree. Relevant backgrounds - environmental science, biology, environmental planning, industrial ecology, industrial design, permaculture within industrial settings, engineering (environmental, chemical, etc.) chemistry or any multi-disciplinary studies focusing on intersection between science and policy issues. Ideal candidate has strong background in chemistry along with any of the above.

Strong oral and written communication skills; good interpersonal skills, client oriented, effectively use the internet for research; comfortable interacting with manufacturing suppliers by phone, interest and understanding of the interface between human industry and the natural environment; working knowledge of Design for Environment, Industrial Ecology and Life Cycle concepts. Functional knowledge of MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and functional understanding of Access desirable.

Salary Range: $30,000 - $50,000 annual. Benefits include: health, dental, life, disability, vacation and pre-tax retirement savings plan.

Hire Date: Anticipated to be June 2008

To Apply:

Email resume and cover letter in PDF/MSWord describing your interest in MBDC as a potential employer and any work experience that is relevant to sustainable product design and manufacturing) and desired salary. Submission deadline: May 15, 2008.

Or mail to:

Human Resources Manager - MBDC
Assistant Project Manager / VP
1001 E. Market St., Ste 200
Charlottesville, VA 22902

Please see http://www.mbdc.com/profile_employment.htm for more information.