Senior Associate, Innovation & Research

US Green Building Council

6d • Remote

About The Position

As a Senior Associate, you’ll have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact by helping advance the goals of the Innovation and Research Team within the Product Department at the U.S. Green Building Council. In this role, you’ll take ownership of the implementation of a set of activities that span across span topical areas of health and resilience, supporting initiatives related to thought leadership, product optimization, and impact reporting in alignment with our mission and strategic goals.

You’ll report to the Principal, Healthy Buildings and Communities, and be part of a cross-functional team environment where your contributions will help shape impactful outcomes. You’ll work closely with other teams in the Product and Growth Departments to manage high-impact initiatives, monitor trends and innovations, and translate research findings and strategic plans into communications products.

Requirements

• 3+ years of post-university experience in the built environment and/or sustainability sector strongly preferred.
• General understanding of high-performance green building/community design, construction, and operations.
• General understanding of concepts related to climate risk and healthy buildings.
• Demonstrated experience supporting multi-stakeholder coordination and producing polished written and presentation materials.
• Bachelor’s degree in architecture, engineering, urban planning, environmental science/policy, sustainability, international development, or a related field.
• Microsoft Office (especially PowerPoint, Word, and Excel).
• Microsoft Teams / SharePoint, Smartsheet, or Notion.
• Strong written communication and presentation development skills.
• Experience coordinating projects or multi-stakeholder initiatives.
• Ability to synthesize complex technical information into accessible content.
• Ability to establish and maintain strong interpersonal relationships with a diverse array of individuals and constituents.
• English

Nice To Haves

• Preferred: Experience with content/visual tools such as Canva, Adobe Express, or similar.
• Training or experience with quantitative or qualitative research methods is preferred.
• LEED Green Associate or LEED AP preferred (or willingness to obtain within 12 months).

Responsibilities

• Monitor trends and innovations in resilience, health, and well-being. Stay informed on relevant sustainability frameworks.
• Translate strategic plans and research findings into internal and external communications products related to health and resilience(e.g., quarterly all-staff updates, briefing memos, one-pagers, web-ready summaries, newsletters/updates, stakeholder talking points).
• Develop internal and external educational content related to each topical impact area. (e.g. webinar/session outlines, learning objectives, slide decks, facilitator notes, resource lists).
• Provide technical and project management support for special initiatives for topical areas of health and resilience (e.g., cross-topic research syntheses, grant proposals and funding applications, knowledge repository creation and maintenance, strategic planning tools, pilots, or internal process improvements).
• Contribute to efforts to cultivate relationships with external partners, including academic institutions, nonprofit organizations, and industry stakeholders, to advance collaborative research initiatives and knowledge exchange.
• The time distribution across two thematic areas shall be equally split.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• 401(k) with employer matching
• Professional development reimbursement
• We offer a healthcare plan through Cigna that includes medical, dental, vision, and prescription drugs. USGBC covers 100% of the premiums and an HRA that will assist you and your dependents in reaching the in-network medical deductible. You will only be responsible for the $300 individual / $600 family up-front deductible for medical services before the employer-funded HRA will process payments for your in-network claims
• Generous paid time off (12 paid holidays, 9 paid personal sick days, and based on career level, 2 weeks PTO), including operations closed for a full week between Christmas and New Year’s
• 6 weeks paid renewal leave after 7 years of continuous service

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level