Senior Project Manager, Green Building Certifications

Earth Advantage; Portland (OR); Hybrid; USD 78,000 - 103,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO: 5 weeks + 8 holidays

Medical and dental premiums

401k with match

Life insurance and disability

Paid family leave

Sabbatical after 5 years

Job summary

Earth Advantage is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead multifamily green building certification projects, coordinating with designers, engineers, and verification teams. You will manage schedules, documentation, and client communications to deliver successful certifications.

The role offers hybrid work in the Portland area with opportunities to engage with affordable housing partners and industry stakeholders across the Pacific Northwest.

Qualifications

• Five+ years of experience managing multifamily construction, sustainability, or related fields.
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage multiple complex projects.
• Willingness to travel periodically throughout the Pacific Northwest.

Responsibilities

• Serve as primary PM and client contact for multifamily certification projects.
• Develop schedules, milestones, deliverables, and maintain documentation.
• Coordinate certification services with funding, tax credits, or verification requirements.
• Collaborate with energy modeling and field verification staff to ensure milestones are met.

Skills

Project management

Communication

Multidisciplinary coordination

Analytical judgment

Time management

Travel willingness

Tools

Monday.com

Bluebeam

Microsoft 365

Job description

Senior Project Manager, Green Building Certifications

Reports to: Associate Director, Certifications | Pacific NW preferred (Hybrid: PDX Metro Area, Remote: Outside of PDX Metro Area). Full-time, Exempt | Applications received by 9/14/26 will be prioritized. | Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

About Earth Advantage

Earth Advantage is a non-profit organization helping to advance a more informed and humane housing market. We work to ensure the US housing market recognizes the elements of homes that create climate risk and values the characteristics of homes that provide climate solutions. Our teams partner with entities across the country to develop tangible, systemic solutions for climate-friendly housing. Earth Advantage is an equal-opportunity employer that values diversity at all levels. We are committed to providing an inclusive, non-discriminatory, and welcoming environment for all staff members, partners, subcontractors, and vendors. We are actively engaged in an ongoing process to identify and address inequities in our programming, organizational culture, community, and industry. We enthusiastically encourage individuals from Black, Indigenous, Latinx, Asian, and LGBTQ+ backgrounds to apply. We're proud of the culture we're building at Earth Advantage, and we believe in walking the talk when it comes to sustainability. We're currently ranked in the top 10 of both Oregon Business Magazine's 100 Greenest Companies and 100 Best Nonprofits to Work For in Oregon. If you’re interested in joining an organization with incredible benefits and staffed with intelligent and dedicated people, this is the place for you. Learn more about ourmission.

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 Earth Advantage's 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 Pacific Northwest.

Role Description

Project Management:Serve as the primary project manager and client contact for assigned multifamily certification projects from design through final certification.

• 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:Apply building science knowledge and technical judgment to guide projects through certification requirements.

• 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:Provide responsive, knowledgeable, and solutions-oriented support throughout the certification process and serving as a trusted point of contact for clients and project teams.

• 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 & Continuous Improvement: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.

Benefits

Earth Advantage offers an excellent benefit package including:

• 5 weeks Paid Time off + 8 paid holidays
• 80% employer paid medical and dental premiums for staff and dependents (eligible 1st of the month after hire date)
• Deductible reimbursement program through our HRA
• Flexible Spending Account 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

Artificial Intelligence and the Hiring Process at Earth Advantage

Earth Advantage values human judgment and does not use Artificial Intelligence (AI) in any part of the recruiting or hiring process. Each application submitted is screened and reviewed by our team to create a more personal candidate experience and to reduce ethical and bias concerns that may come with using AI. While we may not use AI in our process, we understand that AI is becoming part of daily life and some candidates may use AI responsibly as a support in preparing application materials and interviews. However, we value authenticity, accuracy, and truthfulness. Application responses and interview answers should reflect your own knowledge, skills, and experiences. While AI can supplement preparation, it cannot replace the originality and judgment we look for in our employees. This ensures fairness, transparency, and equity for all applicants in the hiring process.

At Earth Advantage we believe that climate change is a challenge that crosses boundaries of income, race, ethnicity, religion, age, abilities, geography, gender identities, sexual orientation, and disproportionately affects disadvantaged populations. We actively support and value diversity in company culture, the recruitment of staff and board members, and in our partnerships with organizations and individuals in order to propel the building industry toward a socially, economically, and environmentally just future.