Building Performance Director

Evolve Environment :: Architecture is hiring a Building Performance Director to oversee green building certifications and sustainability strategies. This role includes team leadership and ensuring project sustainability goals are met. The position can be remote with occasional travel (5-10%) and is based in Pittsburgh, PA. The firm focuses on sustainability, equity, and community impact, and offers opportunities for growth in a supportive culture.
evolve environment :: architecture is seeking a Building Performance Director to manage green building certifications and sustainability strategies for various projects. The role involves overseeing team members, providing leadership in building performance consulting, and ensuring projects meet sustainability goals. The position can be remote with occasional travel (5-10%) and is based in Pittsburgh, PA. The firm is committed to sustainability, equity, and community impact.
Situated at the intersection of sustainability and the built environment, evolveEA (evolve environment::architecture) is an award-winning firm committed to advancing low-impact, healthy and durable triple bottom line solutions. We are problem seekers who use facilitation and sustainability frameworks to determine and implement appropriate sustainability solutions to buildings, campuses and communities. We work in collaboration with clients and stakeholders to find innovative approaches and solutions.

Established in 2004, evolveEA is the Pittsburgh Region’s foremost green building and sustainability consultancy, having managed the successful certifications of over one hundred projects, including a diversity of clients with increasing geographic diversity. We are a WBE firm who was recently named one of the best places to work in Pittsburgh by the Pittsburgh Business Times. We pride ourselves on a supportive and inviting office culture where all of our team members contribute in meaningful ways. We are B Corp certified, Just Certified, carbon-neutral and are committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion in our work and seek to have this commitment improve the lives of our project stakeholders. For more information about our firm, people, projects, culture and impact, refer to www.evolveEA.com.

evolveEA is headquartered in the East End of Pittsburgh, PA with presence in Florida, California, New York, Connecticut, and New Jersey. This position may be either in-person in Pittsburgh or remote. If remote, the team member will travel occasionally to fulfill their duties (5-10%).

An Opportunity for Growth and Impact

evolveEA is responding to an increased and sustained demand and interest in sustainability. We seek a Building Performance Director to join our multidisciplinary team to manage and secure green building certifications, as well as participate in sustainability strategy for buildings, organizations, campuses and communities. We are looking for a motivated, proactive, and detail oriented team member who understands the ins and outs of green building design, construction and operations. This position is an opportunity to shape green buildings and sustainability consulting projects that are socially equitable, resilient, and environmentally sustainable.

The Building Performance Director is responsible for helping determine appropriate sustainability frameworks and goals for building inception, design, construction and operations; managing and supporting team members; providing leadership for our building performance consulting sector; and managing green building projects seeking certification under rating systems, particularly USGBC LEED, but also with exposure to Living Building Challenge, WELL, WELL Health Safety Rating, Net Zero and Energy Star certifications. The position will use evolveEA’s body of successfully submitted and certified projects as a resource and will work with our ongoing district planning and sustainability work. The individual will report to the Principal level and must be a quick learner, good with people, and have strong quantitative skills.

Duties to be Performed
• Will help oversee and support team members working on sustainability consulting projects.
• Contribute directly to firm strategy related to building delivery and operations consulting.
• Work to market and write proposals with responsibility to expand markets.
• Will act as a studio lead, overseeing all building performance projects for quality and consistency
• Will oversee project invoicing and personnel allocation.
• Manage and support LEED and Green Building certifications for various projects simultaneously.
• Lead project meetings and have direct interaction with project team members, including owners, architects, engineers and contractors.
• Streamline and standardize the documentation of projects. Perform and oversee calculations. Write narratives and review submittals.
• Visit construction sites to review and document progress. Participate in project meetings and maintain client contact.
• Help establish project sustainability goals and participate in and lead design workshops.
• Communicate with rating organizations regarding questions, reviews and rulings.
• Delegate and oversee specific tasks to evolveEA support staff.
• Utilize tools such as Portfolio Manager, LEED User, and LEED Online.
• Evaluate and oversee energy models, lighting models, and other engineering models.
• Research and understand current green building design and construction standards.
• Actively learn about sustainability best practices.
• Write summaries of work for internal and external promotional and educational efforts.
• Generally take part in and nurture evolveEA’s internal office culture.
• Occasionally write blogs or white papers pertaining to thought leadership.
• Contributing to the writing of proposals.
• Write and evaluate Pre and Post Occupancy Evaluations.
• Help calculate firm-wide and project environmental impact.
• Any other activities deemed necessary by the Principals for the wellbeing of evolveEA.