Senior Associate, Energy & Air Quality; REMOTE U.S

Senior Associate, Energy & Air Quality (REMOTE U.S)

Full-Time Remote, US

5 days ago Requisition

Salary Range: $70,000.00 To $85,000.00 Annually

As a Senior Associate, Energy and Air Quality
, you’ll have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact by helping advance the goals of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and its
Technical Development team
. The Technical Development team is seeking a skilled professional to expand our technical capabilities and contribute to two critical topic areas:
energy and carbon and indoor environmental quality
. In this role, you will assume ownership of pertinent committee operations and help guide the ongoing evolution, refinement, and optimization of USGBC products—including LEED
—to ensure they remain rigorous, relevant, and aligned with USGBC’s mission and strategic objectives.

You’ll report to the Director of Energy and Carbon and be part of a highly collaborative
matrixed team environment where your contributions will help shape impactful outcomes through USGBC products and thought leadership. You’ll work closely with Technical Development colleagues and other teams like Education, Innovation and Research, and Product Management
and may regularly partner with Technical Customer Service or Certification to resolve questions regarding the interpretation of rating system language in relevant topic areas.

• Support the implementation of strategic goals for energy and carbon and indoor environmental quality for LEED and other USGBC/GBCI products in key technical areas in such as:
  • Energy benchmarking, building performance standards, and decarbonization.
  • Indoor air quality (ventilation, filtration, monitoring, etc.).
  • High-performance design analysis and practices.
• Identify and help understand the implications of new and developing industry issues, trends, scientific research, publications, technologies, regulatory requirements, and standards with a focus on the nexus between energy and air quality.
• Facilitate technical conversations, conduct research, and build consensus on technical solutions that enhance the usability, implementation, and impact of USGBC/GBCI products worldwide.
• Aid in the development and optimization of technical tools and resources, such as rating system guidance, addenda, sample forms, and adaptions to existing rating systems that support specific project types, regions, and innovative approaches.
• Cultivate engagement with global external subject matter experts focused on the built environment.
• Support the vision for volunteerism at USGBC by leading committee operations for at least two LEED Technical Advisory Groups (Energy and Atmosphere and Indoor Environmental Quality), including document development, agenda drafting, meeting coordination and facilitation, note taking, and acting as staff point of contact for volunteer industry professionals.
• Support in public speaking engagements and create technical content presentations, effectively communicating technical information on energy and environmental quality to diverse audiences.

• At least 2–5 years of relevant technical experience in engineering or energy management
• General knowledge of ASHRAE standards, especially 90.1 and 62.1
• Robust exposure to and familiarity with building energy management and high-performance building systems, including HVAC, and their interactions
• General knowledge of LEED rating systems
• Experience with LEED-certified projects preferred
• Combination of US and relevant international experience a plus

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, architecture, or a related field required

• Understanding of and ability to contribute to high-performance building design processes, with a focus on energy and air quality aspects and the interaction among building systems
• Familiarity with building decarbonization approaches, such as building electrification measures, carbon assessments/projections, and strategic decarbonization planning
• Familiarity with prevalent model energy and IAQ codes
• Awareness of resilience considerations in the built environment
• Analytical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Collaborative…