LEED Certification Associate, U.S. Green Building Council – Washington, DC
Organization: U.S. Green Building Council
Position Title: LEED Certification Associate
Location: Washington, DC
Application Deadline: Position open until filled
Description: GBCI is currently seeking personable, detail-oriented and highly organized professionals to provide operational support to the certification team. The certification team at GBCI is responsible for LEED certification and the advancement of the LEED rating systems.
The LEED Certification Associate will provide efficient and comprehensive support to the certification team at GBCI. This includes vendor management, customer service, data processing, and administration of shared technology resources such as LEED Online. The associate will work closely with LEED reviewers to facilitate the best possible customer experience for LEED project teams throughout all aspects of their engagement with GBCI.
Responsibilities:
Specific responsibilities include
- Serve as the primary point-of-contact for one or more LEED review teams, responding to inquiries related to certification reviews and policies, post-application customer service, weekly review capacity, and current review queues
- Administer GBCI’s customized LEED project tracking software, including data entry, database updates, report generation, and workflow tracking
- Monitor weekly certification metrics, staff review team and QC assignments, and external review team and QC assignments
- Perform administrative duties for specific LEED rating systems and programs, as necessary
- Schedule, coordinate and manage recurring calls and/or meetings with external review teams, project teams, or GBCI Certification Staff; Record and distribute meeting minutes in a timely manner
- Deliver top-quality phone and email customer support
Additional responsibilities may include
- Perform quality control (QC) review of work done by external review teams
- Review project documentation to determine compliance with LEED requirements
- Assist in conceiving and developing improvements to LEED and the certification review process
- Tabulate/analyze certification metrics and prepare reports
- Prepare training materials and/or reviewer resources with subject matter experts
- Liaise with the GBCI Technical Customer Service Team, providing technical and process-related support as necessary
- Ship and receive packages, track all related data
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications:
Education
- Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in Architecture, Engineering, Planning, Building Operations, or Environmental Science
- LEED Green Associate required (or within one year of hire)
- LEED AP with Specialty preferred
Experience
- Minimum 2 years relevant professional experience working in an office environment.
- Experience with TIBCO Spotfire, Tableau, or SQL scripts a plus
Other Required Skills and Qualifications
- Passion for and commitment to USGBC mission
- Proficiency and experience with MS Office required (advanced Excel skills preferred)
- Strong interpersonal and customer service skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Energetic, detail-oriented and able to prioritize
- Excellent judgment, analytical thinking, and problem-solving skills
- Strong sense of personal responsibility and accountability for delivering high quality work
- Ability to work well both independently and on teams
How to Apply:
To apply, please
- Email or fax your resume and a letter of interest to our human resources department.
- Note the title of the position you are applying for and your salary requirements.
- Submit files as PDFs or Word documents.
Ways to contact HR
- Email[email protected]
- Fax 202-315-3949
No phone calls, please
