Senior Sustainable Building Materials Embodied Carbon Specialist

Brightworks Sustainability LLC; Lancaster (CA); Hybrid; USD 101,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work schedules

401(k) match

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Job summary

Brightworks Sustainability LLC is a leading sustainability consulting firm delivering materials- and carbon-focused analysis for diverse clients, including technology, education, life sciences, and municipal sectors. The Senior Materials Specialist drives complex projects, mentors staff, and builds long-term client relationships to advance circularity and equity in procurement.

The role combines technical expertise with strategic consulting, overseeing QA/QC, and guiding clients through program

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field such as engineering, architecture, construction management, environmental science, sustainability, planning, or related disciplines.
• 6+ years of related experience working in sustainability project management.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex client-facing projects and collaborate with senior staff to clarify goals, staffing, budget, and deliverables.
• Supervise and mentor internal team members to deliver projects on scope, budget, and schedule.
• QA/QC the delivery of technical analyses, presentations, and client deliverables.

Skills

Technical delivery

Materials attributes

Reading drawings/HPDs/EPDs

Embodied carbon software

Independent judgement

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering/architecture/environmental science

Tools

EC3

WBLCA

Job description

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.

Brightworks’ creative and multi-disciplinary staff offer expertise in the following areas:

• Sustainable and Healthy Buildings
• Sustainable and Healthy Materials
• Energy Analysis and Optimization
• Building Performance, Operations, and Maintenance
• Corporate Sustainability and ESG Programs

Our major clients include leading technology firms, higher education institutions, life science organizations, and municipal entities. We provide our clients with unique solutions for the challenges they face meeting sustainability, innovation and community impact goals. unique to their organizations.

Your Experience as a Member of Brightworks’ Team

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
• 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.

Compensation / Total Rewards

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

Equal Employment

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.

About This Role

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, heath, 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

• Review and interpret design drawings, design models (unique to embodied carbon), 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 workstreams 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.
• Manages client material standards with consistency and trust, navigating complex and potentially sensitive situations.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Manage and deliver technical work.

Understanding of materials attributes and considerations.

Knowledge and competency reading drawings and specifications, product documentation (HPDs, EPDs, product certifications, etc)

Knowledge and competency using relevant software to support one or more of WBLCA, EC3, embodied carbon.

Apply sound and diverse knowledge of materials principles and practices to a broad array of assignments.

Perform work requiring independent judgement in evaluation, selection, and adaptation/modification of standard approach.

Understand the materials landscape to leverage industry resources to independently solve problems encountere

Excellence in project delivery has consistently proven to bring repeat and expanding services with clients.

Involved in pitching services to new or prospective clients.

Has converted or secured new client scopes, even if relatively small.

• Lead complex client-facing projects and collaborate with senior staff to clarify high-level client goals, staffing resources, project budget, and expected deliverables.
• Supervise, oversee and mentor internal team members so that they develop the knowledge, skills, and capabilities to deliver projects within scope, on budget, on schedule, and in the Brightworks way.
• Oversee, guide, and QA/QC the delivery of technical analyses, presentations, communications and deliverables to clients within scope, on budget, on schedule.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships based on expertise, competence, openness, initiative, and trust with existing and prospective clients, practice area leaders, and influencers within the industry.
• Maintain control of the project financials and contracting, complete invoicing, timesheet, and expense approvals per firm timelines. Proactively engage the finance team to address complex issues and meet common goals.
• Provide input to senior staff to help win projects and meet the company’s profitability criteria.
• Support the firm’s practice development through acquiring technical expertise, collaborating on firm innovations, and matching industry leadership in sustainability with client needs.
• Foster honest, productive communications throughout the entire firm to support project delivery, business development, and operations.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field, e.g., engineering, architecture, construction management, environmental science, sustainability, planning, or related disciplines. Relevant coursework or internships in sustainability, green building, or project management.
• 6+ years of related experience, training or equivalent combination of education and experience working in a complementary field or sustainability project management.

Eligibility: At this time, we are only considering candidates who are eligible to work in the United States without the need for company sponsorship now or in the future.

Travel Requirements: This position may require infrequent travel for up to 5% of the position, including overnight or multiple days.

Classification: Full-time, Exempt

Direct Reports: This position may directly supervise a small team. This position may also mentor or oversee other team members to complete discrete tasks or perform roles on projects.

Location: This position is targeted for our New York office but may be filled in any Brightworks office location in the US (Seattle, Portland, Oakland, Los Angeles, New York). Please indicate your preferred office location(s) in your application and in your cover letter.

Brightworks offers hybrid work schedules.

This position is not eligible to be fully remote.

Compensation: Salary ranges vary based on geographic market.

The annual salary range for this role in New York or Oakland is $110,250 - $130,750. Los Angeles or Oakland $101,430 - $120,290. Portland, OR $92,610 - $109,830

Starting pay offered may vary depending on geographic region, external market value, internal pay equity, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. Starting salary offers will typically be made in the bottom half of the listed range. In compliance with Equal Pay for Equal Work Acts, a potential new employee’s salary history will not be used in compensation decisions.

Visa Sponsorship: This position is not eligible for sponsorship.