North America Greenprint Director — Decarbonization & Growth

Urban Land Institute; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 108,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

Retirement plan

Paid vacation

Job summary

Urban Land Institute seeks a Director to lead the North America Greenprint community, partnering with the VP and regional leads to align priorities and deliver data-driven insights that advance decarbonization and resilience across real estate markets.

You will own member relationships end to end—from initial outreach through renewal—while coordinating cross‑functional teams and representing Greenprint at industry events and conferences.

Qualifications

• 7–8 years of relevant professional experience in program management or client-facing roles, ideally at the intersection of commercial real estate and sustainability, inclusive of decarbonization and resilience.
• Demonstrated ability to build credibility and maintain relationships with sustainability leaders, investors, developers, owners, and industry partners.
• Excellent professional oral and written communication and interpersonal skills, with comfort engaging members and partners at every level of an organization.
• Experience managing contractors to produce high-quality deliverables within budget.
• Comfort facilitating live conversations among senior professionals, including the judgment to know when to take on a member's idea, when to redirect it, and when to bring in an outside partner.
• Bachelor's degree required.
• Willingness to travel periodically; a reasonable expectation is about four trips a year.

Responsibilities

• Set and refine program strategy and goals for North America in coordination with the Vice President and regional Greenprint leads; curate and evolve the program's offerings and focus to meet member needs.
• Serve as the face of Greenprint in North America, building trusted relationships with members, prospective recruits, industry organizations, and partners.
• Listen closely to member needs to identify shared barriers, emerging opportunities, and areas where ULI can uniquely add value.
• Represent the program at major industry events and ULI conferences, and host member events as appropriate.
• Lead recurring member discussions on decarbonization and resilience topics ranging from renewable energy to building sector regulations to market-scale resilience.
• Plan and manage members-only webinars, including opportunities for members to provide direct input into voluntary frameworks and standards.
• Own business development for the region: identifying and recruiting new members, onboarding and invoicing them, and integrating them into the community.
• Coordinate with other parts of the organization, including Corporate Partners and Finance, to ensure a smooth process.
• Identify opportunities for program expansion, new service offerings, and strategic growth.
• Position Greenprint as the Impact Lab's real estate “field interface,” creating spaces for sustainability leaders to inform, pilot, and scale ULI's research and tools within the operational and financial realities of a real estate portfolio.
• Surface emerging industry needs from the member community and propose ways to approach the Impact Lab, whether that’s through member programming, research, pilots, tools, technical assistance, industry engagement, or something else.
• Lead recurring member discussions on decarbonization and resilience topics spanning topics from renewable energy to regulations and market-scale resilience.
• Plan and manage cross-functional collaborations to align member needs with the broader work of the Impact Lab.

Skills

Program management

Client-facing

Sustainability

Decarbonization

Real estate

Relationship building

Communication

Contractor management

Travel

Education

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

LEED AP

LEED GA

WELL AP

Fitwel

ENV SP

Job description

Urban Land Institute seeks a Director to lead the North America Greenprint community, partnering with the VP and regional leads to align priorities and deliver data-driven insights that advance decarbonization and resilience across real estate markets.

You will own member relationships end to end—from initial outreach through renewal—while coordinating cross‑functional teams and representing Greenprint at industry events and conferences.