Sustainable Building Materials Embodied Carbon Analyst

About Brightworks Sustainability

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

• Amazing colleagues

• 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 Corps Best for the Environment and Best for Workers honors.

Compensation / Total Rewards

Brightworks Sustainability is Tier 2 Leading Living Wage Certified. 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

• Flexible schedules

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 Materials Analyst is involved in research modeling analysis and coordination for our Embodied Carbon and Healthy and Sustainable Materials service areas. Materials Analysts work directly with Materials Specialists and senior staff to support project analysis as well as with project teams and other internal Brightworks practices. This role recommends sustainable products and sustainability performance criteria to design and construction teams based on understanding building products and the range of sustainability achievements in the market today. This may include supporting clients in shaping and achieving materials goals related to embodied carbon circularity health and equity. The role works on projects both at the building and portfolio scale including strategizing around how to communicate requirements clearly and reduce barriers for the project teams to implement them.

The Embodied Carbon-focused Analyst role has a strong emphasis on performing Whole Building Life Cycle Assessment (WBLCA) analyses interpreting the findings and developing reduction strategies for our clients.

Essential Duties For This Role

• Review and interpret design drawings design models (EC) specifications and submittals as requested.

• Research and recommend potential solutions for reducing a building projects embodied carbon chemical footprint or materials impact.

• Perform technical analysis on one or more of WBLCA EC3 screening of Red List chemicals using Pharos healthy materials recommendations etc.).

• Keep abreast of the latest advancements and thinking for materials optimization and share knowledge with the rest of the staff.

• Communicate complex findings in a simple and concise format that can be understood by non-technical experts.

• Provide design review to confirm compliance with owners project requirements and other client and project goals.

• Review and interpret sustainability documentation such as environmental product declarations (EPDs ingredient disclosures multi-attribute labels VOC emissions certificates) and review the details of certifications and labels standards as needed.

Embodied Carbon-Specific

• Check and sort through a Revit model and isolate systems to check the quality for WBLCA quantity extraction.

• Document material quantities product data and material details while moving data from Revit to OneClick LCA online.

• Select appropriate LCA data and/or EPDs for all materials.

• Use OneClick LCA and/or Tally Revit plug-in to run the WBLCA.

• Evaluate summarize and communicate WBLCA results.

Specific Knowledge Skills and Abilities

• Possesses a thorough understanding of material attributes and considerations and/or how to research this information.

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

• Knowledge and competency using relevant software to support one or more of WBLCA EC3 embodied carbon or healthy and sustainable materials.

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

• Understand the materials landscape to leverage industry resources to independently solve problems encountered.

• Familiarity with reviewing ingredient disclosures (HPD Declare etc.) ecolabels and certifications related to material health and standards for VOC emissions.

• Working knowledge of general types of material health impacts high-impact product categories and major substances or materials that should be avoided.

• Fluency in using Excel and data management tools.

Grade Responsibilities

• Perform work requiring independent judgement in evaluation delivery and occasionally the adaptation/modification of standard approach.

• Support quality delivery through reviewer role participation in QA/QC processes.

• Demonstrate sound planning and control of ones own work.

• Communicate in an efficient professional and timely way with stakeholders.

• Exemplify and support a culture of collaboration cooperation open and direct communication and team.

• Knowledge and competency using relevant software including the full Microsoft Office suite (Word Outlook Excel PowerPoint and Teams) and Deltek VantagePoint.

• Support the business function by completing required administrative activities (such as timesheets and expense reports) accurately and on time.

Education & Experience

• This position requires a Bachelors 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.

• At least three years of experience in a complementary field or sustainability project management including at least one year of experience in technical materials related work (one or more of WBLCA EC3 embodied carbon or healthy and sustainable materials).

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.

Details

Classification: Full-time non-exempt

Direct Reports: None

Compensation: The hourly rate range for this position in Portland OR is $34.83 - $39.07.

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 compliance with Equal Pay for Equal Work Acts a potential new employees salary history will not be used in compensation decisions.

Location: This position 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) on your application and in your cover letter.

Brightworks offers hybrid work schedules.

This position is not eligible to be fully remote.

Visa Sponsorship: This position is not eligible for sponsorship.