Program Manager High-Performance Building Courses

Studio HPDC

The Studio for High-Performance Design and Construction is a non-profit organization committed to advancing sustainable energy-efficient and high-performance building practices through a combination of education workforce development and professional community building for people invested in addressing climate change through our built environment. Studio HPDCs impact model focuses on development of new approaches to training certification and career pathways in high-performance building with a vision of widely distributing learning and professional opportunities to make careers in sustainable building trades accessible at the scale needed to decarbonize our homes schools businesses and communities.

The Program Manager Role

The Program Manager will have day-to-day responsibility for the delivery of Studio HPDCs High-Performance Building courses targeting mid-career builders in Eastern Massachusetts. High-Performance Building for Carpenters is Studio HPDCs flagship course targeting experienced builders and carpenters and at the heart of Studio HPDCs mission and January 2026 Studio HPDC began additional course development work to increase its ability to recruit and retain facilitators offer additional courses and reach larger numbers of mid-career builders. The Program Manager will be deeply involved in the course development work and will ultimately be responsible for delivering the materials and processes developed.

This role requires a unique combination of skills including program management data analysis team-building and facilitation skills creativity cultural competency some technical expertise in sustainable building practices and the ability to manage comprehensive educational programs that align with the organizations mission and goals.

The Program Manager reports to the Executive Director. This is a 30-hours per week part-time position. This position does not have any direct reports or supervisory responsibilities with the possible exception of short-term internship roles as approved by the Executive Director.

Primary Responsibilities:

Program Delivery: High-Performance Building Courses

• Support Studio HPDC marketing efforts for the High-Performance Building courses including: create social media posts and brochures using Studio HPDCs branding and marketing kit use of social media to identify new builder relationships
• Manage the pipeline of course participant leads and relationships to encourage new and repeat enrollment in Studio HPDC programs
• Create summary materials describing Studio HPDCs courses and their impact for a wide range of audiences including potential participants building business owners potential sponsors and volunteers
• Manage the data and logistics of participants and facilitators in each course including payments participant and facilitator info completion data and support for obtaining tuition grants
• Organize and deliver facilitator preparation and debrief sessions and orientation for guest professionals
• For each training session prepare the training site including: table and chairs printed materials projector and slides mock-up assembly materials and tools plans food and beverages
• Ensure course materials are up-to-date in stock organized and where appropriate able to be shared with Studio HPDC partners and funders
• Capture and track feedback on the course participant learning outcomes and outreach efforts summarizing data for both internal and external audiences
• Support grant writing and fundraising campaigns related to the course and its future expansion

Represent Studio HPDC with External Stakeholders

• Engage and build inclusive relationships with diverse audiences including architects engineers contractors facility managers technical educators policymakers learning scientists donors and community members to increase literacy for high performance building practices.
• Represent the organization at industry events conferences and community outreach activities related to high-performance building education
• Participate in and contribute to building science community discussions hosted by Studio HPDC or its close partners

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 2 years of experience in developing and delivering educational programs preferably in the field of sustainable building energy efficiency or environmental sustainability. Experience with instructional design and adult learning.
• Demonstrated ability to manage projects and drive them to successful completion: developing and executing on workplans delivering complex project activities on a timeline and budget
• Familiarity and some direct experience with high-performance building practices including energy efficiency renewable energy systems sustainable materials and green building certifications.
• Comfort and skill operating in a small growing organization where systems and processes are being built as we deliver the work.
• Excellent communication presentation and facilitation skills with the ability to effectively convey complex technical information to diverse audiences.
• Expertise with cultural competency: understanding the diverse cultural backgrounds histories and experiences of students in social justice neighborhoods which may include various racial ethnic religious and socioeconomic groups.
• Passion for environmental sustainability and a commitment to promoting high-performance building practices through education and capacity-building.
• Skilled at use of Google Suite required. Use of Canva Squarespace social media platforms a plus.

Location:

Studio HPDCs office and workshop training space are in Newton MA. The Program Manager should plan to be at Studio HPDCs office 2-3 days a week with the option for remote work on 1-2 days.