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Description
~ At Kirksey we're passionate about great architecture and all things sustainable ~
As architects, designers, and planners, we believe it is our responsibility to design high-performing, healthy buildings that positively impact the people, environment, and communities they serve. We do this by creating facilities that are resource-efficient, site and community enhancing, and provide a healthy and enjoyable experience for the people within them.
Headquartered on our own corporate campus in Houston,
Texas, we are a group of designers and creatives who greatly value each other, our clients, our community and our earth.
Position Overview
Join Our Award Winning EcoServices Team!
Kirksey Architecture is seeking a new or recent college graduate with up to two years work experience for an entry-level position with our EcoServices team. We seek a person with a passion for green building and sustainability to coordinate documentation of LEED projects.
The position includes primarily LEED data management with the potential for future growth into green building research and simulation programs. The ideal candidate will be methodical, well-organized, eager to explore the details of the LEED rating systems, and able to manage time effectively.
The job requires reading detailed architectural drawings and specifications, and understanding building industry terms. The selected candidate will have to learn this skill quickly, if they don’t have it already. Candidates with school or work projects reflecting knowledge of green building and especially LEED are strongly preferred.
Responsibilities:
- Study and thoroughly learn all credits in the LEED New Construction and LEED Interiors green building rating systems, and the concepts behind them. Learn multiple LEED compliance paths and interpretations for each credit.
- Coordinate closely with other members of the EcoServices team to understand priorities and precedents of LEED projects.
- Solicit, organize, and enter many types of LEED documentation data for multiple projects at once. Data must be managed for accuracy and compliance with requirements.
- Optimize processes for LEED data collection and application.
Qualifications:
- Bachelors or Masters degree in Sustainability, Environmental Studies, or related field, preferably with some knowledge of architecture or other building fields.
- Ability to pick up new knowledge quickly.
- Strong analytical and organizational skills.
- Web/Computer savvy: MS Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint), Adobe Acrobat. LEED documentation will be in the LEED Online program.
- Graphics programs a plus.
- Dependable and able to work without close supervision.
- Detail-attentive with an ability to multitask.
- LEED AP or GA preferred. Candidates without a LEED AP BD&C or ID&C credential will be expected to earn one within the first six months of work.