Sustainable Design Consulting, LLC (SDC) has immediate need for a high-performing, team-oriented Project Manager in our Washington, DC office to join our award-winning sustainability consulting team.  This is a full-time position, minimum 30 hours per week.  To apply, please send cover letter and resume to careers@sustaindesign.net.

Responsibilities

The Project Manager leads teams managing numerous LEED / green building projects, trainings, and related sustainability consulting initiatives, while working closely with internal colleagues in a fast-paced, specialized, and focused environment. 

Minimum Qualifications

Candidates should have a Bachelors’ degree in and minimum twelve years’ experience in architecture, interior design, architectural engineering, facilities management, construction management, or other fields related to the building industry. Candidates must be well-versed in commercial green building principles, practices, and the overall industry.  Candidates must have played a primary role in several LEED / green building consulting projects, at least two of which utilized LEED v4 Building Design and Construction.  Candidates must have professional-level expertise in navigating architectural and engineering drawings and specifications and must have experience with LEED Online.  The successful candidate will manage multiple internal and external team members across a wide variety of consulting projects and participate in the development of consulting tools, services, resources, and trainings.  Candidates must possess excellent project and team management skills, with the ability to delegate appropriately to support staff.  Candidates must also demonstrate superior communication skills, strong initiative, flexibility, organizational and time management skills.  Active LEED professional accreditation with at least one specialty is required.

Additional Qualifications

Candidates may also have experience with and/or credentials in any of the green building standards with which SDC currently works, including but not limited to: ENERGY STAR, Guiding Principles for High Performance Sustainable Buildings, Fitwel, Green Communities Criteria, Green Globes, International Green Construction Code, LEED Zero, Living Building Challenge, Net Zero Energy Buildings, Parksmart Certification, SITES, and the WELL Building Standard. Experience with ESG Reporting, energy services, program development, financial incentive management, as well as presentation and training delivery, are all plusses.

Who We Are

Headquartered in Richmond, Virginia and with a regional office in Washington, DC, SDC is an award-winning, prolific, certified woman-owned small business, powered by an experienced and credentialed team of professionals.  Since 2002, SDC has provided expert project-specific and general consulting on planning, site design, water, energy, materials and indoor environmental quality issues for sustainable design and operations. SDC also provides lectures, workshops and trainings on a wide range of green building topics. SDC’s services are currently expanding to address the needs of our building industry and climate more fully.  Common among our internal culture and external services are our commitments to professional excellence, environmental sustainability, and social equity.

What We Offer

SDC offers inflation-adjusted compensation and a full benefits package, including a choice of health insurance plans (transparency in coverage information here¹), an employer sponsored retirement plan, a structured professional development program, and a hybrid work environment that prioritizes employee health, well-being, and work-life balance. SDC is committed to maintaining a diverse work environment in which all decisions concerning employment are based on individual ability and job performance. It has been and shall continue to be the policy to provide equal employment opportunity to all people in all aspects of the employment relationship.