Senior Project Manager, Green Building Certifications

Earth Advantage; Oregon (WI); Hybrid; USD 78,000 - 103,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical & dental benefits

HRA deductible reimbursement

FSA program

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

401k with match

Life and disability insurance

Paid family leave

Sabbatical after 5 years

Job summary

Earth Advantage is seeking an experienced Project Manager for multifamily green building certification projects in the Pacific Northwest. You will coordinate certification services, review technical docs, and support housing organizations while collaborating with energy modeling staff and field verification teams.

The role emphasizes delivering certification outcomes, managing schedules and client relations, with opportunities to represent Earth Advantage in trainings, events, and industry

Qualifications

• Five+ years of relevant professional experience in multifamily construction, architecture, engineering, construction management, sustainability, building performance, affordable housing, or related field.
• Ability to independently manage multiple complex projects with competing priorities and deadlines.
• Strong knowledge of multifamily construction and building science, including ability to read/interpret drawings and specs.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with clients and multidisciplinary teams.
• Willingness to travel periodically throughout the Pacific Northwest.

Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of multifamily projects pursuing Earth Advantage Multifamily, LEED for Homes, and/or other certifications.
• Develop and manage project schedules, milestones, deliverables, dependencies, and deadlines.
• Coordinate certification services with funding, incentives, tax credits, or verifier requirements.
• Maintain accurate project information in CRM/PM/file management systems.
• Review construction drawings and documentation for certification compliance.
• Collaborate with energy modeling staff to coordinate modeling deliverables.
• Support affordable housing organizations and project teams in navigating certification requirements.
• Build relationships with developers and project partners.
• Explain complex technical requirements in understandable terms.
• Assist in improving certification workflows and internal tools.

Skills

Project management

Building science knowledge

Communication skills

Travel willingness

Reading drawings & specs

Analytical thinking

Client management

Mon, Bluebeam, MS 365 proficiency

Tools

Monday.com

Bluebeam

Microsoft 365

Job description

Reports to: Associate Director, Certifications

Location: Pacific NW preferred (Hybrid: PDX Metro Area, Remote: Outside of PDX Metro Area)

Classification: Full-time, Exempt

Job Ladder Classification: Manager

Job Close Date: Applications received by 9/14/2026 will be prioritized. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

Who we're looking for

You are an experienced project manager who is comfortable supporting complex new multifamily development projects. You possess sound technical judgment, excellent communication skills, and the ability to guide multidisciplinary teams toward successful project outcomes. You are motivated to support the regional housing industry, and are comfortable working with affordable housing organizations, developers, architects, engineers, contractors, consultants, public agencies, and internal technical specialists.

You have a strong foundation in multifamily construction and building science, an ability to learn technical standards, and the judgment to know when to independently resolve an issue and when to engage additional technical expertise. You do not need to be an expert in each green building certification program on day one. However, you will be able to translate complex certification and technical requirements into clear priorities, decisions, and next steps for project teams.

This position is primarily a project management role focused on the successful delivery of multifamily green building certification projects, including technical review, certification coordination, client support, and internal process management. You will work closely with our field verification and energy modeling staff to deliver successful project outcomes. While this position is not primarily responsible for field verification or energy modeling, opportunities to contribute technical expertise may arise based on organizational needs and individual experience.

You may have opportunities to represent Earth Advantage as a technical subject matter expert in client education events, workforce trainings, conference presentations, workshops, research initiatives, and other industry engagement activities throughout the PNW.

What you'll be doing

Project Management:

• Manage a portfolio of multifamily projects pursuing Earth Advantage Multifamily, LEED for Homes, and/or other recognized green building and energy certifications.
• Develop and manage project schedules, certification milestones, deliverables, dependencies, and deadlines. Ensure all project communications, documentation, and deliverables are complete, accurate, clear and professionally presented.
• Coordinate certification services associated with affordable housing funding, incentive, financing, tax credit, or verifier requirements when included within the project scope.
• Maintain accurate project information within Earth Advantage's customer relationship management, project management, and file management systems.

