Senior Sustainability Project Manager

At Salas O’Brien we tell our clients that we’re engineered for impact. This passion for making a difference applies just as much to our team as it does to our projects. That’s why we’re committed to living our values every day: inspiring, achieving, and connecting as shared owners of our success with a focus on a sustainable future.

Building for the long-term means that all of our team members can expect to work on amazing projects with a people‑first approach to problem solving. It also means that each member of our team has truly limitless potential to build a unique, meaningful, and high‑impact career—and they’ll receive great total rewards along the way.

Founded in 1975, Salas O’Brien is an employee‑owned engineering and professional services firm focused on achieving impact for our clients, our team, and the world. We know that tomorrow’s requirements are today’s opportunities, and we are here to design lasting solutions for pressing challenges.

We work across a variety of industries providing integrated engineering and consulting services. Our specialized experience includes design for data centers, healthcare, science and technology, high‑rise buildings, clean energy, education, and other building types as well as structural and building sciences, infrastructure asset management, advanced robotics, and more.

Our technical expertise is paired with an exceptional team of business development, human resources, finance and accounting, information technology, and marketing professionals, all of whom play a key role in bringing our commitments to life every day.

We pride ourselves on being a pioneer for sustainability in the built environment. Sustainability is in our DNA– it’s the right thing to do for future generations and the legacy we leave behind. We maintain the front‑line of sustainability, spreading the word globally and investing locally. We are a JUST Label company with a focus on social equity in how we operate our business, as well as the health and well‑being of our employees through our LEED, WELL, Fitwel, Living Building Challenge, and Just certifications.

Industry pioneers to our core, we push the boundaries by walking many clients through their own firsts. Our services remain flexible to meet the growing demand for a sustainable, healthier future. Our team strives to create a global impact surrounding green initiatives and maintains a company culture that reflects this. We celebrate diversity, inclusion, and equity and have recruited top talent from all over the globe.

With office flexibility and a work‑life balance, we accommodate individual preferences, believing that freedom, respect, and creativity lead to happiness and prosperity.

We are seeking a full‑time Senior Sustainability Project Manager to serve as a senior member of our Consulting Department, taking on a Manager‑level role similar to our existing department leadership. This position requires a seasoned professional who can independently manage a portfolio of projects, lead and mentor a small team of Specialists, and actively contribute to business development. The ideal candidate brings deep technical expertise across multiple sustainability rating systems and is confident engaging clients, speaking to audiences, and representing our firm in the marketplace.

We are looking for a driven, detail‑oriented leader to join our growing company, ideally based in Atlanta, Georgia.

• Serve as Project Manager on a portfolio of projects pursuing third‑party sustainability certifications, guiding teams through the full certification process from Strategic Development through Certification Award and, where applicable, Recertification.
• Complete all necessary forms, annotations, and documentation required to demonstrate fulfillment of rating system requirements (
  
  Note:
  
  EGI Project Managers complete all documentation requirements for certifications, apart from a few engineering‑related calculations. This candidate must have direct experience documenting compliance with rating systems.)
• Perform in‑depth technical review and analysis of building design, construction, and operations for compliance with…