Senior Sustainable Building Materials Specialist

Senior Materials Specialist

One of the first sustainability consulting firms in the United States, Brightworks Sustainability has enjoyed a position of leadership and innovation in sustainability since its founding in 2001. We help our clients establish and implement operational sustainability programs that reduce their environmental footprints, advance their sustainability journeys, and increase their operational performance.

Our team members routinely cite the following aspects of their experience at Brightworks as most valuable to them:

• Making a difference
• High degree of flexibility
• Learning and growth
• Amazing colleagues
• Great clients and projects
• Recognition for performance
• Competitive compensation

You will be treated as an important strategic contributor, and you will be expected to make important contributions to the business while growing professionally, intellectually, personally, socially, and financially.

A certified B Corp since 2010, Brightworks Sustainability is committed to benefiting society while serving its customers. Brightworks has received B Corp's "Best for the Environment" and "Best for Workers" honors.

Brightworks Sustainability has the highest Living Wage certification level of Leading Plus. Our salaries are competitive and commensurate with experience.

Additionally, we provide generous employee benefits that include:

• Medical – Monthly Premium 100% Paid for Employee
• Dental
  - Monthly Premium 100% Paid for Employee
• Vision – Monthly Premium 100% Paid for Employee
• Life and Short-Term & Long-term Disability Insurance
  - Monthly Premiums 100% Paid for Employee
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Paid time off – starting at 4 weeks PTO accrual annually
• Paid holidays – 11 per year
• Paid Volunteer Time – 8 hours per year
• Paid Parental Leave – up to 12 weeks family bonding leave for either parent, in addition to 6-8 weeks childbirth recovery
• 401(k) plan with many sustainable & socially equitable fund options
• Company 401(k) match
• Company Charitable Donation match
• Sustainable Commuting & Connectivity Subsidy
• Employee Fitness Benefit
• Hybrid schedules – 2 work-from-home days per week
• Flexible schedules

We are committed to an inclusive workforce that fully represents many different cultures, backgrounds, and viewpoints. This is demonstrated by the representation of women in leadership roles, as well as a workforce that is strengthened by the significant contributions of our many employees from a variety of backgrounds, including our Latinx, LGBTQI+ and AAPI communities. We remain dedicated to enhancing our Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Belonging (IDEB) strategy that fosters connections and creates a welcoming environment for all.

We invite and encourage ALL diverse candidates to apply to join our team.

The Senior Materials Specialist position is responsible for leading complex projects and managing, performing, and delivering technical, materials-focused analysis and strategic consulting to support clients to shape and achieve materials goals related to circularity, embodied carbon, health, and equity. This position is responsible for leading and mentoring other staff, ensuring work quality through QA/QC, and developing long-term relationships with clients. The role involves working on projects both at the building and portfolio scale to develop tailored approaches for clients to drive sustainable procurement decisions within their organization.

Essential duties for this role include:

• Review and interpret design drawings, specifications, and submittals.
• Provide design review to confirm compliance with owner's project requirements, and other client and project goals.
• Perform and oversee technical analysis, such as healthy and sustainable materials optimization, scoring, etc.
• Strategize and help to structure work streams and tasks for new or emerging service areas and analyses.
• Interact with clients during all project phases. Document and communicate discussions and resolutions with project team members to align deliverables to the project scope.
• Guide clients through programmatic arcs, identify where clients are in their materials programs and consult at the appropriate level to support the maturation of their programs.
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