Advance the green building movement nationwide through education.
Urban Green Council seeks a new team member to advance the green building movement through the development of education programs. The Coordinator will have a direct impact on the green building movement, driving the advancement of the construction and building operations industries in the United States. With U.S. buildings consuming over 40 percent of the nation’s energy, this position offers the opportunity to play a critical role in cutting the nation’s carbon emissions and leading these industries towards sustainability.
About Our Educational Programs
Conquering the Energy Code reveals the structure and rationale behind the New York State Energy Code. The program teaches architects and engineers how to navigate the various pathways to compliance and how to incorporate best energy conservation practices into their projects. The courses translate the code into plain English, and include practical information about documentation requirements and progress inspections.
GPRO is Urban Green’s flagship education program, teaching construction workers and building operators what they need to know to successfully build and run high performance buildings. With 95% of students reporting that the course helped them perform their job better and only 8,000 trained in an industry of hundreds of thousands, the program is poised for enormous expansion. The Coordinator will facilitate the development of new education programs as well as maintain and improve existing programs. Urban Green courses reach all sectors of the building industry: building owners, real estate companies, construction trade unions, USGBC chapters, contractors, subcontractors, architects, engineers, and trade associations.
Key Responsibilities
Education Development
- Develop and maintain high-quality curricula using metrics to assess achievement and performance
- Manage content development for new courses and ongoing curriculum update and improvement processes for existing courses
- Either serve as primary technical writer, or obtain technical content from advisors and edit all course content
- Collaborate with consultants, advisors and team members to create high-quality, engaging and accurate educational content
- Research technical subjects related to topics in green building.
- Manage pool of Master Trainers and instructors
- Work with the Outreach and Delivery team to develop course marketing materials
- Extend reach of public seminars by translating events into web-based multi-media courses
General
- Manage a team including an Associate and interns
- This position reports to the Director of Education Development
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in education or related field
- Experience developing experiential, non lecture-based adult education curricula
- Excellent technical writing and communication skills – particularly with translating complex technical information into narrative English with clear visuals
- Excellent research skills
- Experience with project and team management in a fast-paced, collaborative setting
- Excellent oral and written communications skills, including congenial, professional manner on the phone and in person
- Excellent attention to detail
- Commitment to Urban Green’s mission, including a strong interest in sustainability and green building
- Ability to handle multiple tasks and to work independently
- Proven ability to meet deadlines and manage logistics
- Curious, proactive with strong work ethic
Preferred Qualifications
- Technical understanding of green building technologies, strategies and work practices with specific knowledge and field experience in at least one building design discipline or trade
- Demonstrated experience creating adult education content and ensuring teacher quality
- Familiarity with LEED and willingness to become a LEED GA or AP
Compensation
Competitive salary, commensurate with experience. Benefits include paid health insurance and 401(k) plan with match after 90 days and a generous vacation policy.
How to Apply
Please email resume and cover letter including salary requirements in single PDF titled GPRO_[NAME] with “GPRO/your name – Website” in the subject line to jobs@urbangreencouncil.org. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until June 17th, 2016.
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About Urban Green
Urban Green is NYC’s go-to organization on environmental building policy. We are currently advising the Mayor’s Office on how to best reach an 80 percent citywide carbon reduction by 2050, and previously led two blue-ribbon environmental task forces at the request of the city. Our policy work has averaged 20 legislative reforms annually, making a measurable impact on addressing climate change in New York City and beyond. We also publish cutting-edge research and train thousands of professionals on the latest green building trends and construction practices. We have averaged over 30 percent annual growth in staff size and budget for the last seven years.
Read more about Urban Green Council on our About Us page.