Technical Review & Certification:

• Review construction drawings, specifications, product data, cut sheets, approved submittals, and other project documentation for certification compliance.
• Understand the interaction between certification requirements, project design decisions, construction practices, and building performance.
• Coordinate with Earth Advantage field verification staff to ensure required inspections, testing, checklists, and supporting documentation are completed at appropriate project milestones.
• Collaborate with energy modeling staff to coordinate project information, assumptions, design changes, documentation, and modeling deliverables.

Client Support & Industry Engagement:

• Support affordable housing organizations and project teams in navigating certification requirements associated with high-performance and sustainable housing goals.
• Build productive, long-term relationships with developers, affordable housing organizations, architects, engineers, contractors, and other project partners.
• Explain complex technical and certification requirements in ways that are understandable and actionable for different audiences.
• Participate in relevant client meetings, conferences, industry events, and occasional project site visits.

Internal Operations:

Support the successful delivery and continuous improvement of Earth Advantage's multifamily certification programs by strengthening operational processes, documentation, and cross-functional collaboration.

• Assist in developing, documenting, and improving certification workflows, project management procedures, templates, and internal tools.
• Identify recurring process challenges and recommend practical improvements that enhance efficiency, consistency, quality, and client experience.
• Contribute to organizational knowledge by documenting technical interpretations, lessons learned, and effective practices.

Required qualifications

• Demonstrated commitment to Earth Advantage's mission and values.
• Five or more years of relevant professional experience in multifamily construction, architecture, engineering, construction management, sustainability, building performance, affordable housing, or a related field, including significant responsibility for managing projects, clients, schedules, or multidisciplinary teams.
• Demonstrated ability to independently manage multiple complex projects, competing priorities, stakeholders, and deadlines.
• Strong working knowledge of multifamily construction and building science, including the ability to read and interpret construction drawings, specifications, submittals, and other technical documentation.
• Strong analytical judgment and problem-solving skills, including the ability to research technical questions, evaluate information, and determine appropriate next steps.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with demonstrated ability to work effectively with clients and multidisciplinary technical teams.
• Ability and willingness to learn new technical standards, certification requirements, and workflows and to travel periodically throughout the Pacific Northwest.

Preferred qualifications

• Seven or more years of experience managing multifamily construction, design, sustainability consulting, building performance, affordable housing, or similarly complex projects.
• Experience working with affordable housing developers, owners, funders, or project teams.
• Experience supporting projects that successfully achieved green building, energy, or high-performance building certifications.
• Experience with one or more programs such as Earth Advantage Multifamily, LEED for Homes, ENERGY STAR Multifamily New Construction, Enterprise Green Communities, PHIUS/Passive House, or comparable programs.
• Relevant professional credentials such as LEED Green Associate or LEED AP, RESNET HERS Rater or applicable multifamily credential, BPI Multifamily, PHIUS Certified Verifier, or similar.
• Experience collaborating with energy modeling professionals and an understanding of whole-building energy modeling workflows (e.g., IESVE or equivalent) and how modeling informs design decisions, code compliance, and green building certifications.
• Experience reviewing construction documents for certification, sustainability, quality assurance, code, or similar compliance requirements.
• Familiarity with project management and document-review platforms such as Monday.com, Bluebeam, Microsoft 365, or comparable tools.
• Experience working with funding, incentive, tax credit, financing, or verification requirements associated with affordable or high-performance housing.
• Interest or experience sharing technical knowledge through client education, workshops, presentations, contractor training, research initiatives, or other subject matter expert activities.

Compensation

$78,000 - $103,000 annual compensation.

Note: This range represents the compensation opportunity within this specific Earth Advantage job class. Compensation for new hires generally falls in the low to mid point of the pay range.

Earth Advantage offers an excellent benefit package including:

• 80% employer paid medical and dental premiums
• Deductible reimbursement program through our HRA
• FSA for medical, transit, parking, and dependent care
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• 401k plan with match
• Life insurance, short term and long-term disability insurance
• Fully paid family leave
• 6 week sabbatical opportunity after 5 years